concentric square labyrinth pattern

One fine Sunday morning Dave and I began to get curious about a particular design - a concentric square labyrinth pattern  - that seemed to be appearing around us. There are several variations of the design and the more we looked for it, the more we saw it around the home and yard. 

So the two of us began searching online for all the reliable sources on the meaning of this specific symbol. 

The concentric square labyrinth pattern, which is known as the Greek Key symbol today, has been used for centuries by many ancient cultures including the Asian, Aztec, Byzantine, Etruscan, Greek, Native American, and Roman peoples to decorate buildings, art, jewelry and clothing. 

When the design appears as a straight line of interconnected Greek Keys, it known as a Meander (after an ancient river in what is now known as Turkey). 

Meanders symbolized protection and health, and the unbroken path to infinity and reproduction - and therefore it was commonly used as a building motif.

It seems many ancient cultures have used very similar symbols in a variety of ways.

To most ancient cultures, they signified:

 

• The long and difficult path to nirvana - to understanding one's self and gaining a sense of wholeness. 
  
  
• The balance between man and woman - the bonds of friendship and love.

With those meanings in mind,
the ancient Greeks and Aztecs used the symbol, with some embellishment, to represent wrestling - which was considered a highly artistic, somewhat spiritual sport at the time. In ancient Native American cultures the design represented a safe, secure, permanent space. 

The larger square symbol seen in the larger image above, are known in ancient China to signify the 4 elements, and each of those elements has a special meaning: 

• Earth (substance, connection to the journey of life and family)
• Fire (inner strength, energy and transformation)
• Air (intellect and the connection to life)
• Water (emotional release, intuition and reflection) 

After doing this research, we realized the connection between our personal beliefs, our current journey, and this ancient design. 

We found it so very extraordinary that this symbol of transformation, inner strength, reflection and emotional release was embraced around the house and property unintentionally. 

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