I like that we think along the same wavelength. (although I forgot that the specific term was “true cross”. chastises myself Bad Catholic!) But when they said there was something written on the cloth I jokingly said, “Yeah, it says (in deep chanty voice)’This is the wood of The Cross, on which hung The Savior of the World.'” (Which is something the priest says as part of Good Friday services, for those who don’t know). Cuz, at that point, i didn’t think they were gonna go in that direction!

Honestly I got the term “True Cross” from doing a bit of preemptive google research. My Southern Pentecostal upbringing definitely didn’t give me that term.

I think we’re on the right track, though! The more I read about the True Cross versus other legendary wooden artifacts, the more it seems to me like that’s probably what it is!

Grimm: The Stick in the Box

bottlebottlepen:

rutrexing15:

Ok so for anyone who just saw the 100th episode of Grimm knows that we just got the conclusion to the seven keys storyline. Spoilers!!!!! And they found a box that took seven keys (five keys and some lock picking) plus the blood of a Grimm to open. And in the box was a stick wrapped in cloth with some writing on the cloth. The Stick can heal people as we saw with Monroe (who was dying of blood poisoning). So that leaves the question of what the ‘Stick’ is. I have three theories about this.

1.) The ‘stick’ is a piece of the staff of Moses. I think this is the most likely of my three theories because: one we know that the seven Grimm knights that found it were apart of the crusades so being a religious artifact is almost a given, two it heals something Moses could do.

2.) The ‘stick’ is a piece of the spear of destiny. A.K.A. the spear that pierced Christ’s side on the cross. It is said that the spear of destiny would grant ultimate power to whoever held it. It is also believed that the spear was broken at some point. Hitler was said to have the spear’s head. So that could tie in nicely with the Grimm mythos to this point.

3.) The ‘Stick’ is a piece of the Cross that Christ was crucified on. Again religious artifact that has to do with wood. Though I will admit this one is the least likely of the three. Due to the shape of the ‘stick’.

Well that is what I think the ‘stick’ might be. If anyone has any thoughts on the ‘stick’ I would love to hear them.

I like Rosalie’s thoughts. That the stick is a part of the tree of knowledge. Personally, I think it’s from a tree that is referenced in different religions. The Norse tree of life and the Christian tree of knowledge. The tree that inspired the stories of the other trees.

These are the three things I think it could be as well, although I actually think the cross or the staff are the most likely options. Moses used the staff to heal, and pieces of the cross are said to have healing powers. But the spear’s powers are typically believed to be of a much more malevolent nature.

everoxotp:

fuckyeahnickburkhardt:

Oh. My god. It’s a magic stick that heals people.

How is that dangerous enough to make 7 keys, a map, and bury it underground in the middle of the woods?

Well, if it’s what I think it is, people have literally fought bloody wars and murdered and tortured people over it.

Good lord they’re dumb.. A piece of wood found in an old church… Come on people, its a spear from the Cross. Man how hard is that to figure out?!

I mean…to be fair a lot of people not raised in Christian households or communities wouldn’t be as familiar with Christian legends or the significance of certain objects, so their minds might not jump right to that.

But yeah…I was thinking piece of the True Cross as well.

Then again…it’s easy to assume it would be a Christian artifact because of all the talk of churches, but it might not be.

I’m trying to do some research, but does anyone more familiar with Islam know if there are significant wooden objects that might have healing powers connected to Islam?

So my money’s on it being a piece of the True Cross. Which would be…interesting.