Celtic Cross Meaning

Celtic Cross Meaning

 

Many claim to know the meaning of the Celtic cross.  Many do. But many lump the various meanings of the Celtic cross into one or two descriptions.  We are not going to get into the full meaning of the  Celtic cross at this time because it is to extensive. Rather we will looking into the Celtic cross meaning of the Celtic cross necklace shown below. When you understand the meaning of a Celtic icon it can usually be applied to other Celtic cross pendants.

 

 

 

The Celtic cross meaning of this Celtic cross necklace is spread over a few Celtic icons.  Notice the crossing lines are equidistant. Most, but not all Celtic crosses are based on the Latin style of cross where the vertical line is longer than the horizontal line.

 

The Celtic circle represents the Celtic circle of life as well as eternity.  The end cap of all four lines is a unique and somewhat rare Celtic Fleur de lis geometric design. There are three points to this design. Each point represents a member of the Holy Trinity.

 

This sterling silver Celtic necklace comes with a choice of three different types of chains as well as a choice of our lengths of chain turning the Celtic knot necklace into twelve Celtic knot necklaces.

 

 

 

Celtic Cross Jewelry

Celtic Cross Jewelry

 

Celtic cross jewelry is like the tradition cross jewelry genre except all the crosses are based on Celtic crosses. The type of Celtic cross jewelry that we will focus on will be the Celtic cross necklace. However, you can access other types of Celtic cross jewelry by clicking on Celtic cross necklace.

 

About 90 % to 95% of all the Celtic cross necklaces have a Celtic circle in the intersection of the Celtic cross. This Celtic circle is typically the primary symbol most Celtic cross necklaces have in common. The Celtic cross necklace has other Celtic cross meaning as well which we will address later.

 

 

As we examine some examples of the Celtic cross necklace of the Celtic cross jewelry genre we'll look at a few Celtic/Irish blessings that help set the mood.

 

 

Christ be with me,

be after me, be before me,

and be at my right and left hand.

May everything I do be for Christ.

 

 

When looking at the Celtic cross part of Celtic cross or Irish cross jewelry you see the backbone of the type of Christian symbols those genres are founded upon. The few pictures in this post are only a few Celtic crosses. Click on Celtic cross to many, many more.

 

 

May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.

May the soft winds freshen your spirit.

May the sunshine brighten your heart

May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you.

And may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.

 

 

We've talked about the Celtic circle being one of the primary symbols of a Celtic cross but there are many more symbols. To understand all of the Celtic symbols and their meaning click on Celtic cross meaning.

Celtic Jewelry

Celtic Jewelry

 

Celtic jewelry is a majestic even mystical type of jewelry. With all those mysterious knots and geometric shapes one wonders what it's all about. On the other hand Celtic jewelry has many mainstream types of jewelry, one of which is Celtic crosses. We will look into the Celtic cross in this blog and see what is so special about it.

 

May you always have work for your hands to do.

May your pockets hold always a coin or two.

May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.

May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

May the hand of a friend always be near you.

And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

  

 

Along with looking at the Celtic cross we will go through in some Irish blessings to give some rich flavor to the culture from which these Irish Celtic crosses comes from. Also keep in mind that all the extra symbols on these crosses are added Christian symbols making the Celtic cross necklace even richer and a more full cross experience. Understanding the meaning of the Celtic cross is important.

 

 

Lucky stars above you,

Sunshine on your way,

Many friends to love you,

Joy in work and play-

Laughter to outweigh each care,

In your heart a song-

And gladness waiting everywhere

All your whole life long!

 

 

Sterling silver Celtic crosses serve to honor your Christian faith while adding some extra Celtic Christian symbols and if your of Irish descent bring home a little closer. Not an Irishman, don't worry, the Celtic cross necklace is very mainstream in the cross jewelry genre.

 

May you always walk in sunshine.

May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.

 

 

 

The Celtic cross is a wonderful part of Celtic jewelry and is a part of many other types of theme based jewelry genres. It is a great git to give to the Christian man or women in you life.

 

Christ be with me,

be after me,

be before me,

and be at my right and left hand.

May everything I do be for Christ.

