Sacred Circle

A contemporary string figure created by a Native American faithkeeper. Sacred Circles, Mandalas, Medicine Wheels: all are symbols of wholeness and the infinite. To Native Americans, a Sacred Circle represents the togetherness of people who sit around a campfire. It symbolizes the sun, the moon, and the paths they travel in the sky. It reminds us that the seasons and life itself are never ending cycles.

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Written Instructions

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Step 6 - If necessary, position the loops on 5 so that the transverse ("straight across") 5f string is a lower string.

Reverse Navajo the loops on L5 (pass R1 and R2 down through the upper L5 loop; grasp transverse L5f and draw it up through the upper L5 loop; release both L5 loops and place the string you are holding on L5 to form a new single loop).

Likewise, Reverse Navajo the loops on R5.

Extend.