The Symbolism of the Cross
By René Guénon
Published: 1931
A metaphysical work exploring the symbolic representation of the cross as a model for the multiple states of being and the realization of the 'Universal Man' within traditional doctrines.
Chapters
Ch. 1
CONTENTS
Ch. 2
PRELIMINARY REMARK
Ch. 3
PREFACE
Ch. 4
CHAPTER I MULTIPLICITY OF STATES OF THE BEING
Ch. 5
CHAPTER II UNIVERSAL MAN
Ch. 6
CHAPTER III
Ch. 7
CHAPTER IV THE DIRECTIONS OF SPACE
Ch. 8
CHAPTER V HINDU THEORY OF THE THREE GUNAS
Ch. 9
CHAPTER VI THE UNION OF COMPLEMENTS
Ch. 10
CHAPTER VII
Ch. 11
CHAPTER VIII WAR AND PEACE
Ch. 12
CHAPTER IX THE TREE IN THE MIDST
Ch. 13
CHAPTER X THE SWASTIKA
Ch. 14
CHAPTER XI
Ch. 15
CHAPTER XII GEOMETRICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE STATES OF THE BEING
Ch. 16
CHAPTER XIII RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS
Ch. 17
CHAPTER XIV THE SYMBOLISM OF WEAVING
Ch. 18
CHAPTER XV REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTINUITY OF THE DIFFERENT MODALITIES OF ONE AND THE SAME STATE OF THE BEING
Ch. 19
CHAPTER XVI
Ch. 20
CHAPTER XVII ONTOLOGY OF THE BURNING BUSH
Ch. 21
CHAPTER XVIII
Ch. 22
CHAPTER XIX REPRESENTATION OF THE CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT STATES OF THE BEING
Ch. 23
CHAPTER XX THE UNIVERSAL SPHERICAL VORTEX
Ch. 24
CHAPTER XXI DETERMINATION OF ELEMENTS IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE BEING
Ch. 25
CHAPTER XXII
Ch. 26
CHAPTER XXIII
Ch. 27
CHAPTER XXIV
Ch. 28
CHAPTER XXV
Ch. 29
CHAPTER XXVI
Ch. 30
CHAPTER XXVII PLACE OF THE INDIVIDUAL HUMAN STATE IN THE BEING AS A WHOLE
Ch. 31
CHAPTER XXVIII THE GREAT TRIAD
Ch. 32
CHAPTER XXIX CENTRE AND CIRCUMFERENCE
Ch. 33