Egg x Erotic Symbolism
Written in 2023
There’s something therapeutic in removing an egg's shell. This morning, when I was doing it, I felt calm and patient. From the top to the bottom, I gradually used my first and second fingers on my left hand to take off the shell. Slow and steady. I told myself. I enjoyed looking at it separated from the egg's surface during this process. You know, a thin layer of skin between the orange shell and the white surface. I tried not to pull out the skin together with the shell coz I wanted to peel it off after the whole shell was off. Moreover, I especially enjoyed touching the smooth and warm surface of the egg with my fingers after the shell went off onto the table. At that moment, I felt this egg was one of the world's softest and most comfortable things. It warmed my heart to hold this little thing in my hands. When the shell was all gone, spreading on the table in fragments, I started peeling off the milky skin. It felt so good when I did that. Peeling that skin reminded me of plucking my hair. Though very short and temporal, a sense of pleasure was embedded within these actions. After the skin was off, I began to taste the egg. I loved the solid white part of the egg and the runny yellow yolk in the middle. The egg is a delicate, delicious, sexy, erotic thing created by God (if there’s one). I worship this little exotic creature. If there is one thing on the earth I must choose to have, the egg is my choice. No doubt. What’s yours?
The egg holds more implications than we could imagine. In Greek mythology, the golden primordial being Phanes was born out of a cosmic egg that was the source of the universe. In Hinduism, the world is explained through the image of an egg: the shell represents the heavens, and the yolk represents the earth. Since the beginning of time, eggs have been very often used in Western societies during rituals to cultivate fertility, sexual desire, and eroticism.
In the East, the Japanese are obsessed with sex and, like many other societies, often find that sex is a complex and culture-ridden process. Under this circumstance, food becomes the symbol of sex and eroticism. For example, whipped cream, ebi-odori (a bowl of live ‘dancing prawn’ in solid liquor), and raw eggs signify Japanese eroticism. Lovers would pass mouth-to-mouth a raw egg to enhance sex, and the crushed yolk signifies their climax (Ashkenazi 35-36). Here, we understand that all types of eggs are symbols of fertility and are used to stimulate sexual desire and erotic creativity. The yolk, mainly when eaten raw, is considered the most sexually compelling part of the egg. To see more examples, read below:
In the Middle East, one who eats the yolks of three eggs every day will be sexually invigorated. As it has been noted in The Perfumed Garden, “He who boils asparagus and then fries them in fat, and then pouts upon them the yolks of eggs with pounded condiments, and eats every day of this dish, will grow very strong for the coitus, and find in it a stimulant for his amorous desires.” (qtd. in Albertson and Albertson 86). Moreover, a similar stimulant is eggs boiled with pepper, cinnamon, and myrrh (Wedeck, 2022). Another potent Arab dish is a mass of eggs fried in fat and butter, then cooked and soaked in honey. This is eaten with a small piece of bread (Wedeck, 2022).
In France, a famous aphrodisiac drink consists of the yolk of an egg in a small glass of cognac (Wedeck, 2022). In the Philippines, sea turtle eggs are gathered and sold as an aphrodisiac (Albertson and Albertson 86). In India, eating a half-boiled egg mixed with ginger juice and honey every night for a month is linked to preventing impotence (Albertson and Albertson 86).
In Casanova (2005), the connection between eggs and eroticism is emphasized in the description below: “You shall feel all through the night the ardor of my devotions...I have taken nothing today but a cup of chocolate and a salad of eggs dressed with oil from Lucca and Marseille vinegar...I shall be all right when I have distilled the whites of the eggs, one by one, into your amorous soul” (qtd. in Albertson and Albertson 86).
I hope this article inspires you to view eggs more erotically and creatively so that you’ll find eggs incredibly sexy and get your way to reach eggstacy!
Note:
Here are some interpretations about dreaming of eggs:
Seeing or eating eggs in your dream symbolizes fertility, birth, and creative potential. Something new is about to happen. If the eggs are scrambled, then the dream represents your commitment to a set course. It may also mean that you must accept the consequences of your actions. (Vigo 108)
Finding a nest filled with eggs in your dream signifies some financial gain; the more abundant and extensive the eggs, the more significant the gain. (Vigo 108)
To see cracked or broken eggs in your dream represents feelings of vulnerability or a fragile state. Consider the phrase walking on eggshells. Alternatively, you may break out of your shell and be comfortable with yourself. (Vigo 108)
To dream of rotten eggs signifies loss. You may have allowed some situations to take a turn for the worse. On the contrary, to see bright-colored eggs in your dream symbolizes the celebration of a happy event. (Vigo 108)
To see fish eggs in your dream represents an idea that has emerged from your unconscious. (Vigo 109)
References:
Albertson, Michael., and Albertson, Ellen. Temptations: Igniting the Pleasure and Power of Aphrodisiacs. USA: Atria Books. 2002.
Ashkenazi, Michael. “Food, Play, Business, and the Images of Japan in Itami Juzo’s Tampopo.” Reel Food: Essays on Food and Film, edited by Anne L. Bower. UK: Taylor & Francis, 2012, pp. 27-40.
Vigo, Michael. DreamMoods.Com: What’s in Your Dream? – an A to Z Dream Dictionary. UK: Lulu.com. 2010.
Wedeck, Harry E. The Compendium of Erotica: Dictionary of Erotic Literature, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, and Love Potions Through the Ages (Ebook). USA: Philosophical Library/Open Road. 2022.