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The Zia sun symbol is the sun with four sets of four rays radiating out. The Zia Pueblo Indians revered the number 4 as embodied in the earth, for the following reasons:
1. The four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter;
2. The four parts of the day: sunrise, noon, evening, and night;
3. The four parts of life on earth: childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age; and
4. The four directions: north, east, west, and south.
Everything is bound together in a circle of life and love, without beginning and without end. The Zia Pueblo believe all of us have four sacred obligations:
1. Develop a strong body;
2. Develop a clear mind;
3. Develop a pure spirit; and
4. Develop a devotion to the welfare of his people.
Dale Richard Powers, the CEO and founder of Zia Planning Systems, was born on 4/4.
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