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WHY DOES THE CROSS REMAIN AT THE BEDROCK OF SYMBOLISM?
: The present ongoing thread aims to draw attention to an
: archeo-astronomical tidbit that symbolically bears implication
: of human evolutionary heritage 'not of this world'. This Gem
: of a Clue speaks of human origins 'in the stars'.
Background on the flood of immigration from Europe (continued)
Why the Protestants railed against popish romanism -- and set off for an unknown land -- is suggested in the 1888 Encyclopedia Britannica where the entry for CROSS begins:
In its simplest aspect, a figure produced by the intersection of two lines at right angles, the cross in its primary signification is understood to denote an instrument for inflicting capital punishment, or a gibbet formed of two pieces of wood fixed together without any reference to their relative proportions. Metaphorically, the term implies death thus inflicted, and so it becomes synonymous with crucifixion, and is often used to denote any severe pain or heavy trial.
Google's facimile of Volume 6 pages 610-614 has a number of very unusual and elaborate crosses, zoom-able.
Whether it was a Cross or stake as gibbet on which Jesus died may be of less concern than the cognitive dissonance of morbid images of Christ in the throes of death in the iconography of a 'resurrection' message. Some have seen the Vatican ritual as a celebration of the 'death of the cosmic christ'. Many non-Catholics reject Archbishop Fulton Sheen's admonition: "Keep your eyes on the crucifix, for Jesus without the cross is a man without a mission, and the cross without Jesus is a burden without a reliever."
Constantine came of age in Britain and at the beginning of his formative years may have been exposed to druid/christic traditions of a saving force at the core of all life. As a young man he was stationed in Britain with his Father, Augustus Constantius, at the outer edge of the empire, where father taught son all he would need to be a ruler one day.
Constantius died in Britain, and his soldiers elevated Constantine to Augustus, raising immediate legitimacy issues for some. At same time, Christians in Rome were under severe persecution, and many group emigrated to the relative safety of druidic-Britain. To master the game of intrigue and war, it would have been natural for father and son to secretly make alliances with members of the rising Christian sects, first to defeat the British Picts, and then to move toward Rome. After defeating Maxentius, Constantine in 313 decreed the Edict of Milan making Christianity the official religion of the empire, followed by the infamous Council of Nicea 325 that standardized the myths to be taught to the newborn Roman Church, and buried inconvenient original christic teachings. Constantine thus became the founding ruler of the new Holy Roman Empire, and moved toward the struggle of one Pope to emerge supreme, replacing the Tetrarchy. Eventually the struggle deepened into schism of east and west that was finally 'admitted' in 1054.
Celtic Cross History and Symbolism:The Irish Catholic priest will have no hesitation telling you that the circle of the Celtic Cross is a symbol of eternity...
WHY DOES THE CROSS REMAIN AT THE BEDROCK OF SYMBOLISM?
"So it is from my earliest days to my final end that I am marked with the sign of the cross. It is a symbol in my bone marrow." -Mary C. Boy. Concluding her carefully studied consideration of the spiritual dilemma presented in the perplex array of meanings assigned to this powerful cultural icon: "Like all symbols, the cross evokes more than one can explain."
The collective view of the Vatican may be out of date.
Visiting Mayan ruins, the Pope urges industrial nations to broaden assistance to native groups: LA Times 12 August 1993
In Y2k Pope John Paul II performed a 'first authority' primatial act:
"John Paul II issued an unprecedented apology for the past sins of the Roman Catholic Church; he divided the sins of the past 2,000 years of Church history into seven categories:
general sins;
sins in the service of truth (including the violence of the Crusades and Inquisition);
sins against Christian unity;
sins against the Jews;
sins against respect for love, peace, and cultures;
sins against the dignity of women and minorities;
and sins against human rights."
The apology was also regarded as a confession and purification of memory in the ecclesiastical realm. In context of 'world institutions' the importance of the 12 March 2000 act of the aging Pope may have been very significantly under-rated, as the act of first authority was unambiguously foreshadowed 1 January 2000.
Snips: he called for a new international order to replace the one that emerged from the second world war... his words appeared to show he wanted the UN replaced in light of its failure to block the use of force by America in Iraq... called last month for the reform of world institutions and deplored any failure to respect international law... went much further, referring to the UN as if it were already a part of the past... flanked by... the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, who outraged many Americans last month by expressing "pity" and "compassion" for the captured Saddam Hussein...
Although some accounts assert that sinister influences began infiltrating the Vatican only in the Industrial Era, these high-profile 'acts of first authority' suggest that 1700 years propounding 'false evidence appearing real', the ancient regressive patriarchy may have lost its position as a dominant influence. This possibility was explored in a 15 February 2009 post:
Imprints of 'cross' concepts have distorted and obscured hidden meanings of a true cross for most of the last two millennia. More inclusive views on the meanings that have been attached to 'crucifixion' are examined in Islamic Awareness.
