Cross Symbolism: Implict Versus Explicit
My article on the "Cross & Triangle in the Golden Dawn" in the latest issue of Hermetic Virtues sparked some interesting discussion recently on the symbolism of the Cross in particular, while also raising the question of implicit versus explicit references to certain things. The line in question is from the Stella Matutina version of the 0=0: "The Red Cross above the White Triangle is an Image of Him Who was unfolded in the Light." In my article I pointed out how I saw the above as referring to Christ, and since this line does not appear in the original Golden Dawn or Alpha et Omega variants it is clear that it represents part of the Stella Matutina's approach to the subject, which was considerably more Christian than the other two orders. This is also supported by the Stella Matutina variants of the Z-documents. For example, Z1 tells us: "The Red Cross of Tiphareth (to which the Grade of 5=6 is referred) is here placed above the White Triangle, not as ...