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Secret Teachings of All Ages
Flowers, Plants, Fruits, and Trees (25)
The early Fathers of the church sometimes used the tree to symbolize Christ. They believed that ultimately Christianity would grow up like a mighty oak and overshadow all other faiths of mankind. Because it annually discards its foliage, the tree was also looked upon as an appropriate emblem of resurrection and reincarnation, for though apparently dying each fall it blossomed forth again with renewed verdure each ensuing spring.
Gospel of Philip
Joseph the Carpenter (Joseph the Carpenter)
Philip the apostle said, “Joseph the carpenter planted a garden, for he needed wood for his trade. He is the one who made the cross from the…
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter VIII: The Use of the Symbolic Style By Poets and Philosophers. (4)
The branches either stand as the symbol of the first food, or they are that the multitude may know that fruits spring and grow universally, remaining...
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter LIX (4)
The same kind of imagery is still current in Europe. German authorities tell us about the ‘Wetterbaum,’ which in some places is called ‘Abraham’s...