A Post on Vilifying- Reclaim the Swasika!

This post is inspired by someone I encountered on another of those pesky social sites.


Quotes are from the website 'Reclaim the Swastika'- link at bottom of post.

I would like to explore the act of vilifying with the swastika as the case in point. Over millennia our species have created numerous symbols for as numerous purposes  We have created symbols to protect and to curse, to cause hunger and to bring harvest- for birth and for death. The swastika is not a modern symbol- it is one of these ancient symbols.

The swastika is an ancient symbol present in numerous and diverse cultures around the world, including the cultures of India, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. 

So, if it's not a Nazi symbol in itself, what did it represent originally?

The swastika has been seen as a symbol for good luck by people in both ancient and modern times... the etymology of this Sanskrit word, however, reveals a deeper meaning. When... the Sanskrit scholar and spiritual teacher, P.R. Sarkar visited Germany in 1979 he gave the following interpretation of the word:

• su - means "good"
• asti - means "to be, to exist"
• ik - means "what is in existence, and will continue to exist"
• a - denotes feminine gender

So "Swastika" means a 'good existence' that is not to be destroyed and that remains in a good condition.  
( Abridged- full text at link below)

But why would the Nazi's take a 'foreign' symbol and use it as theirs? Apart from the fascinations in the 'occult' that was rife in the upper echelons of the Nazi's maybe there is something more basic about this?

 As a species we are constantly pilfering- we share, steal and reproduce others ideas. The cross of Christianity- is said to have actually been a stake and prior to that the ankh was a symbol for birth- fertility and was actually the pictogram for life. Were these two amalgamated to give a more profound impact- the-true-origin-of-the-cross. the pagans of early Briton certainly had an equal armed cross. symbolism-of-the-equal-armed-cross The cross is a hotly debated symbol amongst differing christian denominations. Regardless of the views expressed about the origins of Christianity and wether or not you agree, Zeitgeist Movie- The Greatest Story Ever Told. Pt 1 has some interesting ideas and discusses the development of the cross.

 

The cross in any format and in any country holds power and belief. It represents life, strength, fertility and balance. The ankh, the 'crucifiction' cross, the equal armed cross and the swastika- maybe this form is just so deeply built in to our psyche that it was bound to be pilfered by someone for negative use eventually. But in all it's forms, what a shame we first think of it's one, darkest incarnation. For more information please take a look at http://reclaimtheswastika.com/