It is a habit of some people to wear jewelry with symbols that they do not fully understand. While this can be excused for a teenager wearing a giant pentacle and thinking it refers to the Devil, but adults who adorn themselves in mysterious symbolism run the risk of looking foolish. This is also true with those who wear a Native American cross necklace, having done no research in order to understand what it means.
The attributes of symbolism can vary a great deal from tribe to tribe, so a full study of this is called for so that the wearer can speak intelligently on the matter. The origins of this symbol appear to have come from the ancient Mound Builders, also known as the Mississippian tribes of Midwestern America. Modern tribes still have elements of these Mississippian people in their culture, and they still use this symbol in their rituals, although different groups utilize it in various ways.
The ancestors of this land were a deeply spiritual group of people, and they created artwork and symbolism for ritualistic purposes. They incorporated various symbols into each other in order to expand the meanings attributed to their cave paintings. This incorporation of symbols to show meaning is the origin of what we would now call an alphabet, and these natives were one of the first societies to develop a written language.
To the Mound Builders, this symbol represented the division between dimensions, also known as the Four Worlds. These were the upper world, or Heaven, the underworld where the dead live, and the world of physical reality. Their artwork often depicted crossing lines within a circle, containing another circle within which was meant to show where these dimensions intersect, in the center.
The Celts used a very similar symbol in their artwork, often connecting realms with their Celtic knots. The meaning to the Celts was very similar to some of the tribes in that it was depicting the cardinal points as well as the four elements. The elemental connection is a symbolism which was sacred to most all ancient human societies.
Many people know this symbol as the Medicine Wheel, which is frequently seen in modern artwork. The term Medicine Wheel was given by the settlers who came to the Americas from Europe, and was not a term used by the Natives at all. The wheel is often seen with four separate colors which vary greatly among differing tribes and family clans.
As with many circle symbols, it often represents perfection, or infinity. Each arm of the wheel has a separate corresponding color, which is variable, but when the colors are utilized it represents a Swastika. The circle itself is meant to be viewed as a sphere, and regarded as floating in space rather than being a fixed object.
The meanings and spiritual attributes vary greatly from tribe to tribe. However, anyone can utilize this symbolism for their own spiritual purposes. When one wears such an adornment, it would show great respect to have their piece represent four attributes that they choose for themselves.
The attributes of symbolism can vary a great deal from tribe to tribe, so a full study of this is called for so that the wearer can speak intelligently on the matter. The origins of this symbol appear to have come from the ancient Mound Builders, also known as the Mississippian tribes of Midwestern America. Modern tribes still have elements of these Mississippian people in their culture, and they still use this symbol in their rituals, although different groups utilize it in various ways.
The ancestors of this land were a deeply spiritual group of people, and they created artwork and symbolism for ritualistic purposes. They incorporated various symbols into each other in order to expand the meanings attributed to their cave paintings. This incorporation of symbols to show meaning is the origin of what we would now call an alphabet, and these natives were one of the first societies to develop a written language.
To the Mound Builders, this symbol represented the division between dimensions, also known as the Four Worlds. These were the upper world, or Heaven, the underworld where the dead live, and the world of physical reality. Their artwork often depicted crossing lines within a circle, containing another circle within which was meant to show where these dimensions intersect, in the center.
The Celts used a very similar symbol in their artwork, often connecting realms with their Celtic knots. The meaning to the Celts was very similar to some of the tribes in that it was depicting the cardinal points as well as the four elements. The elemental connection is a symbolism which was sacred to most all ancient human societies.
Many people know this symbol as the Medicine Wheel, which is frequently seen in modern artwork. The term Medicine Wheel was given by the settlers who came to the Americas from Europe, and was not a term used by the Natives at all. The wheel is often seen with four separate colors which vary greatly among differing tribes and family clans.
As with many circle symbols, it often represents perfection, or infinity. Each arm of the wheel has a separate corresponding color, which is variable, but when the colors are utilized it represents a Swastika. The circle itself is meant to be viewed as a sphere, and regarded as floating in space rather than being a fixed object.
The meanings and spiritual attributes vary greatly from tribe to tribe. However, anyone can utilize this symbolism for their own spiritual purposes. When one wears such an adornment, it would show great respect to have their piece represent four attributes that they choose for themselves.
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