“[…] Your beliefs and practices are not really anyone else’s business.”

QUESTION:

I love phallus worship, or at least the idea of it, I guess. Only some guys seem to do it with a Satanic element involved. That scares me. I’m not so religious, but maybe sort of.  Anyway, I don’t care for that. What do you think? 

RESPONSE:

Though I encourage Phallic Brotherhood in the form of men sharing our penises, our arousal, and our self-pleasure, I don’t organize anything like “formal” or “religious” phallus worship. I’m all for it if you wish to express spiritual and religious feelings this way. Go ahead and perform rituals that may involve masturbation and may venerate images of the erect penis or phallus as symbols of the “Divine.” That’s great, and a worthy alternative to a lot of more mainstream spiritual or religious practices, many of which are somewhat or extremely anti-sexual.

The element of Satanism in this regard is something I personally cannot relate to. Though many people equate Satanism with “devil worship,” there are several major variations that appear under this umbrella term. Some such beliefs and practices strike me as reactionary stances against established religions, but it’s not always sinister.

Others launch into a different mythological realm of “Lucifer the Light Bringer. Some simply focus on the “self,” rather than a deity that is “out there.” Satanism sometimes means a sort of atheistic focus on personal freedom. So long as you do not glorify evil, or advocate harming others, or harming yourself, your beliefs and practices are not really anyone else’s business.

“So long as you do not glorify evil, or advocate harming others, or harming yourself, your beliefs and practices are not really anyone else’s business.”

One reason some who claim to be “phallus worshippers” associate themselves with Satanism may be the association of pagan gods such as Pan, or the Horned God Cernunnos, with the Devil. Both Pan and Cernunnos had positive phallic qualities in ancient times, as patrons of male sexuality, potency, and the fertility of seed. However, it was really the Church, during the Inquisition, that made the association of such deities with the Christian idea of Devil, or Satan, to scare people into obedience.

One problem I have with associating Satanism with the phallus is that there should be nothing scary or negative about the erect penis and pure penis pleasure—on the contrary!

My own inclination is to return closer to Nature itself, and the pre-Christian phallic mysteries, such as those of Ancient Egypt, the Woodland God Pan of the Greeks, and Cernunnos of the Celts, That’s where I look for mythic confirmation of the value of male sexuality, the erect penis, and masturbatory pleasure.

I find it healthy and natural to approach and revere what we may call “The Divine” through the actual experience of our own penises and those of our fellow men, rather than through symbols and old stories. That’s just me!

A note from The Batemaster: I’m honored that the guys at Bateworld have asked me to respond to some questions from male masturbators around the world every week.

Always check with your doctor about any issues you might be experiencing with your sexual organs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. This article’s purpose is to inform and entertain readers and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment.

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