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Hunab Ku

July 23, 2010 | Posted in Jewelry

Hunab Ku, when translated literally to English, means “Only God” or “One God.” The earliest references pointing to Hunab Ku as the only Supreme Being may be found in the 16th century Diccionario de Motul, although Hunab Ku also appears later on at the Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. The Mayan Civilization believed Hunab …

Sri Yantra

July 23, 2010 | Posted in Jewelry

Looking at the Sri Yantra might compel you to compare it to an ancient version of the popular Magic Eye pictures, visual illusions that, if looked at properly, can magically appear as three-dimensional pictures. But the Sri Yantra dates thousands of years even before the advent of three-dimensional technology. Yantra, the second word, is a …

Eye of Horus Symbol

July 23, 2010 | Posted in Jewelry

Most people are familiar with the Eye of Horus, a symbol consisting of an eye from which two lines, one straight and one curved, extends from it. Taken from the ancient Egyptians, the Eye of Horus was formerly called Wadjet or Udjat (from the ancient Egyptian goddess), the Eye of the Moon and later, the …