Kiss from a Rose?

Posted by Inby from 207.138.224.245 on May 03, 2001 at 17:52:18:

In Reply to: He gets his revenge... posted by bud-arc on May 03, 2001 at 17:26:03:

Are you suggesting that Elsa and the Grail Knight got it on to a Seal song? There may be more symbolic resonance there than we thought:
the cross entwined ("kissed") with roses remains a potent symbol of Christian mystics (e.g., Rosicrusians ["Rosy Cross-ians"], similar in many ways to the grail legend and the talismanic power of charged seals (by this I mean magical protective signs, not highly electrified marine mammals).
For more on the Rosy Cross, medieval European religious symbolism, and basic Arthurian smut, check out these two books by Umberto Eco:
Postscript to the Name of the Rose.
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages.
Just try not to think of Elsa all tipsy and silly drunk on immortality juice... just try.
I know I can't... um, nevermind.

Follow Ups:

• Thanks for ruining my joke. :P bud-arc 21:09:31 5/03/2001 (0)
• A link for those "bud-experts on the occult" out there Inby 18:21:43 5/03/2001 (5)
  • Tell me Inby, what secret society do I belong to? Fall Guy 18:32:52 5/03/2001 (4)
    • Cross my palm with silver, I tell your fortune... Inby 19:16:53 5/03/2001 (3)
      • Impressive... Fall Guy 19:29:55 5/03/2001 (2)
        • Oh, trivia!!! Fall Guy 19:39:05 5/03/2001 (1)
          • Uncanny! Inby 20:17:09 5/03/2001 (0)

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