Equal-Armed Cross

Equal-Armed Cross, also referred to as the square cross, the balanced cross, and the peaceful cross, is a cross found in ancient cultures, predating Christianity, that usually represented either the four seasons, four winds, four elements, or some other aspect of physical nature. [cite book|last=Duchane|first=Sangeet|coauthors=Priya Hemenway|others=Amy Ray|title=Beyond the Da Vinci Code: From the Rose Line to the Bloodline|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|date=2005|pages=117|isbn=9780760766255]

The symbol of an equal-armed cross (sometimes within a circle), to an astrologer (whose practice predates organised Christianity), represents the planet Earth.Fact|date=October 2008 The cross was also used to represent the natural union between the male and female, cite book|last=Stewart|first=Michael James Alexander|coauthors=Walid Amine Salhab|title=The Knights Templar of the Middle East: The Hidden History of the Islamic Origins of Freemasonry|publisher=Weiser|date=2007|isbn=9781578633463] as well as a holy symbol for the Knights Templar.

ee also

*Christian cross
*Christian symbols
*Swastika

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