Un Poco de Historia… The Ojo de Dios (God's eye) is a ritual tool, magical object and cultural symbol. For the Huichol peoples of northwestern Mexico, The God's Eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown. The four points represent the elemental processes earth, fire, air, and water. (Sort of like on that TV show, Avatar, right?)Huichol Mexicoelemental processesearthfireairwater The Ojo de Dios, or God's Eye, is a simple or complex weaving made across two or more sticks and is thought to have originated with the Huichol Indians of Jalisco, Mexico. The Huichol call their God's eyes Sikuli, which means "the power to see and understand things unknown." When a child is born, the central eye is woven by the father, then one eye is added for every year of the child's life until the child reaches the age of five.JaliscoSikuli

Start like this by just doing a simple criss-cross in the middle. This will hold your two sticks in place.

This shows how the wrapping part works, but it’s much easier than it looks!

This is what it should look like once you get started. (The back looks different from the front, though.)

This one is made with a multi-colored yarn, but it shows what the back looks like. You can see how each stick is wrapped.

This one is beautiful! It’s made with all purple yarn. See how the front looks different from the back?

Look at this! You can use regular sticks that you find outside, and even decorate the ends with extra tassles!

Here’s one made with many colors! Just tie on a new color with a very tight knot, and clip off the loose ends. Then, keep wrapping!

This one has four colors and a loop at the top so that you can hang it!

If you’re feeling creative and have extra time, you can even make a “doubler”!

Feeling a little crazy? Try three sticks instead of two!