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Phallus Symbols
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Seeing phallus symbols in all kinds
of innocent objects is, of course, a sign of a peculiar mind. So don't go on if
your mind is peculiar in some other way. |
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My mind enjoys to have some focus,
even when it's idle. When I hike or walk around in some town, I look at
everything with some interest but always see if I can "collect"
something. Mushrooms, for example, or other edible things during encounters
with nature. When I walk through towns or museums, I collect various things
including phallus symbols. |
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A "true" phallus symbol comes into
being without its producer being aware of that. It is the subconscious mind
that guided his or her hands. Those phallus symbol creators therefore tend to
be surprised and possibly insulted if confronted with this interpretation of
their work.
Of course, in our more modern times some people conscientiously create phallus
symbols, in particular for advertising. In this case they hope that you do not notice the hidden meaning conscientiously
but that your subconscious mind will get tickled with the result that you get
favorably inclined towards the product and buy it. |
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Of course it is perfectly possible to see phallus
symbols where no such thing - consciously or subconsciously - was intended by
the creator and only your subconscious mind is to blame. This may well be the
case with some specimen from my collection. You are thus allowed to disagree
with me. However, neither you nor anybody else can really disprove my claim. That is the beauty of the
Freudian kind of psychology and the reason why scientists do not take it
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First let's look at swords = phallus
symbols. The basic relation is clear. For many centuries the male of the
species did not consider himself properly dressed without a sword, even in
peaceful times. The sword signaled power, wealth and status, of course, but
also potency in more than one way. |
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Here is Dietrich von
Berlichingen, who died 1484 and is possibly the father or some
other relative of the famous Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen
(c. 1480 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand. Every
German knows Götz von Berlichingen from Goethe's drama because it contains
the immortal words: "er kann mich am Arsche lecken" (he can lick
my arse). |
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Sepulchral monument of Dietrich von
Berlichingen
in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany. |
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Dietrich's sword is far too large. The
two-dimensional picture cannot do justice to the raw power and physical
presence that the sword conveys when one looks at he three-dimensional
sculpture. True to the invoked potency of his phallus symbol, Dietrich
(probably) fathered 6 kids even so his cenotaph implies that he died young.
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Of course, the artist was not conscientiously
turning the sword into a phallic symbol. Since Freud didn't analyze him, we
don't even know if his subconscious mind was at work. |
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In our more enlightened times we
don't have swords anymore to advertise our prowess but things like that: |
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Of course, you don't need a phallus
symbol to emphasize your prowess if you display the real thing: |
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A black knight is a bit unusual in Germany; it's
probably Caspar from the three Magi. No need for a sword here. |
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"Black" knight in Coburg,
Germany |
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© H. Föll (Iron, Steel and Swords script)