Question about a Medallion

[paco del rio]

My cousin was doing some metal detecting around Quincy, IL. He found this cross with a figure and a star on it. We were wondering if it had anything to do with Wicca. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.

[Firebird]

Not ever have I seen such. Perhaps this is someone's way of combining Wicca with Christianity. Looks like it's made of clay, what do you suppose the red stone is?
By the way, welcome to the forum please swing by introductions and ket us know a little bit about you.
bb, Firebird

[SpiritTalker]

Arghh it's so frustrating. I know I've seen the crucified goddess somewhere, but I can't recall where. It is not Wiccan. It's not meant to be Christian, but is one of the cross-culture adaptations. Not Hoodoo or Santeria or Comdoble (sp.?) either. Not Luciferian...gaaaah! ifmimcan come up with it, I'll get back to you. Maybe someone else ...

[paco del rio]

Thanks.

[SpiritTalker]

I just did a quick search on Crucified Goddess...whoa, there is a lot out there! One site said Inanna was crucified. I think She was hung on a hook...same idea. Jesus is not the only crucified deity, nor the only deity to resurrect. Norse Odin hung on a tree. The Egyptian Osiris was dismembered and his pieces were scattered. He was reassembled & resurrected by Isis. Both the cross and pentagram are pre-Christian symbols. The skull is making me think of Haitian rites...but I can't associate that with a goddess. I'm way out of my league. Anyhow, it is not a blasphemous sign, but one of reverence. I just can't pin it down. I even found a lengthly article from Free Masonry on this and also female martyrs. So...I'm stumped.

[paco del rio]

Thank you for the research. I just did not know where to even start. You have at the very least given me a direction to look.

[SpiritTalker]

I dreamt about this last night and the Illumimati featured frequently in what I can recall. So maybe that is where I saw the particular combination. They don't write much about themselves, so everything is second hand and on the Internet, that is a free for all, wildly random. I encountered them thru another of their symbol of red owls.