Very nice idea. Yes, alpha-and-omega is frequent in charms, in one way or another. The blog post I wanted to get posted last night (I ended up working a 14-hour day, so I never got to it) has some info on alpha and omega.
This idea works well from an alphabetic point of view, but also if the person who did it was Christian. Mary was the beginning (the mother of Jesus) and is very frequently in charms, as well. Suddenly the extra cross looks like it might have been added for a specific reason rather than just as an afterthought.
Also, Jesus was born under a star, Mary and the star are linked. Falling star. God's seed come to earth. Also, images of hail, rain, fire, and numerous other projectiles falling from the heavens are part-and-parcel of biblical manuscripts.
I should mention that it doesn't necessarily have to be Mary the virgin who is in charms (she was, but it wasn't always this Mary). Mary Magdalene, Mary of Egypt (who are sometimes considered the same Mary and sometimes different), and Mariam are all represented and Mariam is frequently abbreviated as Maria with a macron over the last "a".
If this is the correct interpretation (it's an amazingly cool one), then whoever did it is someone who perceives things in terms of patterns and relationships. In other words, it MIGHT be someone who could devise a cipher or drawings with double meanings.
This idea works well from an alphabetic point of view, but also if the person who did it was Christian. Mary was the beginning (the mother of Jesus) and is very frequently in charms, as well. Suddenly the extra cross looks like it might have been added for a specific reason rather than just as an afterthought.
Also, Jesus was born under a star, Mary and the star are linked. Falling star. God's seed come to earth. Also, images of hail, rain, fire, and numerous other projectiles falling from the heavens are part-and-parcel of biblical manuscripts.
I should mention that it doesn't necessarily have to be Mary the virgin who is in charms (she was, but it wasn't always this Mary). Mary Magdalene, Mary of Egypt (who are sometimes considered the same Mary and sometimes different), and Mariam are all represented and Mariam is frequently abbreviated as Maria with a macron over the last "a".
If this is the correct interpretation (it's an amazingly cool one), then whoever did it is someone who perceives things in terms of patterns and relationships. In other words, it MIGHT be someone who could devise a cipher or drawings with double meanings.