Three Phallus creatures carrying a crowned vulva.

Medieval badge displaying three phalli bearing a crowned vulva in a procession (1375-1450), found in Brugge

Sexual body-part badges as wearable protection fall under this notion, working as excellent apotropaic charms. Winged phalluses, for instance, are suggestively pointed and clearly self-propelled, the perfect protection against demons and devils. Exposing the vulva by raising the skirts (in the manner of the sheela-na-gigs) was also considered apotropaic, dating back to ancient Greece, so, again, badges of this body-part probably conveyed similar powers. The badges may not even have been worn publicly, but instead placed under layers of clothing, offering private protection. The badges were often found in water and for many people in the later Middle Ages, water (particularly holy water) was believed to have the power to protect from all manner of devils, demons, and spirits.43 While the placement of badges in rivers could be due to causes other than deliberate disposal for apotropaic or votive purposes, the link between the protective power of both water and sexual symbols is strongly suggestive.

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@Gravin_Petra overigens vind ik de alliteratie (ook wel stafrijm, pun intended) matig.
Is vrijdag #vulvafriday? 🤔