The Divine Crucifix

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The crucifix in this photograph was materialized by Swami for Dr. John Hislop

The night before the usual materialization of the lingham in 1973, Swami told Jack Hislop that this year the lingham would be manifested with only a few devotees present.

Early the next morning, Swami, Hislop and a few devotees got in their cars and drove many hours until they reached the Bandipur Forest . Swami instructed the driver where to stop the car, and after doing so, walked down the slope of a river until they reached the sandy river bed. As they passed a bush, Swami broke off two twigs and placed them together. "What is this, Hislop?" Swami asked.

"Well, Swami, it's a cross," Hislop replied.

Swami then closed his hand around the two twigs and blew into his fist several times. When he opened his hand, the twigs were no longer present, but instead the crucifix you see in this photograph was. Hislop and the other devotees were stunned by the miraculous crucifix, so small, yet so beautiful and full of detail.

Swami then related to Hislop that he had blown several times into his fist in order to create a crucifix out of the original wood on which Jesus was crucified. Baba said, "All of the original wood had returned to the elements, so I had to blow on the twigs several times in order to retrieve the original wood."

 

Thus, the crucifix you see is made of the 2,000 year old wood that was part of the original crucifix. Hislop, in examining the crucifix more closely, noticed a hole at the top of the cross and asked Baba about it. Swami replied to the effect that the crucifix was not stuck into the ground, but rather was hung on a post. Swami indicated to Hislop that Jesus, as he appears in this small metal sculpture, is the way he actually appeared after his physical death on the cross.

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