Also called the fylfot cross, it is a symbol from ancient heraldry. The fylfot is shaped like the swastika, but was in use long before it became a symbol of Nazism. The symbol was adopted and adapted by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and used in their first degree initiation. The symbol was divided into squares, each with an astrological or elemental symbol. The Golden Dawn used it 40–50 years before it was adopted by the Nazis.