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Ray, the swastika is a petroglyph made well before the Third Reich came into being. As Jim pointed out, it is a common symbol with native people. The Hopi use the symbol to represent their migration story. The Navajo (Dineh) use in it healing ceremonies. It is a very common symbol in Asia as well--commonly as a representation of the four rivers of the world emanating from the central mountain of the world. You will find Buddhist temples in Japan use this. They also have in on their maps to denote a temple rather than neo-NAZI groups.Lovely, Will - I love the rock tones in this entire series of yours. But it's a shame about the swastika (?) grafitti in the middle. Or were you deliberately centering on it to show how incongruous it is?
Ray
Will & Jim, many thanks for this information! It's so much more than a mere photography forumRay, the swastika is a petroglyph made well before the Third Reich came into being. As Jim pointed out, it is a common symbol with native people. The Hopi use the symbol to represent their migration story. The Navajo (Dineh) use in it healing ceremonies. It is a very common symbol in Asia as well--commonly as a representation of the four rivers of the world emanating from the central mountain of the world. You will find Buddhist temples in Japan use this. They also have in on their maps to denote a temple rather than neo-NAZI groups.