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NAUI OLIN
REPRESENTS THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT OF
NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE SACRED FOUR
DIRECTIONS. NAUI OLLIN COMES
FROM NAUI-FOUR
AND OLLIN-MOVEMENT.
THE SUN, SEEN IN THE CENTER OF THE GLYPH, FOLLOWS THIS
CYCLE, CREATING THE FOUR SEASONS.
THE FOUR MARKERS OF THE SOLAR YEAR
ARE THE VERNAL EQUINOX, SUMMER SOLSTICE, AUTUMNAL EQUINOX,
AND WINTER SOLSTICE. THE NAUI OLLIN SYMBOL IS USED IN MANY
GLYPHS AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT IN AZTECA/MEXIKA COSMOLOGY.
THE HUMAN BODY
IS ALSO A MANIFESTATION OF NAUI OLLIN, WITH FOUR LIMBS. THERE
ARE ALSO FOUR PHASES OF THE MOON.
THE NAUI OLLIN GLYPH CAN ALSO BE FOUND AS A SYMBOL FOR PAPALOTL,
OR BUTTERFLY. |