kronos/busted cross?

[Frank Weil]

Ted O. Jackson wrote:
> Jerry on the hooked cross:
>
> > (I have already talked to Theo about this.) About the symbol (the swastika,
> > not Saturn), used to be a symbol for 'life', a bit like Egyptian 'ankh'. It
> > was oulded into another meaning by some terrible things in the fourties.
>
> I'm quite sure I've seen the swastika in some form associated with
> ancient korean martial arts.  Any Tae Kwons out there to verify?
> Also, hasn't a form of the busted cross been associated with ancient
> Hindu rituals?

According to my dictionary, the swastika is of ancient origin, with
the word coming from Sanskrit meaning "well being", and
"benediction".   It is a mystic symbol among American Indian tribes,
and in India, Japan, Persia, etc.  This swastika has the extensions
bent in a counter-clockwise direction.  The Nazi swastika has the
extensions bent in a clockwise direction (mirror image of the original
swastika).

Frank

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