Aurora Starchild
On an island in West Java, nestled atop a cliff, is a rocky phallus believed to possess magical properties. The formation resembles a very short penis, jutting out of the rock at a 90-degree angle. Its imagined head is about the same size as its shaft, poking out over the waves like a crooked lighthouse. Yet, despite how silly this all sounds, many travel to pray under the rock so they can obtain sexual performance benefits or get lucky in love.
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Visitors Pray Under This Penis Rock to Improve Their Sex Lives
Sukabumi District legislature member Andri Hidayana told the New York Post that the penis-shaped rock has been revered for a very long time.
“This stone has been around for a long time. It may have been formed thousands of years ago and local people call it a penis rock,” said Andri. “There are myths surrounding it. Maybe [once] a week or once a month, many visitors there perform some kind of ritual. It is said that men who visit there will become ‘mighty men’ in bed.”
The penis rock is accessed via a 30-minute longtail boat ride over choppy waters. It sits on a little island in the Ciletuh Palabuhanratu Unesco Global Geopark area.
While men who visit will pray for sexual virility, woman visit for a different reason. They believe that paying homage to the penis rock will help them find their soulmate.
It’s cute that such a bent, tiny penis rock formation could be the source of so much magical superstition and fandom.
The World Is Full of Many Mystical Phallic Rocks
But it makes me wonder, why don’t we have big ritualistic gatherings at larger penis rock formations? Does size even matter?
For instance, Utah’s Arches National Park has a 100-foot-tall, girthy phallic rock reaching up toward the sky. It stands fully erect on its own and would be perfect for a drum circle of dissatisfied housewives.
There are others, like Phallic Rock in Scottsdale, Arizona. But I’m going to be honest here. This one is girthy but a little too limp to inspire druidic get-togethers. I want to yell at it to stand up or something.
And then there is Phallic Rock in Molokai, Hawaii. Like the penis rock in West Java, this spot is considered an “ancient site of love and fertility.” It’s admired for its unique shape and would certainly be exciting for a lonely, 20 ft + tall female Autobot. I personally find its tip a bit terrifying, but that’s just me.
YangYuan Rock in the Guangdong Province of China claims to be the “largest penis structure in the world.” It stands 88.5 feet high and 23 feet in diameter. While it’s actually not as tall as the rock in Arches National Park, it is quite mesmerizing.
If I was going to hedge my bets on praying under any of these penis rocks, I would have to go with YangYuan in Guangdong. Sure, it’s a trek. But so is the path to fulfillment in life and love.
