Comments on: Blavatsky about the symbolism of the Christian Cross

By: Leo Gerritsen

Leo Gerritsen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:12:12 +0000

To my humble opinion the cross stands for accepting the world and to carry out the purpose man has set out for himself.
Horizontal go east and west to reconciliate left and right (ying and yang, duality) then go north to let spirit judge the findings, then go south to do what needs to be done.
Tranfiguration is quite another thing, it means the merging of the spirit with the body. Letting sprit be in control of the vehicle, the physical body. For the how consult HPB’ comments on Patanjali’s suytra’s. Another account are the books of Annalee Skarin. But this is what i have heard . . .

By: DaddyG

DaddyG — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:04:47 +0000

You know her better than I do. I don’t thinking she was returning any love to the Church. I get symbolism in many different ways. But I can’t equate God showing love to the world with God showing brutal sex to his Son.

By: Katinka - Spirituality

Katinka - Spirituality — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:23:36 +0000

True. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t an unconscious connection.

The thing is, Blavatsky wrote at the end of the 19th century when Western scientists were still very busy interpreting religious symbols (outside Christianity) as phalluses. Blavatsky was merely returning the favor.

By: DaddyG

DaddyG — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:09:40 +0000

Madam B. may have some thought provoking ideas about features of the Christian faith such as the cross. They are, however, coming from an Occult perspective, not a Christian perspective. Speaking as a Christian Pastor for 25 years I would clearly submit that our faith has never equated the cross with a phallus. The male organ is given for the sacred love between a man and wife and not as an execution instrument.

By: David Melik

David Melik — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:13:34 +0000

The transfiguration occurred on a mountain in front of about four Apostles. A light appeared on Yeshua and then I think the spirits of Moses and Elisha appeared. The Apostles got on the ground in fear and later after Yeshua told them not to fear, one of them said let us build three structures here–one for Moses, Yeshua, and Elisha. The ‘transfiguration’ was the light appearing on Yeshua, which transformed the way he looked–that is what is normally called the transfiguration. There is even a day named after it.

By: Katinka - Spirituality

Katinka - Spirituality — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:05:45 +0000

My theology isn’t so good as to understand what you’re saying here. Christ died and lived after the cross – if that’s not transfiguration, what is? What transfiguration are you referring too?

By: David Melik

David Melik — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:00:01 +0000

I am surprised she said ‘after the cross comes the transfiguration,’ because as for the crucifixion, beforehand happened the transfiguration… OTOH, Yeshua referred to a cross in at least one statement, which may have been before the transfiguration. Of course, maybe HPB was talking more about symbolism than history….