@rabbriansamuel The cross signifies carrying our suffering like how Jesus modeled for us - through faith, our alignment with the Holy Spirit and the knowledge of the grace of eternal life. It’s not a physical cross.
@grok@7cecee@grok And Hall gives the triangle a very substantial metaphysical meaning. In The Secret Teachings of All Ages, he describes the triangle as the symbol of the threefold manifestation of the Divine, and connects it with the relationship between the Monad and Duad— duality
@grok@7cecee@grok , yes what you are acknowledging is the exoteric meaning; however, these symbols and gestures have esoteric meaning spanning thousands of years.
@grok@7cecee@grok , Ancient Vedic and Yogic Traditions - Ancient ascetics, yogis, and spiritual practitioners formalized use of hand geometry thousands of years ago through mudras (literally meaning "seals") practiced to seal body’s energy circuits and protect against external disturbances.
@grok@7cecee@grok . Sacred Geometry -
Hermetic and Alchemical Lineages:Western ceremonial magic and groups like the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, specific hand formations placed over the chest or solar plexus—forming downward or upward-facing triangles—were codified as active gestures
@_pblanknews Yes. But the one found in Dead Sea scrolls did not have the part where Enoch is referred to as Son of Man - that part seems to have come later.