What does this cross mean?
(Puzzle 013)
Here's another puzzling symbol, for which we have no idea of the meaning.
Well, that's not entirely true. We have lots of ideas, and we're not looking for more.
We don't want to know what it might represent; we simply want to know what it actually does represent. Do you know?
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So here we've been; merrily skipping along the beach of ignorance, adding new pages to this website for the past few years, completely oblivious to the World Wide Wisdom of entities such as MySpace. (And in ignorance of such treasures we shall probably remain.)
But one visitor to this site is clearly a MySpace virtuoso, so much so that he has enhanced his dominion with a virtual garden, known as Green Spot to enable others in his extended family to enjoy the same spectacle.
We at Seiyaku, with decidedly non-green fingers, bow to those who can enjoy the fruits of their ploughing and planting, using flowers, plants, trees and anything else that Green Spot has to offer.
One such 'plant' has been constructed by another (unknown) 'gardener' of Green Spot, and is shown in the illustration above. What does it mean?
The meaning of the cross is clear. But what about the bits surrounding it? Does the left-hand 'C' stand for 'Christ'? Maybe. Does the right-hand '3' stand for the Holy Trinity? A rotated 'M', for Jesus' mother or Mary Magdalene?
Is it a crescent moon on the left side and the Sun's rays on the right? The person who suggested that also wonders whether the 'three' is in reference to John 2:18-22, where Jesus prophesied his own resurrection after three days.
An angelic connection perhaps, since somebody else suggested it follows the rough outline of a Cláirseach (Irish harp).
Or, given the garden setting, is it representing a serpent? Or is the garden setting throwing us off course?
The symbol could evoke lots of guesses and suggestions, but what we are seeking is an unequivocal interpretation.
If you recognise this cross, please tell us what it represents (using the box below).
