For the past few days I have been going throw my yarn and threads bin and started making God's eye crafts. It started as a present I wanted to make for friend of mine and developed into exploring the endless possibilities of this fun craft.
בימים האחרונים עברתי על סלסלת החוטים והצמר שלי במטרה להכין עין אינדיאנית-מכונה באנגלית עין האלוהים- עבור חברה. יצירת העין התפתחה ליצירת הרבה יותר מעין אחת, ולבדיקה וניסיונות בחוטים שונים וחרוזים
God's eye
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For Eye of God, see Eye of God (disambiguation).
A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a spiritual object. The Ojo de Dios (Eye of God in Spanish) is woven with yarn and wood, often with several colors. The weaving of an Ojo de Dios is an ancient contemplative and spiritual practice for many indigenous peoples in the Americas[citation needed], and beliefs surrounding them vary with location and history. Some people believe they were originally part of the sophisticated religion of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples.[citation needed]
In many of the Pueblos of New Mexico (U.S.) Ojos de Dios have traditionally been created for celebration or blessing, presented as a gift or designed to bless a home.[citation needed] Often they reflect a confidence in all-seeing Providence. The spiritual eye has the power to see and understand things unknown to the physical eye. During Spanish colonial times in New Mexico, from the 16th to the 19th centuries, Ojos de Dios were placed where people worked, or where they walked along a trail (Mager, 2012).
Traditional Ojos de Dios are frequently woven in solitude, as part of an extended meditation or prayer. In other settings, their construction is one aspect of longstanding communal engagement and connection. For centuries, young people in the mountains of New Mexico have made Ojos de Dios in learning circles(wisdom circles) with their elders.[citation needed] In other parts of the 'New World' they were used as ritual objects or for rites of passage
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