phallic symbolism
Masculine power representation
Phallic symbolism is the use of objects, images, or forms to represent the penis, typically evoking themes of masculinity, power, fertility, or sexuality.
Towers, obelisks, swords, and snakes are common examples.
The concept is central to Freudian psychoanalysis, where elongated or upright objects in dreams supposedly reveal sexual meaning: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- lingamShiva's phallic emblem
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- Freudian theoryPsychology of unconscious mind
dream interpretation · fertility · reproduction · seed · column · totem · standing stone · Shiva · maypole · creation myths · procreation · monolith · allegory · tower · tall building · obelisk · yoni · metaphor