Cross and Crown, Cross Lorraine and Crossroads Symbol

CROSS AND CROWN

A Christian sign, the Cross and Crown is a pointer of the rewards that are available in Heaven (the crown) after the adversities of life (the cross) are over. Some latter-day Knights Templar organizations use this sign.

CROSS LORRAINE

Basically a heraldic device used by the Dukes of Lorraine, the Cross Lorraine is a vertical bar with 2 horizontal bars, originally equally spaced at either end. However, this cross is used elsewhere too. In the Catholic Church the cross symbolizes the rank of cardinal, and in renaissance alchemy it was made use of as a sign of spirit and matter.

In addition the Cross Lorraine is utilized to denote one of the degrees within Freemasonry. During the Second World War it was adopted by the French Resistance as their secret sign, an emblem to stand in opposition to the swastika, which had actually been rendered ominous by the Nazis, and lost for a time its meaning as a positive Sun sign.

CROSSROADS

In fairy stories and misconceptions, it is often at the crossroads where mischief waits for, normally through other-worldly spirits. Successfully, the crossroads symbolizes the crossway of 2 paths, making four potential paths, and a place where a decision should be made, not just almost, however metaphorically too. The X of the crossroads marks an area where two worlds meet.

sewa kantor di jakarta pusat - One of the more recent tales about an encounter at a crossroads worries the popular blues guitarist and artist, Robert Johnson. Johnson is declared to have met the Devil at a crossroads, and to have exchanged his soul for his amazing talent as an artist and songwriter. Johnson exacerbated this devilish reputation when he taped a track called "Cross Road Blues," based on a myth from the Deep South. This legend tells that a daring individual who fancied striking a deal with Satan should await him at a crossroads late at night. The origins of this story go back to African mythology, where a divine being called Esu was the guardian of the crossroads. When Christianity took control of, these old Gods were, quite literally, demonized, and Esu was changed into the Devil. Hecate, too, personified as the Queen of the Witches, was called the Goddess of the Crossroads.

In Celtic folklore, corpses coming from those considered "unholy" were buried at crossroads in order to prevent them coming back to life and due to the fact that the crossroads was a Gate to the Otherworld. Gibbets were positioned at crossroads for the exact same reason.

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