| Celtic Crosses - An Ancient and Powerful
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| | interviewing figures of eight, which
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| Symbol
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| | symbolize chaos, death, order and
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| 03rd May 2007
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| | rebirth. As you can see, four again which
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| Author: Martin Mallett
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| | is such an important number with the
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| The cross of the Celts and Celtic
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| | Celts.
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| Christianity is a symbol of beauty and
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| | The symbol, in some form or another,
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| also a possessor of many meanings. It
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| | actually dates back long-long before
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| resembles a traditional Christian cross,
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| | Christianity. The reason is, that a cross
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| with a circle drawn around the joints of
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| | has arms facing four directions. This
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| the two arms of the cross. It is
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| | could mean four elements, four
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| regularly referred to as the Irish Cross
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| | navigational directions, and so on. The
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| or the Cross of Iona (both an island and
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| | circle is another ancient symbol,
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| a Gaelic name).
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| | associated with perfection, even the
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| One feasible meaning of the cross is the
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| | ancient Egyptians have used it.
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| unity of two types of belief systems. The
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| | Regretfully, in these modern times, the
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| cross symbolizes Christian belief, while
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| | ancient symbol has been abused and used
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| the circle symbolizes a pagan moon
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| | by some extremely radical political
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| Goddess. This coincides with the Irish
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| | parties. Usually they simplify the cross
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| legend, that St. Patrick introduced this
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| | and circle design by just drawing a
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| symbol when trying to convert the pagan
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| | circle with a plus sign inside, extending
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| people of the Emerald Isle. Some say that
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| | outward (regularly referred to as the sun
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| the circle actually represents the Sun,
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| | cross). The link between the symbol and
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| another powerful symbol in the pagan
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| | radical factions have become so firm that
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| belief system.
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| | in Italy they have even banned it from
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| Many times the cross and circle design is
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| | being publicly shown in stadiums.
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| only just part of the picture. Complex
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| | Martin Mallett is the co-owner of - a
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| designs and carvings are prominent on
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| | family run online store with a new and
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| Celtic crosses. One such common motif is
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| | exciting range of Celtic jewellery
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| of an interweaving thread, actually
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| | especially beautiful Celtic bangles.
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