The cross, like the circle and the line, is one of the oldest symbols in human history. It could be seen in cave paintings of many ancient civilizations. The cross has many variations to its form, a split cross is one of them.
Inside the quiet hotel, the LED tv had been switched off. Gu Jun used a black marker to trace out the symbol on A4 paper. In his semi-illusory state, it was this symbol that he saw. He was sure of that. The experience halted due to a pounding headache. During his study into occultism, he did look through some literature on the philosophy of symbols before. The current academia had no consensus on the meaning of these ancient symbols. They might be nothing more than the prehistoric man's artistic expression.