Crucifixion - The Victory of the Rose and the Cross

cru·ci·fix·ion 

/ˌkro͞osəˈfikSHən/ 

From the Latin noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō. 

Today, we will examine the hidden meaning of the word "crucifixion" and the event that is symbolized by that word. 

We all know the image that comes to mind when we read or hear this word. The image of the man, Jesus, slumped and bloodied while hanging from a wooden cross. Some hold that this is an image of sacrifice. Others maintain that it is a image of defeat. 

We are not going to speak about the event that took place on the hill of Golgotha over 2,000 years ago, although that even carries its own significance and import for the world and for humanity. We are only going to decode for you the meaning of this powerful symbol that everyone relates to but cannot fully understand. 

The original, classical Rosicrucians of the 16th century embedded the symbolism of the crucifixion in their very name. "Rose" and "Cross". The Rose represents the Divine Spark that sleeps within the center of every microcosm and is aligned with the location of the human heart. The Cross represents the physical human-being, the being of Matter, that is rooted to the Earth. 

In order to liberate the microcosm from its earthly chains, the immortal, Divine part of the human life-system (the Divine Spark, or the Rose) must become active within the human-being. "The Rose must be attached to the Cross of Matter". The human-being must "die" to this world in order to be reborn in the Divine Realms from which we originated. 

In this powerful symbol, the human-being essentially "hangs up" the physical body and ceases all worldly activities. That is why the hands and feet are nailed to the Cross of Matter. Even the thinking faculty is compromised, symbolized by "the crown of thorns". The liver-spleen system, the seat of the All action in the physical world ceases. 

The symbolic "death" on the Cross symbolizes a Great Victory. It symbolizes the victory of the candidate on the Path who has succeeded in accomplishing the endura, the process of self-surrender and fundamental reversal that all those who are walking the Path of Return must complete in order to throw open the doors of Liberation for the microcosm. 

The symbolic representation of this Great Victory gives cause for rejoicing, not sorrow. 

In a very short while, with the old, mortal human-being left to perish the Cross of Matter. the Immortal New Human-Being arises victorious on what has been aptly termed "Resurrection Day", the Day of Rebirth.

May we all succeed in attaching the Rose to the Cross.

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