The swastika in India was traditionally seen as a solar symbol — a symbol of life, light, generosity and abundance. Was closely connected with the cult of the God Agni. It is mentioned in Ramayana. In the shape of a swastika was placed a wooden tool for obtaining the sacred fire.
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I covered some basics about Mdm Blavatsky, Gestalt psychology and the Theosophy movement while studying a painting by Kandinsky (I can't even remember the name of) for a major in Art History about 30 years ago but I'm certainly not an authority on the Indian Swastika so thanks for your feedback. Interesting.
My comment, is based largely on my travels, intuition and speculation from an independent artist's perspective. It intrigued me to come across variables of the Ura and Omote Manji in red, light blue, yellow and even dazzling gold leaf while travelling in parts of China and Vietnam and to also get a mix of responses when I asked locals what the iconography pertains to?
However mixed, all responses alluded to the spiritual light of a higher human consciousness that emphasises the positives of the human condition. Happiness. Prosperity. Contextual/Responsible Freedom. Cyclic/Seasonal/Balanced Industry. Independence. Truth. (n.b. the aforementioned rather common sense qualification of 'Freedom' and 'Industry' is my own bearing/interpretation on the feedback).
I may of course be wrong but my personal interpretation of Hitler's swastika rotated on its axis is (until I'm convinced otherwise), a culturally and contextually sensible representation of a 'Quickening' (i.e. spiritual but also temporal) towards these (Aryan) ideals.