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Central and South America
Kokopelli
Native American Symbols
U.S. History Images.
ushistoryimages.com/native-american-symbols.shtm
Animal Symbolism in Art
In ancient Greek myth it was a bird of Athena which represented the renewal of life.
In the Bible it was a dove released from the Ark by Noah which returned with
an olive branch to show that the Biblical flood was over.
www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/animals.htm
Cherokee Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide
Each picture of a Cherokee letter is followed by its romanization, a comma,
and the key to which that letter is mapped in a font.
www.atypical.net/CherTabl.html
Honoring the Animal Spirits
In the Native American tradition, man communicated with the Creator through
interaction with nature; the birds, the forest, the animals.
Many chose or were given symbolic "power animals" whose strength or character reflected the human character
traits of the individuals claiming the "power" of that specific animal.
www.powersource.com/gallery/objects/
Indian Symbols
Click on a symbol for a larger image with description. Indian Symbols, Fetishes, Kachinas,
Story Tellers, Wedding Vases, Fetish Pots.
www.indiansummer.com/symbol.htm
Kiva's American Indian Symbol Dictionary
A listing of common symbols used in American Southwestern Indian arts and their typical cultural meanings.
www.kivatrading.com/symbol1.htm
Louisiana Indian Symbols
Decorative designs showing variations in symbols - circle, cross swastika, triskel, steps, spiral and scallops.
www.eatel.net/~wahya/symbols.html
Mohawk Symbolism
Some people take creation stories literally.
They believe that everything in them is the factual truth.
When creation stories are taken literally, a great conflict
of ideas and images are expressed between the stories of different peoples.
When creation stories are taken symbolically, it is clear to see that
there is a lot of similarity between people, from nation to nation.
www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/7gen/symbol-e.html
Northern Native American Symbols
4 Ages, Eagle Feathers, Morning Stars, Arrow, Enclosure for Ceremonial Dances, Mountain Range, Arrowhead, Fence, Paths Crossing,
Bear Track, Gila Monster, Peace, Big Mountain, Headdress, Rain Clouds, Bird, Hogan, Raindrop-Rain, Butterfly, Horse,
Rattlesnake Jaw, Cactus, and more.
www.geocities.com/ctesibos/symbols/native-american.html
Sacred Symbols and their Meanings
Sacred symbols have sustained Turtle Island's Indigenous for thousands of years. They offer health and
healing and when used correctly and in the spirit of the Old Ones.
www.shannonthunderbird.com/symbols_and_meanings.htm
Sacred Symbols of Mu
The Lotus was the first flower to beautify the earth.
Being the first flower and Mu the land where man first appeared on earth,
Mu and the Lotus were naturally symbolic synonyms.
www.sacred-texts.com/atl/ssm/ssm09.htm
Spiritual Interpretation of Star Nation Symbols by Standing Elk
Universal Law of Free Will, Spiritual Freedom of Humanity, Universal Change of Unci Maka (the Earth ),
Four Stages of Physical / Emotional / Mental / Spiritual Growth of the Man and Woman, Spirit of All Creation,
Strength, Happiness and Health, and more.
www.v-j-enterprises.com/sksymbs.html
Symbols of Indigenous People
Symbols of the American Indian tell mysterious stories of old cultures and give life and
understanding to the study of those simple,
yet complex people who lived in balance
with nature and communicated their beliefs, dreams, and reality in symbols.
www.manataka.org/page29.html
What Does this Indian Symbol Mean?
Visitors to the Southwest are often intrigued by the variety and aesthetic appeal of the design elements
used in Native American arts and crafts.
www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa040.shtml
Zia Pueblo Sun Symbol - about.com
"Zia" means sun, and is also the name of the symbol.
altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefszia.htm
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Central and South America
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Ancient Mesoamerican Writing
The symbolism and iconography of writing systems found throughout the ancient world are fascinating,
but none more than those that evolved in ancient Mesoamerica.
pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/ancwrite-old.html
Aztec Calendar Stone
The most precious relic of Pre-Columbian culture in Mexico is the Aztec Calendar Stone.
This immense object of basaltic porphyry measures thirteen feet in diameter and weighs twenty-four tons.
It is a living link with Mexico's fascinating past, a blend of Aztec science and mythology.
www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sunrise/21-71-2/am-arana.htm
Glyphs, Early Belize History
The history of Mesoamerica begins well before
Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492.
www.ambergriscaye.com/earlyhistory/glyphs.html
The Huichol of Mexico
The Huichol of Mexico, Their Culture, Symbolism and Art -
a feature section in Mexico Connect - Mexico's monthly ezine.
www.mexconnect.com/mex_/huichol/huicholindex.html
Introduction to Precolumbian Symbology
Ancient men have disappeared, but not their eternal gods: Quetzalcoatl, Kukulkan, Viracocha, who still live with us,
and shape a large part of the history of our American countries and (although we do not notice it) our own history.
www.geocities.com/indoamerica/sacred01.htm
Sacred Cosmology - Precolumbian Mesoamerican Symbolism
Mayan Glyphs
The Mayan Epigraphic Database Project.
www3.iath.virginia.edu/med/docs/_catalog.html
Mayan Symbolism - Abstract Symbol Links in Ancient America
An Exploration of How Symbols, Astronomy, and Architecture Collided in Ancient American Civilizations.
www.spiritone.com/~brucem/may_a.htm
Kokopelli - Trickster God
Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player
who is worshipped by many Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States.
www.crystalinks.com/kokopelli.html
The Anasazi & Kokopelli
Kokopelli is a figure commonly found in petroglyphs and pottery throughout the southwest.
raysweb.net/canyonlands/pages/anasazi.html
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