Zia Sun pendant - 14 carat gold

Size 25 x 28 mm (incl. pendant eye 25 x 32 mm).

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Zia Indians of New Mexico regard the Sun as a sacred symbol, and four is the sacred number of Zia.
These are found in the four points ahead from the circle.
The four stand for:

the four points of the compass (north, south, east and west);
the four seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter);
the four periods of the day (morning, afternoon, evening and night);
the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle years and old age),

The Zia philosophy believes that everything is interconnected in an eternal circle of life and love, a great brotherhood of all things. The Zia also believe that man has four sacred obligations, namely to create:

1  a strong body
2  a clear mind
3  a pure spirit
4  devotion to the welfare of his people

The general symbolism is that of a cross, an ancient symbol of balance between heaven and earth. In the middle of the circle, the symbol of infinity. The circle creates a central point, our center, our core, our strength, our essence. From this centered place we are able to reach out and communicate.