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Rosslyn
Chapel
Introduction
The Mystery
The History of the Chapel
The Carvings
Templars
& Masons
The St Clair Family
Beneath the
Chapel
The Thule Society
Earth Energy of Rosslyn
Related
Locations
Rosslyn Chapel Today
Further Information
The Rosslyn Chapel
Cubes Quest
Temple/Balantrodoch
The Rosslyn Chapel 'Cubes' Investigation
What are these enigmatic decorations?
Adorning the ceiling of the east end of Rosslyn
Chapel (above the Lady Chapel) are four double arches linked together. Carved out of the stone are many solid
rectangular shapes or 'cubes' all of which bear a mysterious design. The traditional - and official -
explanation is that they are 'just there for decoration' and that they simply
represent different types of foliage.
Certainly, if true, this would be in keeping with the Chapel's many
other horticultural images, but why are these alone in cube form?
The low/large altar is made up of three separate altars, and the high altar
makes four. It is very probable they
were dedicated to (in no specific order): St Matthew, the Virgin Mother, St
Andrew and St Peter - Could the four arches represent the four
saints/martyrs?
A book in stone
The cubes are not only very
distinctive but appear to serve some mysterious purpose. Rosslyn Chapel has often been described as
a 'book in stone', its secret message said to be aimed specifically at 'those
with eyes to see and ears to hear'.
What was William St Clair - who designed and built Rosslyn Chapel -
trying to convey to future generations when he commissioned the carving of
the stone cubes? Indeed, was he trying
to tell us anything at all? After all,
the Chapel was dedicated to St Matthew in 1446, so why should it have any
relevance to us today?
Rosslyn Chapel is linked with the much-travelled order of medieval warrior
monks, the Knights
Templar, which may explain why its carvings include images taken from the
religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
Rosslyn is decorated with pillars, the aspects and perspective of
which delight the eye, drawing as they do from a variety of architectural
inspirations including the Tuscan, Rustic, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and the
Composite or Italic.
It is claimed that the building is situated upon an intersection of major ley lines, which were deemed pagan - and
therefore heretical - by the Roman Catholic Church. It is literally covered with images that,
when viewed by those 'with eyes to see', appear to make a mockery of much of
the orthodox Church dogma, which many believe kept the west in the Dark Ages
for 500 years. The pagan aspect of
Rosslyn Chapel is peculiar to say the least for a building believed to be by
many an uncomplicated Christian church.
Theories abound about the secrets said to be contained within Rosslyn Chapel,
and research is ongoing into its mysteries. Read on to discover how you can
be part of our history-making quest.
