Talk:Rose Cross

Rosy Cross Origins
Why no inclusion of the origins of the Rosy Cross? The Rosy Cross degree was established by Robert the Bruce in 1314 following the Battle of Bannockburn.

Merger
This page is almost exactly the same as Rose-Cross, although that page has a slightly better perspective on the origins from the Rosicrucians, which this page seriously lacks. However, since the subject of these two articles is essentially the same, these pages should be merged. --Jackhorkheimer 05:03, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

no i disagree - the rose cross and the rosey cross lamen as shown are two totally different items.

The rose cross is a christian symbol created to represent the rosicrucians as previously mentioned.

The rosey cross is a a lamen used my several magical traditions including the \Golden Dawn and even Wicca, but which actually predates christianity.

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsrosecross.htm


 * but which actually predates christianity
 * I'd seriously dispute the veracity of that claim. What prooof is there?
 * Nuttyskin (talk) 13:26, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Merge
I say do the merge. The Rose-Cross and the Rosy-Cross are pretty much the same. One may make a distinction saying one is a drawing while one is a lamen (or pendant) but both are emblems of those persons who call themselves Rosicrucians. Eyes down, human. 03:44, 26 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Do not merge. As already stated above by 82.21.109.76, this Rosy Cross article here, although about organizations linking themselves to the Rosicrucian tradition, is not describing the same symbol of the hermetic-Christian tradition that the Rose Cross article refers to. --Lusitanian 00:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

I vote for of the merge. Even the above link seems to confirm that the rosy cross used by the Golden Dawn is closely related enough to the Rosicrucian symbol to be covered in the same article. Frankly, the assertion that one predates Christianity strikes me as POV. Of course, I'd be willing to reconsider if someone more knowledgeable presents better evidence. Lusanaherandraton (talk) 00:05, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * While the article Rosicrucianism presents an historical, legendary and philosophical view of the Rosicrucian Tradition as a whole; this article Rosy Cross is presenting specific details about a few modern groups, already identified in the article-section Rosicrucianism, akin to the red cross "stream". From my point of view, these specific views should be inserted in the existing articles related to each modern group; since the article Rose Cross already mentions the distinction of the white and red cross within the Rosicrucian tradition. --195.23.163.8 (talk) 02:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Sex
Perhaps someone might mention that one interpretation of the rosy cross is simply that it (like the hexagram) is yet another mystic sex symbol: the rose and cross standing in for yoni and ligham. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.178.225.104 (talk) 03:00, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Image conversion
Is there anyway to convert this image to a clearer picture like one with no background with a more prominent rose? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:8200:8F20:6233:4BFF:FE1A:23BD (talk) 01:50, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

French
Why is it also called "Rose Croix" (meaning pink cross or cross (of) the rose in French)? It would be interesting to know why French is used when nothing in this article talks about this country in its history.

Symbol
The legend of the image is too short. Why this image and not another one, where did you take it? Please tell us. The Rose is an interesting hermetic symbol, but it's not mentioned in the article, or linked to another page or site.

Masonry
On Wikipedia, Free masons users have this symbol in their infobox, but nothing in the article talks about masonry, or any other brotherhood. Why?