Psychick Cross, Serpent/Gnostic Tau Cross and the Cross of Lorraine. The tau form of the cross had been used as a pagan Egyptian symbol and then adopted by "Christians," called Copts, in Egypt. Hence the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the cross of Christ.” At the beginning of the third century Minucius Felix wrote to the pagans in Octavius and revealed the attitude that early Christians had toward the cross up to that time. Not an either/or situation but all five, naturally. As Christianity gained followers, the pagan symbols were converted into Christian ones. A former Mason mentions that the tau cross “is actually the symbol of the pagan slain and risen god, Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:13-14). The Tau was therefore the sign dearest to Francis, his seal, the telltale sign of a deep spiritual conviction that the salvation of every man is only in the Cross of Christ. The Egyptian hieroglyph representing life is called the ankh. The first form of that which is called the Christian Cross, found on Christian monuments there, is the unequivocal Pagan Tau, or Egyptian "Sign of life." It then continues and revers to the Tau cross of the pagan Egyptians, "In later times the Egyptian Christians (Copts), attracted by its form, and perhaps by its symbolism, adopted it as the emblem of the cross. READER QUESTION: I just received this email from pawcreek ministries. The "cross" or "Tau" symbol stood for the pagan Messiah Tammuz, who was the illegitimate son of Semiramis, wife of Nimrod. The "Tau" Cross - A Pagan Symbol? Hence, the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the cross of Christ” (p. 256). (A Copt is a member of the traditional Monophysite Christian Church originating and centering in Egypt. Stauros denotes an upright stake, or pole. That is because the Egyptian god Horus was another incarnation of Tammus. The Egyptian cross called an Ankh is a simple T-Cross mounted with an oval called the Ru. the Cross is pagan? Egypt especially, which was never thoroughly evangelised, appears to have taken the lead in bringing in this Pagan symbol. By Zakuska ... whether the pentagram makes me a Mormon, Mason, Magician, Satanist, or Pagan. The New Catholic Encyclopedia admits: “The cross is found in both pre-Christian and non-Christian cultures.” Various other authorities have linked the cross with nature worship and pagan sex rites. The tau cross resembles the Greek capital letter T. On the other hand, the fylfot cross resembles four Greek capital letter G's placed together. Tau Cross. Reflection III. Maybe Hilsop knows. The common, worldwide meaning of the cross is protection but it has also other different interpretations and variations. So, as we can see followers of the mystery religions were very familiar with the best-known Christian symbol, the cross. The Bull as the Astrological sign of Taurus gets its name from the Tau and Ru. Page 1 of 4 - The "Tau" Cross - A Pagan Symbol? . It is assumed the the biblical symbolism of the Tau stems from the ancient cult of Tammuz, a vegetation god whose annual death and resurrection was commemorated by ritual mourners who marked their foreheads with the cross. The Tau Cross started life in Egypt as a pagan symbol and was later adopted by Christians (Copts). An ancient Royal Hence the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the 'cross' of Christ.” The historical record shows that, just as Jesus and the New Testament writers foretold, various heretical ideas and teachers rose up … Sign in to follow this . . 9.9K likes. There is no evidence that the writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures used it to designate a stake with a crossbeam. The ancient Egyptians used a cross. Let the reader peruse the following statement of Sir G. 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