Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1922)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.M.C.B.E · New York, Peter Eckler publishing company · leaf 117
entwines itself. The cross beam completes themystic four, symbolic alike of the sun and of androgeneity.The whole is a covert emblem of that union which results infecundity. It is said by Christians to be the anchor ofthe soul, sure and steadfast. This it certainly cannot be,for a foul anchor will… … Figure 79. Figure 80 is copied from Godfrey Higgins Anacalypsis,vol. ii., fig. 27. It is drawn from Montfau9on, vol. ii.,pi. cxxxii., fig. 6. In his text, Higgins refers to two similar
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