Pas's gammadion and the voided cross

Jon Capps · 22 Jan 2007, 21:45 · from 2007-January.txt.gz

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From: jon at joncapps.net (Jon Capps)
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:45:29 -0500
Subject: (urth) Pas's gammadion and the voided cross
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aramini1 at cox.net wrote:

> However, the gammadions could very well bisect a point that would resemble a slash through the cross.  Uggh.

I seriously doubt Wolfe intended the voided cross to be interpreted as 
one with a slash through it.  See:

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/voided.html

which says: [The Voided Cross] is simply a heraldic term for when only 
the edge of the cross is traced. It can be any shape or form of cross.

So, a voided cross is just the outline of a cross, which can be 
approximated quite closely with four gammas.

jon

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