Indeed, the assertion goes something like this : "The swastika was
originally a wonderful, holy symbol for people all around the world.
The swastika was usually turned to the right, sun-wise, to symbolize
good luck. Then the Nazis came and exploited it, turning it
backwards to symbolize hate and destruction as a magical means to
world conquest. Ever since, the swastika has meant evil to people all
around the world, regardless of direction, so now we have to get back
at the Nazis by writing endless articles in New Age journals and
websites, exposing them for what they really were." And this nonsense
has been echoing from website to website, on and on, to such an
extent that it makes the InterNet sound like a virtual parrots'
brothel.
In this context, it is pleasant to hear someone point out that "The
problem is not whether sun-wise indicates good or bad luck, (it is
definitely good) but rather which swastika direction is to be
considered sun-wise", observe that both versions of the swastikas
could be found in National Socialist symbolism, and notice
that ",contrary to the assertions of the New Agers, the Nazi way
(that is, the direction of the swastika chosen as the emblem of the
NSDAP) is the sun-wise, right-hand way!", to conclude : "The Nazi
swastika direction is identical to the ancient sun-wise direction.
(Proved by association with positive mythical characters and context,
as seen on a preponderance of archeological artifacts). This is
directly opposite the current liberal interpretation."
To realise this, one only needs to look at the NSDAP's swastika. It's
as simple as that. It is rather worrying, and yet not surprising, to
note that millions of people are ready to swear that it is actually
an anti-clockwise one. Worrying for them.
As for the hypothesis according to which the choice of the Hitlerian
swastika derived from the relations between Gurdjieff and Haushofer,
it seems to be unfounded nonsense. However, Evola does not endorse
it. He repeats it, without expressing an opinion on it.
--- In
evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "Rowan Berkeley"
<rowan_berkeley@y...> wrote:
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> "The hypothesis goes that it derived from the relations between
Gurdjieff and Karl Haushofer, the founder
> of 'geopolitics', who was an important character in the Third
Reich ; that's the one which was advanced
> by Evola in 'Il Signor Gurdjeff' "(in 'Roma', 16 April 1972).
>
> -- This seems like a clear case of Evola repeating unfounded
nonsense. I would also classify any argument
> that the swastika with arms pointing anticlockwise is 'good' and
that with arms pointing clockwise is
> 'bad' as trash.
>
http://www.jrbooksonline.com/HTML-docs/The_Backwards_Swastika.htm
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