Blood of the Pure - Synopsis

Blood of the Pure - Synopsis

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Blood of the Pure - Chapter Three - Swastika

Swastika

The swastika is a type of solar cross, with arms bent at right angles, suggesting a whirling or turning motion.

The name Swastika is derived from the Sanskrit language, from "su," meaning "good," and "vasti"," meaning "being" (meaning well being). In India, it is used as a fertility and good luck charm.

The right turning Indian swastika symbolizes the sun and positive energy, and is most commonly associated with the deity Ganesh, a God of prosperity and wealth. Some Indians regard an anti-clockwise swastika as an opposing, dark force- a symbol of the godess Kali. Together, the two can be regarded as symbolically similar to the Yin-Yang symbol of Taoism, or the two Pillars of Kabbalah.

The swastika is also known for its uses in heraldry as the tetraskelion, the fylfot cross (fylfot meaning 'four feet,' a term used in european heraldry), the cross gammadion (because it resembles four greek letter 'gammas.'), and the hakenkreutz (German, hooked cross).

The swastika used in Buddhist art and scripture is known as a Manji, and represents Dharma, universal harmony, and the balance of opposites. When facing left, it is the Omote (front) Manji, representing love and mercy. Facing right, it represents strength and intelligence, and is called the Ura (rear facing) Omoje. Balanced Manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures.

In pre-Christian Pagan Europe, the swastika was generally a solar symbol, but in many cases, its use dates so far back in history that its original meaning is obscured. In Baltic regions, the swastika is sometimes called the "thunder cross," and is associated with the Thunder God Perkons (Perkunis).

Blood of the Pure - Chapter Two - Triquetra

Triquetra 

The Triquetra is a tripartate symbol composed of three interlocked Vesica Pisces, marking the intersection of three circles.

It is most commonly a symbol of the Holy Trinity (Father, son, Holy spirit) used by the Celtic Christian Church, sometimes stylized as three interlaced fish.

However the Triqueta symbol predates Christianity as Celtic symbol of the Goddess, and in the North, a symbol of the god Odin, where triplicities were common symbols.

As the Christians are concerned this is a perfect representation of the concept of "three in one" integrated in Christian trinity beliefs. It also incorporates another popular Christian symbol, the fish, in its original form of the Vesica Pisces. It is sometimes enclosed within a circle to emphasize the unity aspect.

In Wiccan and Neopagan believes, the Triqueta symbolizes the triple aspected goddess (maid, mother, and crone). Some Christians have protested this "appropriation" of the symbol...however, ironically enough, the original Christian fish symbol was derived from an early symbol of the Goddess Venus.

The Triquetra is also considered to represent the triplicities of mind, body, and Soul, as well as the three domains of Earth according to Celtic legend- Earth, Sea, and Sky.

Evangelical tract writers and conspiracy theorists like to label the triquetra a 'satanic' symbol, claiming it is a 'stylized' 666, an allusion to the 'number of the beast' in the Book of Revelation. This, however, is incorrect since the triquetra of interlaced fishes is one of the very earliest of Christian symbols, predating the crucifix by hundreds of years. The purported 'satanic' meaning of the symbol is a modern evangelical interpolation.