Both the crooked cross and the six pointed star are signs of balance. These designs, painted, not in chalk as I formally thought, used to be in flour, to feed insects - a Buddhist practice. Now they're just decoration at the entryway for most people, I'm told, though for some they also have other meanings, it's clear. Thursday, November 19, 2009
Signs of Balance
Both the crooked cross and the six pointed star are signs of balance. These designs, painted, not in chalk as I formally thought, used to be in flour, to feed insects - a Buddhist practice. Now they're just decoration at the entryway for most people, I'm told, though for some they also have other meanings, it's clear. 
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