God's eye

Woven stick decoration

A God's eye is a craft object made by weaving yarn around crossed sticks, creating a diamond or rhombus pattern radiating from the center.

The design originates from Mexican and Central American folk art, where it held spiritual significance.

Now it's commonly made as a children's craft project: We made God's eyes at summer camp.

symbolic

all-seeing

Perceiving everything at once

surveillance · watching · observing · awareness · oversight · perception · witness · panopticon · icon · emblem

craft

weaving

Interlacing strands into fabric

weft · thread · loom · sticks · knotting · colorful · geometric · pattern · handmade · wool

architectural

oculus

Round architectural opening

cupola · atrium · rotunda · ceiling · cathedral · light well

spiritual

protection

Guarding against harm

devotion · offering · ritual · talisman · amulet · faith · meditation · vision · watchfulness · guardian

Opposites
craft construction method

God's eyeknitting

Loop-based textile making

crocheting · sewing · crochet · embroidery · needlepoint

spiritual symbolism

God's eyeevil eye

Harm-dealing gaze, supposedly

hex sign · voodoo doll · jinx

visual/surveillance metaphor

God's eyeblind spot

Area of blocked perception

ignorance · darkness · obscurity · invisibility · concealment

Family

God, gods, godly, godlike, godliness, goddess, godhood, godhead, eye

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