From Encyclopædia Britannica:
The swastika as a symbol of prosperity and good fortune is widely distributed throughout the ancient and modern world. The word is derived from the Sanskrit svastika, meaning “conducive to well-being.”
Simply, it's a symbol I've seen in some fascinating places.
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It is said that Sauvastika is the term used when the arms are bent to the left and when they are bent to the right the term Svastika is used.
There is a difference of opinion as to whether the meaning changes depending upon the way the arms of the symbol bend. Evil to the left and health and harmony to the right.
The symbol has been used by many cultures though and it is a shame that the symbol of how the sun travels across the skies should have been used by an evil organisation in Europe, become banned in Germany and be viewed with hatred by so many people.
A symbol with a very interesting and varied history!
As an aside I never realised that George Eliot had visited Jersey!
