The Mississippian culture was based on warfare, which was represented by an array of emblems, motifs and symbols. The Mississippian Native Americans were the last of the mound-building cultures of North America in the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States. The most ancient Native American Indian symbols, like the Swastika symbol, came from the Mississippian culture which was established in 1000AD and continued to 1550AD onward. The Swastika Symbol - Mississippian culture The broken cross symbol or the Swastika, is commonly known as the 'whirling log' to many Native Indians, though the literal meaning in the Navajo language 'that which revolves'. The swastika symbol and shape is clearly evident in this depiction by the Mound Builders. The third image depicts the full image of the Feathered Serpent symbol where the right angles are depicted as gentle curves and the entire symbol is slightly slanted. To Native American Indians, the swastika is a symbol of the sun, the four directions, and the four seasons. The Meaning of the Broken Cross Symbol to the Native Americans - the Swastika There are many examples of this particular type of Swastika symbols. The swastika is a broken cross symbol, a type of Cross in the Circle - Solar Cross Symbol, with arms bent at right angles, suggesting a whirling or turning motion. The Mound Builders associated great mystical value to the swastika and the sacred rites, myths and symbols of the Mississippians play a role in the beliefs of many Native American tribes. There is evidence that the Swastika symbol featured in the ancient Mississippian culture of the Mound Builders in North America. The Swastika symbol and the Mississippian culture of the Mound Builders

The true meaning of the swastika and its symbolism has probably been destroyed forever but the symbol belonged to ancient cultures long before the terrible events of the 20th century.

The events leading to WW2 destroyed the original meaning of the swastika and completely reversed its original meaning from peace and life to war and death.

The ancient Swastika was adopted as a symbol of the Nazi Party of Germany in 1920 who used it as a symbol of the Aryan race. The following picture of a Navajo Sand Painting provides and authentic illustration of the Yei spirits with the central cross displaying the features of the swastika symbol. It represented the revolving sun, fire or life. The swastika is one of the most ancient of all symbols and used as a symbol for peace, life and good luck. 'Swasti' means well-being of one and all and 'ka' means symbol. The word 'swastika' derives from an Asian Indian Sanskrit word, in which the meaning of the swastika stands for universal welfare.

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