01-19-2006, 12:00 AM
Hi All,
Happy New Year!
Thanks for your observations on the Foreign Installations relationship to the Christian Cross. Here are some of my own humble offerings on the subject:
The symbol of the cross is ancient and most esoteric in its many layers of meanings. Here are some brief contemplations of my own on such:
The oldest cross was equal armed. It is a very ancient symbol for earth. It also implies the four directions the Toltecs refer to. It has compound implications. First, it is made of a horizontal line, which symbolizes the horizon and thus the planetary/form/matter/right side of creation. In Toltec terms this would imply the Tonal. The vertical line symbolizes the heavens and so the spirit/energy/power/left side. Thus, it would imply the Nagual. By joining the two lines, a central axis is formed implying the union of form and spirit or Tonal and Nagual. That center which creates the union and mediates between the two opposing principles is the heart of creation and the foundation/mystery of being. The symbol of the Christ, as originally formulated by seers represents the heart in us all and the path with a heart. It is indeed a symbol for humanitys potential as well as a symbol for our suffering. Most of us are born into this world in a state of bondage or slavery to material form and so suffer being nailed to the cross of earthly limitation. However, if one follows the hints implied by this symbol, one may see that the first ring of power or first attention/Tonal and the second ring or second attention/Nagual can be mastered through entering into the mystery of the third attention which controls both the others and is the third ring of power. To underscore this concept, the Christ was originally nailed to three locations on the cross. The geometric proportions of the Calvary Cross have its own further symbolic implications regarding the spiritual potential of humanity. It is in the dimensions of six squares arranged so that one could fold them up into a cube. The cube is yet another ancient symbol for earth or the form/matter side of creation. Folded out into the cross it is a symbol for human potential to spiritually unfold. The cross has five points, and 5 is a special and ancient symbol for man (humanity) as the microcosm or mirror of creation. The six squares in the Calvary Cross imply the ancient number for the universe or macrocosm. Six is also a Qabalistic symbol associated with the Messiah or Christ, which if it is understood as an esoteric formula symbolizes that center which unifies microcosm and macrocosm and thus is the Savior which liberates the Man and unfolds the God or full potential of the Magical Being.
Most religions were founded on esoteric principles by enlightened individuals and for a time helped liberate their devotees. But the Human Predator has always conspired to corrupt such liberating thinking into its evil opposite through cunning perversion of ideas, in order to keep humanity in a state of bondage/slavery. Hence the absolute mess, which, for example, modern exoteric Christianity has turned into with all its evil hypocrisy.
Peace,
Toltechie
Happy New Year!
Thanks for your observations on the Foreign Installations relationship to the Christian Cross. Here are some of my own humble offerings on the subject:
The symbol of the cross is ancient and most esoteric in its many layers of meanings. Here are some brief contemplations of my own on such:
The oldest cross was equal armed. It is a very ancient symbol for earth. It also implies the four directions the Toltecs refer to. It has compound implications. First, it is made of a horizontal line, which symbolizes the horizon and thus the planetary/form/matter/right side of creation. In Toltec terms this would imply the Tonal. The vertical line symbolizes the heavens and so the spirit/energy/power/left side. Thus, it would imply the Nagual. By joining the two lines, a central axis is formed implying the union of form and spirit or Tonal and Nagual. That center which creates the union and mediates between the two opposing principles is the heart of creation and the foundation/mystery of being. The symbol of the Christ, as originally formulated by seers represents the heart in us all and the path with a heart. It is indeed a symbol for humanitys potential as well as a symbol for our suffering. Most of us are born into this world in a state of bondage or slavery to material form and so suffer being nailed to the cross of earthly limitation. However, if one follows the hints implied by this symbol, one may see that the first ring of power or first attention/Tonal and the second ring or second attention/Nagual can be mastered through entering into the mystery of the third attention which controls both the others and is the third ring of power. To underscore this concept, the Christ was originally nailed to three locations on the cross. The geometric proportions of the Calvary Cross have its own further symbolic implications regarding the spiritual potential of humanity. It is in the dimensions of six squares arranged so that one could fold them up into a cube. The cube is yet another ancient symbol for earth or the form/matter side of creation. Folded out into the cross it is a symbol for human potential to spiritually unfold. The cross has five points, and 5 is a special and ancient symbol for man (humanity) as the microcosm or mirror of creation. The six squares in the Calvary Cross imply the ancient number for the universe or macrocosm. Six is also a Qabalistic symbol associated with the Messiah or Christ, which if it is understood as an esoteric formula symbolizes that center which unifies microcosm and macrocosm and thus is the Savior which liberates the Man and unfolds the God or full potential of the Magical Being.
Most religions were founded on esoteric principles by enlightened individuals and for a time helped liberate their devotees. But the Human Predator has always conspired to corrupt such liberating thinking into its evil opposite through cunning perversion of ideas, in order to keep humanity in a state of bondage/slavery. Hence the absolute mess, which, for example, modern exoteric Christianity has turned into with all its evil hypocrisy.
Peace,
Toltechie