Cross: The Latin, or “Passion,” cross became the main symbol of Christianity in the sixth century C.E. Before it was co-opted by Christianity, the cross was a pagan symbol throughout Europe and Asia. From Man, Myth And Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Mythology, Religion And The Unknown (1995), “Older than Christianity, the cross has been used as a symbol of the world, the sun, fire and life. The Christian cross is an emblem of the triumph of life over death, of good over evil.” The Scarecrow is one of the oldest uses of the cross and was implored in sacrificial magic for fertility of the earth, not to scare away crows. The cross also represented the phallic Tree of Life, and often appears with the feminine shape of the circle. The Romans used the cross as a tool to execute millions including Jesus, so the cross also became a symbol of fear and death. The cross became a symbol of healing and divinity during the middle ages when churches all over Europe claimed they had a piece of the “True Cross” that healed people. In The Woman’s Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets (1983), Barbara Walker states, “Today the cross is often an article of jewelry, attesting an amulet function virtually indistinguishable from its magical prophylactic use in antiquity.”

Celtic Cross: Also called Kiakra. This symbol, with the combination of the masculine cross and the feminine circle represents sexual union. In The Woman’s Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets (1983), Barbara Walker says, “The so-called Celtic cross, with the crossing of the arms encircled by a ring, was another Lingam-yoni sign of sexual union, known to the Hindus as Kiakra.”

Greek Cross: This equal armed cross seems to be the earliest form of the cross, used since prehistoric times, and appears in several forms. According to Man, Myth And Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Mythology,Religion And The Unknown (1995), edited by Richard Cavendish, “10,000 B.C.E. at Le Mas d’Azil, a cave in the French Pyreness has engraving or painting of this cross. Meaning is uncertain for earliest cross, may be four directions, and or plus a center, maybe a symbol of the sun.” The Greek cross is shown in association with Christ, Isis,” and Sarapis. The Woman’s Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets (1983), by Barbara Walker says, “The Goddess Isis is shown on the Isiac Table with the cross in one hand,a lotus seed-vessel in the other, signifying male and female genitalia.”

Nazi Cross: The swastika, an equal-armed cross with bent ends is very old and often stands for the sun or fire, life and vigor, possibly originating from the whirling round fire-drill of indigenous people. It is very old and has its origins with the Egyptian ankh, “a symbol of ‘life’ which appears frequently in Egyptian art, held in the hand of a god or applied to the nose of a dead man to give him life in the afterworld,” according to Man, Myth And Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Mythology, Religion And The Unknown (1995), edited by Richard Cavendish. One of the oldest, most universal symbol of the world, the swastika from the Sanskrit svastika means “so be it" or

Tau Cross: This symbol looks like a capital T and is occasionally called the Old Testament, Advent Cross, or Prophetic Cross. The Greek word for T is tau and is how this cross gets its name. This cross symbolizes the cross that Moses made of a staff with a bronze serpent on the top. Druids made the Tau cross of striped oak trees with a branch fastened on to represent arms and symbolized god. The Woman’s Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets (1983), byBarbara Walker says, “A Tau cross was the sign of the holy day aptly named the Invention of the Cross.” The Latin Cross eventually replaced the Tau Cross.