 

 

 

To those who are into symbols you really need to study the Celtic cross meaning of these Celtic crosses. If you like them just because of there style then no worries but there is a resource for all who want to know more about the Celtic cross meaning and history.

The Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

 

The Celtic cross is one of the most popular icons in both Christian jewelry, in Celtic jewelry and in Cross jewelry genres. The Celtic cross is powerful because it is a Christian cross and add more Christian symbolism to the cross with the Irish and Celtic symbols. We will look into what the Celtic cross does in sterling silver Celtic jewelry and Christian jewelry.

 

 

 

To fully understand the Celtic cross and the Irish cross you need to understand in detail the Celtic cross meaning and the Irish cross meaning. Click on Celtic cross meaning to learn more about what the extra symbols mean.

 

 

 

The Irish cross typically is worn as a Celtic cross necklace but it also appears in Celtic cross earrings and Celtic cross rings.

 

 

 

What is the difference between and Irish cross and a Celtic cross? In some peoples opinion there is nothing different from them while others would call a cross and Irish cross if it had some Irish icons while others lump both Celtic crosses and Irish crosses into the same genre.

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Jewelry

Christian Jewelry

 

"For you hear, O Lord, the longings of the lowly, and you strengthen their hearts (Psalms 10:17)."

 

 

 

The gospel is all about teaching us faith and giving us strength to deal with the challenges of life as we strive for salvation in the end. Reading daily from the Bible with an honest and open heart we can be strengthened. The teachings in the Bible also serve as a reminder as to how to handle life.  Sterling silver Christian jewelry can also serve as a reminder of the gospel, the bible and how to live our life.

 

 

 

Sterling silver Christian jewelry has countless types of rings, charms, necklaces, pendants and earrings that remind us of the Christian way. We will focus on a sub-genre to Christian jewelry, Celtic and Irish crosses. They are unique, inspirational and stylish tokens to remind us of Christianity.

All Irish cross jewelry and Celtic cross jewelry that we are looking into are all made from solid sterling silver. The Irish Celtic cross necklace shown above is unusual and very popular pendant. It is both an Irish cross and a Celtic cross. It is designed in almost all areas as a Celtic pendant but in the center of the Celtic circle is a Irish three-leaf clover.

 

The Celtic cross is a perfect example of a Celtic cross.

 

 

 

"My grace is enough for you; my great strength is revealed in weakness." Gladly, then, will I boast of my weakness that the strength of Christ may be mine. So I rejoice when I suffer infirmities, humiliations, want, persecutions: all for Christ! For when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)."

 

The Irish cross shown above is a great example of a good Irish cross necklace.

 

 

 

“I give thanks to Christ Jesus, our Lord, who is my strength, who has considered me trustworthy and appointed me to his service." (1 Timothy 1:12).”

 

Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

The Celtic cross can be used in many ways for the Christian wearer. One way is to bring hope into our lives and over coming hard times. The Celtic cross reminds you of the hope and eternal nature of life. Besides promoting the Celtic cross for inspiration for troubled times I've included a few quotes to help you during troubled times.

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." (Martin Luther King)

 

"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings." (Elie Weisel)

 

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." (Japanese proverb)

"Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes." (Francis Bacon)

Among Celtic crosses are Irish crosses which add a touch of Ireland to your cross like a three or four leaf clover. The Irish cross is decorative with extra symbolism.

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." (Chinese proverb)

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." (Nelson Mandela)

The Celtic cross and the Irish cross together make up the genre of Celtic crosses. This post has covered many pictures of Celtic crosses. These Celtic crosses should bring hope and joy and above all a positive christian motivation in an uncertain world.

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." (Kenji Miyazawa)

 

"We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for  inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of." (John H. Groberg)

Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

Celtic crosses as a genre are made up of the Irish cross and the Celtic cross.  Celtic crosses are as popular in christian cross jewelry as they are in Celtic jewelry making them one of the most popular cross over types of silver jewelry.

The primary differences between an silver Irish cross and a silver Celtic cross is a Celtic cross has some or all the traditonal Celtic symbols and an Irish cross is a Celtic cross with the presence of one or more Irish symbols.

The Celtic cross above is a Celtic cross until the Irish clover symbol was added inside the Celtic circle. To see an amazing collection of both the Irish cross and the Celtic crosses click on Celtic cross.

Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

This blog post on the Celtic cross will also include looking at the Irish cross. We can't look at all the Celtic crosses but we'll pick some Irish crosses and Celtic crosses that are unique and not mentioned in the past too much. I predict you'll see some Celtic crosses you haven't seen before, at least that's what we'll try to do.

This Celtic cross has in the middle of the Celtic circle a Celtic triskelle which is typically a Celtic symbol for Celtic women.

This Celtic cross has a great Celtic symbol, the Celtic trinity knot which is a Celtic symbol for the Holy Trinity.

There are many Irish crosses and this Irish cross is just one of them.

Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

Sterling silver Celtic crosses make the most amazing Celtic cross necklaces which adds to the amazing collection of Christian jewelry.The Celtic crosses are varied with all types of Celtic and Irish designs.

The sterling silver jewelry Celtic cross typically refers to a Celtic cross pendant but also represents the Celtic cross necklace.

Of all the silver cross necklaces in the Christian jewelry genre, the Celtic cross necklace is rapidly becoming the most popular type of cross necklace. As you can see from these samples pictures of the Celtic cross necklace, they are amazing in style, symbolism and design.

Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

The rich Celtic cross is designed to add more Christian symbolism and to bring emotion to and inspirational type of Christian jewelry. The Celtic cross is the core element in Celtic cross necklaces and Celtic cross jewelry.

The Irish cross brings a decorative style to the cross necklace making it something totally different. Look at the first two pictures which compares a traditional cross necklace with a Irish cross necklace and see what a difference the Irish cross makes.

There is a sharp disctinction between two wonderful cross necklaces, a high shine plain cross necklace and a silver Celtic cross necklace.

Celtic crosses are a wonderful way to enhance your cross jewelry collection. Each of these Celtic crosses come with four lengths of chain and the Celtic crosses come with your choise of three styles of silver chains.

 

This collection of Celtic crosses is a wonderful way to wear a symbol of your Christian faith and to update your christian jewelry collection.

Mother's Day Gift Of Jewelry

Mother's Day Gift of Jewelry

What do you get your dear Christian Mom for Mother's Day? The Gift of precious jewelry that celebrates her Christian faith is a great idea. It's a gift that keeps of giving and sterling silver Celtic cross jewelry last forever quickly becoming a family heirloom. Let's look at the Celtic cross so you can understand what I'm talking about and how great it would be for your precious Mother on Mothers Day.

Celtic cross jewelry is a wonder subset of cross jewelry. Celtic cross jewelry has Celtic cross necklaces, Celtic cross earrings, Celtic cross pendants and Celtic cross necklaces. Celtic cross jewelry is in fact the same thing as a cross jewelry genre only it has a heavy Celtic influence on the various types of cross jewelry as you can quickly see from the pictures of Celtic cross jewelry.

The foundation of Celtic cross jewelry is the Celtic cross. The Celtic cross has Irish and Celtic symbols on the cross making it even more symbolic than the tradition cross is. The traditional cross is very symbolic so the question is can it be any more symbolic? The answer ti yes indeed.

Understand the Celtic cross meaning is help to understand how this is true. Basically it boiled down to adding Celtic knot and Irish symbols that are Christian in nature to the cross and you have enriched the Celtic cross. To know more about Celtic cross meaning look into the Celtic cross meaning and see for yourself just how profound the Celtic cross is.

Celtic crosses have so many types to choose from you can find Celtic crosses that favor a mens design and their are many Celtic crosses that favor womens wear which is what makes them perfect for a Mothers Day gift.

Lets look at Celtic cross earrings as one example of Celtic crosses. The Celtic cross earrings match a Celtic cross necklace. This pair of Celtic cross earrings matches the Celtic cross necklace just above this paragraph.

Let's look at another matching pair of Celtic cross earrings and a Celtic cross necklace:

This pair of Celtic cross earrings matches this Celtic cross necklace:

This last pair of Celtic cross earrings and Celtic cross necklace are .925 sterling silver designed to look like antique silver which means they've been chemically treated with oxidization to give them the antiqued look.

These Celtic crosses make wonderful mothers day gifts. For a Christian women you really can find any better Mothers Day jewelry for your special lady on her special day. They work equally well for her birthday.