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Post by atarnaris on Sept 3, 2005 12:51:42 GMT
Brethren I have a question. Do you think that the equilateral Cross and the 6 rayed star (2 triangles together one pointing up and one down) have the same meaning?
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giovanni
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Post by giovanni on Sept 3, 2005 13:49:58 GMT
No, at least IMO.
The star recalls the process of the materialization of the subtle and vice versa. You have surely studied the table of Mendelejev, which contained all the elements then known, from the lightest, helium, to the heaviest, uranium. When this blasts, we come back to helium.
In esoteric terms: the Word has made itself flesh, so this latter must be spiritualised. Another thought: the Reality is manifested according to a hierarchical order.
The cross reminds us the need to balance the opposites, which are only apparently such. I take the liberty to send you back to my article.
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Post by generalpike on Sept 3, 2005 15:53:30 GMT
Assuming that you aren't looking for a particularly masonic interpretation:
The hexagram and the cross have shared a common interpretation in the past in that the downward triangle of the hexagram and the horizontal bar of the cross have represented the female aspect while the upward triangle and the vertical bar have represented the male. This symbolised the joining of these energies and therefore harmony and unity.
Although they both have far more complex interpretations available now-a-days.
GP
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Post by phil on Sept 4, 2005 7:30:25 GMT
This is the wonder of symbolsm!! Here, you see totally different opinos of the same question. This proves, beyond a shadow of a dout, that sybolsm, just like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. We should never sto asking questions about another's opinion of a symolic interpretation but, when you do, be prepared to get answers different fom what you were lokng for or anticipating. Isn't our study fascinating??!!!
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giovanni
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Post by giovanni on Sept 4, 2005 8:06:58 GMT
Let me differ, Phil.
If it were true that any symbol could be freely interpreted, then one symbol would be quite enough, open to thousands interpretations.
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Post by atarnaris on Sept 4, 2005 10:40:51 GMT
That is a novel interpretation Bro Giovanni, and I tahnk you for that. I was thinking more in the lines of General Pike.
On another level I will agree with Giovanni. Is it of any value if symbols are interpreted freely? Of course each one of us will interpret it according to its own cultural experiences and background. But as symbols work on a subconsious level and we all share the same subconscious overall (according to Jung), the symbols may only have one interpretation that applies to humanity as a whole. I think myths will have more of a local aspect than symbols. Therefore the myth of creation from Chaos according to the Theogonia of Hesiod is different from the myth of Genesis according to the Bible, as this was adjusted for two funtamentally different cultures.
GP, could you elaborate on more recent interpetations please?
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