stars of ceremony
... The stars have a special importance because not only do they portray path that Tayo must follow, but also the circle in which life is always traveling. ... As Tayo discovers the mysteries that the stars enfold, he also comes to terms with his own place in the circles that the universe makes. On page 95, Silko talks about Tayo comparing the lives of people on earth to the movement of the stars: “Everywhere he looked, he saw a world made of stories, the long ago, time immemorial stories, as old Grandma called them. It was a world alive, always changing and moving; and if you knew where to look, you could see it, sometimes almost imperceptible, like the motion of the stars across the sky. ... Once he can see clearly through all the debris left by the white men to clutter the ideas and ideals of the Indians, Tayo can complete his journey, his ceremony, and finally be at peace with himself and the world around him. On page 247 Tayo encounters this revelation: “But he saw the constellation in the north sky, and the fourth star was directly above him; the pattern of the ceremony was in the stars, and the constellation formed a map of the mountains in the directions he had gone for the ceremony.