tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2032905968327198910..comments2024-03-28T19:45:08.560-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Historical sleeve insignia of the 45th infantry divisionMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55988980515653633532014-03-05T23:27:16.223-06:002014-03-05T23:27:16.223-06:00This was a most auspicious find (although the web ...This was a most auspicious find (although the web is a cornucopia of them admittedly), as I've been working a number of years on the Repossession of the Swastika, starting when I spotted a gigantic one on the prow of an Indian freighter docked in Vancouver harbor back in 1975.<br /><br />Guru Swastika, an artist living in Cranbrook, BC, has tattoed his body with swastikas and issued several books on the history of the symbol.<br /><br />Here in Indonesia it's commonly found in Balinese Hindu architecture and design. Drives ignorant tourists crazy.<br /><br />Jose Arguelles considered it a squared-off spiral in his excellent book on that subject.<br /><br />I think it's a mandala of rectitude and will be championed long after Mr. Hilter and his motley gang of thieving magpies are forgotten. (Charlie Chaplin even accused him of stealing his moustache). <br /><br />Keep up the good work. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583682962471804273noreply@blogger.com