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Mario Garza | Symbolic Studies: The Polar System, Circumambulation Rituals, & Portals to the Heavens
Center Symbolism and the North Star as the Point of Origin
Center symbolism is identified as the point of emanation and return for all things, correlating the symbolic center of Earth with the North Star. Ancient cultures mirrored this celestial center by building circular villages and homes with central totems or fires. Geometrically, the center is the supreme point of pivot, representing both a micro-dot and the macro-totality of the cosmos.