Swastika Symbol

[joyce7]

I have just purchased a book published 1946.A fortune telling book and in it I come across the Swastika as a symbolic emblem for anything concerning money work or business.

[dawnismygoddess]

Is it from a Western standpoint? Just wondering.

[joyce7]

Is it from a Western standpoint? Just wondering.

The book is from a western standpoint.I've just been reading up on the web of the Swastika in other Religions.Very interesting to read about it.

[dawnismygoddess]

It's basically an energy spiral, and the spiral is the secret of the universe! :)

[theperceivingeye]

I have read that it was originally depicted as four penises emanating from a vagina (lingam & yoni).

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/22184648/sn/526948668/name/Penis+Swastika.jpgThe Linga and Yoni: It is one of the most common objects of worship, weather in the temple or in the household cult: The erect male organ, rising from the female counterpart, the Yoni, as the base.

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Did the Swastika originate as blueprint for a fort called Su Vastu?

In the conventional type of a fort, the fall of one of the gates to the attacking army would lead to the Enemy's pouring into the fort and lead to massacre or capture of all or most of its inhabitants. But under the Swastika grids fall of one of the four gates could still keep, at least three-fourths of the fort safe. The understanding of the Swastika as a blueprint for a fort can also be etymologically corroborated. In Sanskrit, Vasa means to inhabit and Vastu means habitation. While Su means good. The word Swastika might be an amalgam of the terms 'Su' and 'Vastu' pronounced as 'Swastu') meaning 'a good habitation'.http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hindu-swastica-fort.gif
http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hindu1.htm

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Swastika (Fylfot Cross)
The swastika is an archetypal, universal human religious symbol. It appears on every continent and is as old as humankind. A marker of the sun’s travels, it can be seen on Pictish rock carvings, adorning ancient Greek pottery, and on ancient Norse weapons and implements. It was scratched onto cave walls in France seven thousand years ago. A swastika marks the beginning of many Buddhist scriptures, and is often incised on the soles of the feet of the Buddha in statuary. In the Jain religion, the swastika is a symbol of the seventh Jina (Saint), the Tirthankara Suparsva. To Native Americans, the swastika is a symbol of the sun, the four directions, and the four seasons.
http://symboldictionary.net/library/graphics/symbols/smanji.jpg
Geometrically, the swastika is a type of solar cross, with arms bent at right angles, suggesting a whirling or turning motion. Long before the symbol was co-opted as an emblem of Hitler’s Nazi party, it was a sacred symbol to Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist religions, as well as in Norse, Basque, Baltic, and Celtic Paganism. The name Swastika is derived from the Sanskrit language, from “su,” meaning “good,” and “vasti”,” meaning “being” (together; well being) In India, it is used as a fertility and good luck charm. The right turning Indian swastika symbolizes the sun and positive energy, and is most commonly associated with the deity Ganesh, a God of prosperity and wealth. Some Indians regard an anti-clockwise swastika as an opposing, dark force- a symbol of the godess Kali. Together, the two can be regarded as symbolically similar to the Yin Yang symbol of Taoism, or the two Pillars of Kabbalah. The swastika is also known for its uses in heraldry as the tetraskelion- the fylfot cross (fylfot meaning ‘four feet,’ a term used in european heraldry), the cross gammadion (because it resembles four greek letter ‘gammas.’), and the hakenkreutz (German, hooked cross).

The swastika used in Buddhist art and scripture is known as a Manji, and represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites. When facing left, it is the Omote (front) Manji, representing love and mercy. Facing right, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the Ura (rear facing) Omoje. Balanced Manji are often found at the beginning and end of buddhist scriptures. You can read more about Manji here. In pre-Christian Pagan Europe, the swastika was generally a solar symbol, but in many cases, its use dates so far back in history that its original meaning is obscured. In Baltic regions, the swastika is sometimes called the “thunder cross,” and is associated with the Thunder God Perkons (Perkunis): http://symboldictionary.net/library/graphics/symbols/thundercross.jpg


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