This is a highly spiritual Celtic cross of peaceful purpose, it is much older than Christianity. The four equal arms or branches cover the four cardinal points of direction, the four seasons of the year, the four elements, the four phases of the moon, the energy from the spirit world to mass and matter or the physical world, nature and keeping the energy of all things in balance. Think order out of chaos, bringing everything into peaceful harmony, like a finely tuned frequency. That is it in a nutshell all of the elements in creation finely tuned and brought together in perfect harmony.
The circle represents the sun and the four moon phases, eternity or everlasting life force. Both this cross and the traditional Celtic high cross can be worn by anyone, however it should not be used in a negative way, because that would go right against the beliefs of Celtic spirituality. This is the only cross that I acknowledge because of its spiritual significance to the Celtic people and to pure spirit. This is about the human spirit beings having a physical human experience in the physical world of mass and matter, and knowing our place within the realm of creation. We come from spirit and return to spirit.
Respect for spirit, respect for creation and nature, in unity of all things is the core principle. Even the traditional Celtic knots are teaching us the concept of eternal life there is no beginning and there is no ending. Just a harmonious frequency that goes on and on into the cosmos as we send out our signals as a spiritual energy to be transmitted to a higher power that records the messages throughout the eons of time.
The Triquerta is similar in its trinity of spirit, soul and body or life, death, rebirth. Three being a very important number spiritually. Don’t forget this is the third dimension too, and the number three is very important in human existence such as our three levels of consciousness. The higher self, the soul and the consciousness self or physical body. The number four represents balance and harmony, stability, order and protection, and the four phases of life, hence the four arms of the Celtic cross again show us.
I personally look to the purely spiritual aspects of Celtic spirituality as the divine in nature all around me, and revere the traditional Celtic cross and Celtic symbols as truly spiritual and peaceful symbols, yet nature is both gentle and powerful at the same time with ferocious storms and powerful winds. Followed by beautiful sunshine and beautiful trees and flowers in sync with the seasons. We too must remember that we too are in synchronicity with all the forces of nature and spirit combined.
