NAUI OLIN

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.

 
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