Dictionary of all Scriptures & Myths

T, THE LETTER, OR THE TAU CROSS 

A symbol of manifestation of the Divine Life. Tree of life.

"Among the earliest and simplest ideographic symbols in the Chinese language is one which resembles our capital letter T, signifying that which is 'above,' and the converse of this, the resting on its base (1) signifies that which is below.' In both cases a point or a comma, as if a tongue of fire, is placed occasionally over an angel or divine messenger, to signify his more than human character. . . . Hence the symbol means to come down from above, where the dot or fiery tongue denotes a spark or flame descending from the upper world, which is signified by T. Hence again means the lower world, and the symbol means to go up from below, or to ascend." - BUNSEN, Angel Messiah, pp. 57, 58.

The first process is that of Involution, wherein Spirit (fiery tongue) descends into Matter and supplies it with all potencies and qualities. The second process is that of Evolution wherein Spirit ascends from Matter, making manifest in multiplicity and diversity that which had been placed within it. In these two processes the Divine Life finds expression in the invisible and the visible universes of a solar system.  

See Also

CROSS
EVOLUTION
FIRE
HEAVEN AND EARTH
INVOLUTION
MATTER
SPIRIT
SWASTIKA
TREE OF LIFE