http://www.davidnewland.com/2007/04/vimy-vidi-vici.html Writer - Editor - Musician - Host Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.davidnewland.com/2007/04/vimy-vidi-vici.html#comment-24 Anonymous Thu, 08 May 2008 00:16:02 +0000 http://www.davidnewland.com/wp/2007/04/vimy-vidi-vici.html#comment-24 The hand grip is a symbol that goes back into early Christian hand grip symbols as passing from one realm of existence to another. For example, in thousands of art works all throughout the centuries, Christ hand is grasped or he grasps the hands of those being resurrected out of the grave, limbo, hades, purgatory, the underworld. When Christ, saints, or souls ascend into heaven, or paradise, many art works show hand & wrist grips of different types. The hand of God the Father often grips the hand of Christ in ascension depictions. Thus, the hand grip on later grave markers symbolizes the souls entrance into the after life realm, where they are welcomed. It can also mean the eternal union between husband & wife, inasmuch as hand grips are associated with weddings throughout historic Christianity too. This stuff is all on the web, do a google search on it for sources. The hand grip is a symbol that goes back into early Christian hand grip symbols as passing from one realm of existence to another. For example, in thousands of art works all throughout the centuries, Christ hand is grasped or he grasps the hands of those being resurrected out of the grave, limbo, hades, purgatory, the underworld. When Christ, saints, or souls ascend into heaven, or paradise, many art works show hand & wrist grips of different types. The hand of God the Father often grips the hand of Christ in ascension depictions. Thus, the hand grip on later grave markers symbolizes the souls entrance into the after life realm, where they are welcomed. It can also mean the eternal union between husband & wife, inasmuch as hand grips are associated with weddings throughout historic Christianity too. This stuff is all on the web, do a google search on it for sources.

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