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elationship is represented as the Tree of Life, the Hammer of Creation and
the oulbreathing and inbreathing of the Great Breath. It is a symbol for both
man and God. The cross stands for sacrifice. It is a symbol of generation and
regeneration, life and death, rebirth and immortality, union, separation and
reunion. It shows past, present and future, night and morning, sleep and
awaking and thereby eternity in time. The cross expresses the rhythmic
movement of life. It stands for all the pairs of opposites like male and
female, light and dark, happiness and sorrow, and indicates thereby the
androgynous dualism at the very core of nature. It is a symbol of the descent
of spirit into matter and the fall of mankind into generation.
The cross also symbolizes the Sun, Moon and planets through which the
energy of time is projected. It is a a spiritual, physical, cosmic,
anthropological and magical symbol, with seven keys to its meanings. The
cross is the alpha and the omega of creation, the force of involution and
evolution linking pure spirit and gross matter. It applies to geometry,
mathematics, astronomy, biology and many other sciences.
These metaphysical implications of the cross may be confusing to the
student examining the symbol in the context of predictive astrology. In this
regard the cross stands for a stage in evolution where important changes
occur in the life of the individual. Under the impact of a planet associated
with the cross, the individual changes and radical transformation takes place
according to the interplay of spiritual and material forces. In Mercury the
cross is at the base, and the circle with a portion of the arc is above it. In
Saturn the cross is at the top with the arc below it. The position of the cross
on these planetary symbols indicates the nature and significance of the
turmoil confronting the individual. Under the Saturn-ian impulse, the
conflict between spiritual forces and the material tendencies rules supreme
and other forces are subordinated to the conflict. In the astrological context,
the cross always signifies some kind of conflict, trial, tension and subjective
activity directed towards changing the nature of man and the direction of his
course of life.
* smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing.
** nose, tongue, eyes skin and ears.
+ earth, water, light, air and ether.
++ Trigunas — Three attributes, viz., Sattwa (harmony), Rajas or activity,
and Tamos considered as inertia or lassitude.