These works were influenced through my interest in ancient Indian religion and culture, this being Shaivism which appeared about 6000 BC. Shaivism is characterized by worshiping the principle of life, whose symbol is the phallus which is also the emblem of the Hindu god Shiva; Shaivite belief is that humanity's sole hope of survival rests in the struggle for sexual liberation.

Only the worship of the principle of life and its symbol the phallus can bring down heaven's blessing on humanity, which is threatened by divine wrath at a civilization whose ethics chose war, sexual repression, hypocrisy and the persecution of love instead of happiness, joy and pleasure. 

               
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