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In Memory
Red Earth, our friend and Elder, dropped his robe and
passed to the Spirit World on the morning of September 22,
2004.
Cindy
(Warrior Woman) Bridges
Our friend, sister, and teacher
Feb 13, 1951 - Aug 7, 2006
You are missed by all.
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Approximately
20,000 medicine wheels existed on this continent before the
Europeans set foot on this land. The medicine wheels were
constructed and used as centers for prayer, meditation, and
ceremonies. Today we can take this ancient symbol into our own
lives, build them in our backyard, and return to a sacred space
where we can strengthen our spirit, reconnect with nature,
understand our self, and reestablish our relationship with all
creation and the Great Mystery. Medicine wheel locations become
power points, vortexes of energy and healing. 1
The medicine wheel
reminds us that the world is guided by right relationship and the
natural order, and that we must respect all living things.
Progressing in a sun wise (clockwise) motion, each stone teaches
us and affects us at some point in our life. Being near the
medicine wheel “can help bring balance to different aspects of
our being,” as we remember the following:
Each of us is deeply connected to everything
that exists; each of us is a critical part of the sacred
medicine wheel of life. The law of relationship is a natural
law, a real law that is absolutely critical to these times when
we have lost our sense of balance, our sense of connectedness
with all that is life. The medicine wheel can help you regain
some of what you have lost.
If you live life in a harmonious way, always
respecting the sacred circle and all other beings in it, every
step you take can be a ceremony that celebrates your connection
with the Creator. If you live in this way you realize you, like
the medicine wheel, are a tool of life guided by the Creator
that is within you and around you. 1
As you conduct your own
private ceremonies within your own medicine wheel, remember that
ceremony is a way to give back to creation some of the energy that
you are always receiving. Through the medicine wheel we enter into
the sacred law of relationship, and we can learn how to live in a
sacred manner, walking harmoniously with all creation.
1 Sun Bear et al. Dancing
With the Wheel: The Medicine Wheel Workboook. NY: Simon &
Schuster, 1991.
A
= Creator
1- 7 =
Foundation of all life
surrounding the Creator
1 Mother Earth
2 Father Sun
3 Grandmother Moon
4 Turtle Clan = earth element
5 Frog Clan = water element
6 Thunderbird = fire element
7 Butterfly = air element
N, E, S, W =
Spirit Keepers of the 4 Directions
8 - 20 =
13 moons in a year -
they teach us the seasons of life. |
21-23,
24-26, 27-29, 30-32 =
4
Spirit paths -
represent qualities that take us from daily life into the
sacred space of the Creator.
N
21
= Cleanising
22 = Renewal
23 = Purity
E
24
= Clarity
25 = Wisdom
26= Illumination
S
27
= Growth
28 = Trust
29 = Love
W
30
= Experience
31 = Introspection
32 = Strength |
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