The origin of religion began with phallic worship (sex worship). In this lies its importance. So true is this that it may safely be stated that anyone who neglects the study of phallicism, will never have an adequate understanding of the origin of religion.
In ancient civilization, life was short, the reproduction of new human beings was a priority. As civilization grew, men gained control over the land. Wise women and mothers were no longer important. They were captured, enslaved, demonized, and often murdered. Nature and reproduction were no longer important. War, conquest, pain, and suffering, created a new god that was once a goddess. The needs of an aggressive new world led to the development of new spiritual myths to control civilization and create political and spiritual powers over women and men.
In the earliest stages of religious belief, there was no known connection between the sexual organs and reproduction. Vegetation and prolificacy were indeed the observed results of the warmth and moisture of the earth and either the sun or moon was looked upon as the most powerful of all factors governing life. But the worship of the planets was not phallic. It had much to do with the evolution of phallic worship but, without further developments, it could not, in itself, constitute such a religion. The close association between nature worship and phallic worship was therefore a later development.
Fear of the unseen and mysterious forces of nature gripped the mind of ancient people. Lightning, thunder, earthquakes, wind, sun, moon, stars, darkness and daylight were all given human-like characteristics. The allocation of each spirit of nature were requisitioned as virile living entities. This is where memory and emotion came into play. The spirit residing in the sun, moon or sky, was at all times a potential source of good and evil, creation and destruction. Thus the moon, sun, stars, and the heavens became deities. They were recognized as the residences of gods or living beings, capable of communicating life and death to other creatures. In time they were given names of famous or infamous persons connected with the mythology of each country.
The moon and sun were joined by Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. The control of the universe was shared by these seven deities. We can find the remains of this belief given to the days of the week in the English, French, and Dutch tongues. It was believed that each day of the week had a particular influence over people. The worship of these gods was almost universal immediately before the victorious emergence of the tribal god Yahweh.
At the early stage of evolution, the importance of reproduction was realized. Vegetation was observed to grow, plants and trees reproduced themselves as if by magic, all mammals including human females bore young. There was no understanding of the process. Humanity was confronted with the results of some phenomenon that was dimly visualized as the reproductive force. This mysterious reproductive force was thought to have miraculous powers, such as the ability to produce animate beings from inanimate objects. Men and women were thought to spring up from stones and soil.
The moon was worshipped as a female deity. and it reigned supreme. Abraham of the Jewish, Christin, and Muslim traditions was well aware of her existence having lived at Ur, an ancient coastal city in Iraq.
The moon proceeded the worship of Yahweh by the Israelites as indicated in Jeremiah as the "queen of heaven," and sacrifices were made to the moon.
In the ancient near east a new moon was considered a good time for prophecies and the importance of the moon is shown in the lunar calendar which follows the lunar cycle. During biblical times the New Year Festival consisted of a 15-day feast. The most ancient lunar calendars are Chinese, Hebrew, and Hindu. The Muslim or Hijiri calendar is also a lunar calendar used to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days and festivals.
With the introduction of Christianity, the matriarch died a painful death. No longer was the goddess and women treated with religious respect. In the older version of the Old Testament, it recorded sexual perversions with hostility toward women to incite fear of retaliation by God. Judges 19 reported the story of a householder who turned his concubine over to a mob of young men who abused her so badly, she laid dying in the morning. Her master, seeing her lying there, took a knife and killed her, dividing her body into twelve pieces, and sent the body parts into all the coasts of Israel. The symbolism is apparent. In ancient biblical times, the number twelve was associated with the rule. The sun rules the day, and the moon and stars govern the night and moves through the twelve months of the zodiac, through the twelve months of the year. This symbolizes the rule of man over woman.
In ancient civilization, life was short, the reproduction of new human beings was a priority. As civilization grew, men gained control over the land. Wise women and mothers were no longer important. They were captured, enslaved, demonized, and often murdered. Nature and reproduction were no longer important. War, conquest, pain, and suffering, created a new god that was once a goddess. The needs of an aggressive new world led to the development of new spiritual myths to control civilization and create political and spiritual powers over women and men.
In the earliest stages of religious belief, there was no known connection between the sexual organs and reproduction. Vegetation and prolificacy were indeed the observed results of the warmth and moisture of the earth and either the sun or moon was looked upon as the most powerful of all factors governing life. But the worship of the planets was not phallic. It had much to do with the evolution of phallic worship but, without further developments, it could not, in itself, constitute such a religion. The close association between nature worship and phallic worship was therefore a later development.
Fear of the unseen and mysterious forces of nature gripped the mind of ancient people. Lightning, thunder, earthquakes, wind, sun, moon, stars, darkness and daylight were all given human-like characteristics. The allocation of each spirit of nature were requisitioned as virile living entities. This is where memory and emotion came into play. The spirit residing in the sun, moon or sky, was at all times a potential source of good and evil, creation and destruction. Thus the moon, sun, stars, and the heavens became deities. They were recognized as the residences of gods or living beings, capable of communicating life and death to other creatures. In time they were given names of famous or infamous persons connected with the mythology of each country.
The moon and sun were joined by Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. The control of the universe was shared by these seven deities. We can find the remains of this belief given to the days of the week in the English, French, and Dutch tongues. It was believed that each day of the week had a particular influence over people. The worship of these gods was almost universal immediately before the victorious emergence of the tribal god Yahweh.
At the early stage of evolution, the importance of reproduction was realized. Vegetation was observed to grow, plants and trees reproduced themselves as if by magic, all mammals including human females bore young. There was no understanding of the process. Humanity was confronted with the results of some phenomenon that was dimly visualized as the reproductive force. This mysterious reproductive force was thought to have miraculous powers, such as the ability to produce animate beings from inanimate objects. Men and women were thought to spring up from stones and soil.
The moon was worshipped as a female deity. and it reigned supreme. Abraham of the Jewish, Christin, and Muslim traditions was well aware of her existence having lived at Ur, an ancient coastal city in Iraq.
The moon proceeded the worship of Yahweh by the Israelites as indicated in Jeremiah as the "queen of heaven," and sacrifices were made to the moon.
In the ancient near east a new moon was considered a good time for prophecies and the importance of the moon is shown in the lunar calendar which follows the lunar cycle. During biblical times the New Year Festival consisted of a 15-day feast. The most ancient lunar calendars are Chinese, Hebrew, and Hindu. The Muslim or Hijiri calendar is also a lunar calendar used to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days and festivals.
With the introduction of Christianity, the matriarch died a painful death. No longer was the goddess and women treated with religious respect. In the older version of the Old Testament, it recorded sexual perversions with hostility toward women to incite fear of retaliation by God. Judges 19 reported the story of a householder who turned his concubine over to a mob of young men who abused her so badly, she laid dying in the morning. Her master, seeing her lying there, took a knife and killed her, dividing her body into twelve pieces, and sent the body parts into all the coasts of Israel. The symbolism is apparent. In ancient biblical times, the number twelve was associated with the rule. The sun rules the day, and the moon and stars govern the night and moves through the twelve months of the zodiac, through the twelve months of the year. This symbolizes the rule of man over woman.
