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ryaner Oct 2, 2006 21:05:38
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
come up with something that somehow reconciles the negative and the positive aspects of this most ancient and powerful of symbols...

Can't be done IMO, not until the negative is many centuries old.

Broken cross....

We took a piece
Of your cross of peace
And made it less
SS

The Basques have had this for centuries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_cross

Also, the basic form of the swastika is a universal symbol. I've seen a variation on the theme on the back of a modern Colombian coin. I take your point Nigel, though, and I like your little poem!

Andy

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nigelswift Oct 2, 2006 21:33:02
Replying to ryaner

But is that one, or just coincidentally like one?

The "Camunian rose" motifs include one http://www.rupestre.net/tracce/FARINA.html
.... which is Type A, but the others are different - yet all 4 rely on the same rule, interweaving the groove alternately - yet only one is a swastika, due to the "weaving" being slightly different. So did it sort of accidentally happen?

The Swastika Stone is a dead ringer for Type A so that also IMHO looks more like a "chance" swastika than a designed one (does this make sense?)