Crystal Grids for Healing

The Medicine Wheel is a symbol that incorporates the four directions. Its spokes point east, south, west, and north. The four quarters are colored red, yellow, black, and white representing the races of man, the seasons, and the stages of life from childhood to old age. The circle is the earth, the moon and the planets. It is the circle of life and all creation. The simplicity of the symbol is profound. It is four directions. One could divide the world into 8 points of a compass, 360 degrees, or an infinite number of directions, but four is perfect. We humans KNOW four directions. We see forward, but not back, and facing forward we have two sides. Four directions are part of our biology and our psychology. They are archetypes of the highest order. As such they are powerful carriers of symbolic meaning. Native American traditions may vary somewhat in the terms they use to describe the meaning of the four directions, but the sources of the meaning are the same. East is where the sun rises. The eastern spirit of sun or fire brings warmth and light. It is the place of beginnings. Its light brings wisdom. It is the power of knowledge. South is the sun at its highest point. It is the direction from where warm winds blow. South is the spirit of earth, the power of life. It represents peace and renewal. West is the spirit of water. It is the direction from which darkness comes. It is the power of change, the place of dreams, introspection and the unknown. The west signifies purity and strength. North is the spirit of wind. The cold wind blows from the north. It is the power of wisdom. Here we take time to reflect on what we began in the east, in the morning, in our youth.

By Guest Blogger: Sonya Julie www.SonyaJulie.com This present time is perfect for honoring ourselves through the act of self-care, and not just the materialistic kind that you might read about in a pop-culture magazine.

It's happened to you that in the search of information about the medicine wheel, you come across different ways to understand it, and don't know which one to apply to your spiritual practice ?Don't worry, I was in that position when I discovered this powerful symbol which was presented to me in one...

All the space surrounding each of us is sacred. The Medicine Wheel is a symbol for the wheel of life, which is forever evolving and bringing new lessons and truths to those of us who are walking the path of life.

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There is no set number of spokes for a medicine wheel to have although there are usually 28, the same number of days in a lunar cycle.

  Wisdom of the Medicine wheel   I have been lucky. Many kind Native Americans took me under their wing and taught me how to find peace. At the Mall I went to the so-call Native American store. A Middle Eastern man tried to sell me a Chinese made items.