How to Understand: The Symbolism of Chi-Rho!

The symbol of Chi-Rho is rather interesting, this video is about this Roman Christian symbol that represents Jesus Christ and Christian victory over Pagan Rome.
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[@theculturedjinni]

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[@HenryWest]

It's always nice to see a bit of history of my own Orthodox traditions.

[@theculturedjinni]

I am glad you liked it!👍

[@truesouth4784]

The Chi-Rho was also a symbol used by pre-Christian pagans and it is likely that the symbol was adopted by Christianity. Numismatic evidence (that just means coins) from the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (second half of 3rd century BC) demonstrates quite conclusively that the Chi-Rho symbol was used as a monogram with some kind of meaning in the pre-Christian era.

[@theculturedjinni]

👍 It is possible and even likely that it is an adopted older symbol from some kind of older context, after all it is not highly complex symbol and it works as monogram for other things too and was probably used for chreston (good) as on those coins you are referring to.

[@DomainofKnowlegdia]

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[@theculturedjinni]

Yes I am familiar with both and sometimes watch their material.

[@divideby4billion]

Good video!

[@theculturedjinni]

I am glad you found it good!👍

[@DanielJackson-dq9cl]

Have you noticed the similarity between the Chi-Rho and others symbols ? It reminds me an article ( The Fleur-de-Lis and the Bee by Andrew Gough). The Chi-Rho, the Fleur-de-Lis and the Bee are three royal or imperial symbols. According to the article, the Bee would come from the Minoan double axe depicting a bee goddess. Some could also see an angel, or maybe an aircraft. Maybe the vitruvian man of Da Vinci is also related to the Chi-Rho. Interestingly, you can find the Chi-Rho symbol on the High Priestess Arcana of the Tarot de Marseilles ("II - La Papesse"). The Rho is on the left side of the card (on the headdress), the Chi is between her arms. We also see the greek letter delta. I've not found anything on this. It could be a reference to the pyramids in Egypt (delta is a pyramid, and the Chi-Rho can represent the East, being also an ancient greek/egyptian symbol before Christianity). In old french, "chiron" also means "a pile of stones" (like the pyramids). If the symbol is older than Christianity, I wonder what he could really mean, but in my opinion it's no coincidence if it has the same shape and form than other royal symbols.

[@theculturedjinni]

The Bee is in christian/Jewish mysticism a reference to holiness & righteous wealth since honey --> divine favor (like in the land of milk and honey) and used on a lot of heraldry with that reference too, though it is possibly far older too. The chi-rho could be from a lot places as it is a pretty basic symbol and a lot of symbolism has had a lot of double meanings, which have extensively been utilized in various esoteric circles.

[@DanielJackson-dq9cl]

@@theculturedjinni Indeed, it probably has different meanings. Interesting take on bees !

[@theculturedjinni]

@@DanielJackson-dq9cl 👍 I had an interest in christian mysticism and esoteric thought a while back and it was how I came across that meaning.

[@DanielJackson-dq9cl]

@@theculturedjinni Do you have any book to recommand on these subjects ? That sounds interesting.

[@theculturedjinni]

@@DanielJackson-dq9cl There are a lot of works on this subject; but these Besant, Annie (1901). Esoteric Christianity or The lesser mysteries. London Brown, Coleston (2007). Magical Christianity: The Power of Symbols for Spiritual Renewal. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books. Schuon, Frithjof, Cutsinger, Jame, Cutsinger, James S., Lafouge, Jean-Pierre & Perry, Mark (2010). Christianity/Islam : Perspectives on Esoteric Ecumenism Smoley, Richard (2002). Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition. De Conick, April D. & Adamson, Grant (red.) (2013). Histories of the hidden God: concealment and revelation in Western gnostic, esoteric, and mystical traditions. Popović, Mladen, Roig Lanzillotta, Lautaro & Wilde, Clare Elena (red.) (2018[2018]). Sharing and hiding religious knowledge in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter Stroumsa, Guy G. (2005). Hidden Wisdom: Esoteric Traditions and the Roots of Christian Mysticism. Leiden: Brill. are some of the works that have studied it or practice it today, and of course you also have some of the primary sources too such as De Principiis/Peri Archon Kata Kelsou/Contra Celsum The Acts of Thomas The Sophia of Jesus Christ The Books of Jeu The Shepherd of Hermas The nag hammadi scriptures and a lot more, it has been a while since I was into the studying of esoteric Christianity (I did it during my early bachelor years), so there probably are a lot I have forgotten or overlooked, but these were just some of the sources & texts that came to mind.