Isis as Baubo Statue Wild The sign of the cross

The sign of the cross originally invoked the four sacred directions of Hermes

The spiral symbolizes the vital magic of life

and prophetic trance in Minoan Crete

amidst a shimmering blaze of torchlight

Isis as Baubo Statue Wild The sign of the crossBaubo Isis. Baubo raised her skirt to Demeter who was grieving for her lost daughter Persephone. With this gesture, she reminded the goddess, as she reminds us, of the source of the continuing cycles of life. In this Hellenistic statue from Alexandria, Egypt, the Baubo gesture is given by none other than Isis, the original "Mother of God." She wears a full length gown, ceremonial headdress and tranquil smile. Her affirming stance says: "We are the