Yule Gods-Eye
An amulet made for protection that uses eye symbolism to represent
the Sun is the South American God's Eye, which has its origins with
the native people of that continent.
These amulets are made from two
sticks placed across each other to form an equilateral cross. Colored
yard is then wound around them to form the body of the Eye.
By
alternating the colors of yarn the finished product looks like a
stylized eye, and its four points symbolize the four directions. The
Native South Americans used them both for decoration and as
protective talismans.
To make your own God's eye, you will need a quarter-inch dowel
available at craft and hardware stores, a pair of scissors, and a
collection of colored yarns (popsicle sticks work well too).
Cut the dowel into lengths approximately ten inches long. Holding the
dowels together at their centers so that they form and equal length
cross, begin wrapping your first yarn color around the center in
an "X" pattern to stabilize the dowels.
Now begin slowly working your design outward. Wrap the yarn
completely around one point of the dowel and then move on to the next
point.
Periodically stop and push the yarn down against the center so that
you have a tight weave. When you have wrapped the yarn within half an
inch of the dowels, stop and wrap the yarn several times tightly
around one point. You can then tie it off, leaving a loop from which
it can be hung.
God's Eyes can be made of any size, depending on how you want to use
them. Larger ones can be used for protection like a Native North
American medicine shield, and smaller ones in Yule colors make
excellent Yule tree decorations and can symbolize the return of the
Sun. If they are decorative items to honor the Sun, then your work is
done. If they are to function as protective talismans, then you
should be visualizing their purpose as you weave them and consecrate
them to their purpose later on.
Source: The Sabbats- A New Approach to Living the Old Ways
by Edain McCoy
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