Man In The Maze Cushion

Life and Choice, depicted in this common symbol, “the-man-in-the-maze” was originally created as an illustration of an emergence story by the Tohono o’odham or Papago Indians of the Central Valley in Arizona. The little man is named “U’ki’ut’l” in their language. It has been adopted by other people because it is significant of life’s cycles and eternal motion and also of the choices we are confronted with. The right choices lead us to a point of harmony with all things, no matter how hard or long the road taken. Among the paths are two Ye’ii Spirits Ye’ii Spirit, is a depiction of an irit considered by the to be a go-between between man and the creator. Ye’iis control natural forces in and on the earth, such as day and night, rain, wind, sun, etc.