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Minxie Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 The swastika is an equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same direction, usually the right, or clockwise. The swastika is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune and is widely dispersed in both the ancient and modern world. It originally represented the revolving sun, fire, or life. The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit swastika which means, "conducive to well- being". The swastika was widely utilized in ancient Mesopotamian coinage as well as appearing in early Christian and Byzantium art, where it was known as the gammadion cross. The swastika also appeared in South and Central America, widely used in Mayan art during that time period. In North America, the swastika was a symbol used by the Navajos. The swastika still continues today to be an extensively used sign in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. In Buddhism, a swastika represents resignation. In Jainism, it delineates their seventh saint, and the four arms are also used to remind the worshiper of the four possible places of rebirth; the animal or plant world, in Hell, on Earth, or in the spirit world. To Hindus, the swastika with the arms bent to the left is called the sathio or sauvastika, which symbolizes night, magic, purity, and the destructive goddess Kali. In both Hinduism and Jainism, the swastika or sathio is used to mark the opening pages or their account books, thresholds, doors, and offerings. The swastika was a symbol for the Aryan people, a name which, in Sanskrit means "noble". The Aryans were a group of people who settled in Iran and Northern India. They believed themselves to be a pure race, superior to the other surrounding cultures. When the Germans looked for a symbol, they looked for a symbol which represented the purity which they believed they contained. The Nazis regarded themselves as "Aryans" and tried to steal the accomplishments of these pre-historic people. In Nazi Germany, the swastika with its arms turned clockwise became the national symbol. In 1910, a poet and nationalist Guido von List suggested that the swastika as a symbol for all anti-Semitic organizations. When the National Socialist Party was formed in 1919, it adopted the ancient symbol, the swastika, giving it the worst meaning possible, destroying the good symbolism which the swastika had held for thousands of years prior. In 1935, the black swastika on a white circle with a crimson background became the national symbol of Germany. The major difference between the Nazi swastika and the ancient symbol of many different cultures, is that the Nazi swastika is at a slant, while the ancient swastika is rested flat. Today, whenever the ancient symbol is used, it is automatically assumed by most people that it is a Nazi symbol and that the people who use it are Nazis. When the Nazis took the ancient symbol, they erased the good meaning of the swastika, the symbol of purity and of life. The racist people of today further degrade the meaning of the ancient symbol by spray painting the swastika on people houses, cars, and even schools. The swastika symbolizes so much more than what the Nazis planned. The swastika existed as a symbol of good fortune thousands of years before the Nazis even existed. The symbol is to many cultures an important one, representing their history and beliefs. The Nazis, by taking the swastika, annihilated the significance of the ancient symbol. Today, the swastika is to most people a symbol of evil, a symbol of demise, and a symbol of ruination. It is extremely depressing to find that although the swastika is a symbol of life, and symbol of joy, it has been made a symbol of evil, something the people of the ancient world never intended it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovenotfear Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 No surprise, you have fascist symbols in the american congress!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I've seen a number of people recently displaying this symbol which is basically a swastika... ... and advocating that immigrants to their land should be repatriated. Fascists!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Take Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 ... and advocating that immigrants to their land should be repatriated. ...on a sea faring vessel, before noon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 ... and advocating that immigrants to their land should be repatriated. ...on a sea faring vessel, before noon? weather permitting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Interesting? As a surveyor, I am more concerned that the hallway/carpet is not straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bawden Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Interesting? As a surveyor, I am more concerned that the hallway/carpet is not straight. As an Electrician, I am more concerned that there doesn't appear to have any emergency exit signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 You may need to visit the opticians, the green fire exit signs are above the two doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 You may need to visit the opticians, the green fire exit signs are above the two doors. Which one would you make your exit though? I would have thought that the chattering masses would have to be told. Unless it's a throwback from the days of the Empire. British and Commonwealth to the left. All others this mankey off centered one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Reminds of the old riddle. You are in a prison. There are two door with a guard on each one. One of the guards always tells the truth and the other always tells a lie. One door leads to freedom the other to eternal prison. You are only allowed one question. What question do you ask in order to go through the door to freedom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurricanII Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Labrynth I think.. Ask guard 1 what door guard 2 would tell you to go through for freedom. Go through the OTHER door when you get the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bawden Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 You may need to visit the opticians, the green fire exit signs are above the two doors. Mmmm...think you may be right, I saw them but thought they were just ordinary lights...on closer inspection I can now see the running man, arrow and white rectangle, which I mistook for reflections on the glass......you MFers' are very good, eyes like hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 ....you MFers' are very good, eyes like hawks I originaly thought it was a mirror which could have explained the bend in the corridor. Then thought hold on there should be a reflection of the photographer, then Bram Stoker and the whole vampire thing started happening. Then I stoppped caring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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