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It might be Faholo
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 4, 2006 at 9:18 AM
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Success Warrior, could it be that as God, the circle has
no beginning and no end? As god is the Alpha and the Omega, maybe a circle represents this concept. Keep writing,
faholo
posted by
faholo
on October 4, 2006 at 8:31 AM
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Could be Sunny.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 3, 2006 at 8:31 PM
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Likely the circle is for protection
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on October 3, 2006 at 7:28 PM
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TV, the first crosses were probably all balanced.
I'm not sure if it was the Christians that unbalanced it to make it look like a crucifix. Probably not because there were so many saviors before Jesus. Like the story they borrowed, they probably borrowed the symbol.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 3, 2006 at 10:22 AM
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Xeno, all crosses are much older than Christianity
They stole the symbol from someone else, probably the Egyptians.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 3, 2006 at 10:21 AM
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I must admit
I know very little on this subject. I do know that the Native American medicine wheel also has a cross inside a circle. They see this as a symbol of balance with each arm of the cross representing a direction and aspect of life. The Southern arm can represents growth and rebirth and many Native Americans see the extension of that section of the Christian cross as an imbalanced focus on these aspects.
posted by
TVBlogger
on October 3, 2006 at 9:22 AM
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celtic cross -- my favorite
looking up celtic crosses, here's an interesting side note:
celtic cross hisotry I misspelled -- got a plethora of misspellings
here: "
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| III. Celtic Cross |
| Strictly speaking, a "Celtic cross" is not just any cross that has Celtic knotwork on it. Celtic crosses are, in fact, much older than Christianity. They are equal-armed crosses, enclosed or backed by a circle. The cross can symbolize the four quarters of the earth, and/or the four elements (earth, air, fire, and water). The circle is a symbol of eternity and the path of the sun in the sky. After the introduction of Christianity, it became more common to see the equal-armed cross atop a matching pedestal, which gave it a more elongated form. Click on the following link to visit our Custom Celtic Jewelry Collection. Top= |
this says what i was going to say.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 3, 2006 at 8:00 AM
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