Medicine Wheels are used as ceremonial and wisdom teaching tools…
The Medicine Wheel are traditional cultural and spiritual symbols of the some Native Peoples of North America. Because it is used as both a cosmological and practical wisdom, its meaning and appointments can be fluid and flexible depending ion the context in which it is being used. The Wheel is sometimes used to represent different aspect of the self, such as emotional/physical/spiritual/and community for example. It is somehow used to illustrate a cycle, such as moving through planting seasons, the Lunar Cycles, or a learning process.
The Medicine when is powerful as a teaching tool, easily adapted to illustrate and differentiate different aspects on the same wheel.
Most well-know in traditional native american teachings is this interpretation below, including each crossing or point as one of the scared 4-Directions, and moving round in a clock-wise direction: East, South, West and North that are considered Gatekeeps and always invoked in every ceremony as space holders. In each direction are wisdom keepers. Animal Guardians who bring spiritual teachings for the People and the sacred elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water that represent the aspects of our physical world and have specific properties.
Giving yourself or a loved one personal, custom, handmade Medicine Wheel Jewelry is a beautiful, gentle way to invoke the wisdom and protection of this ancient power symbol and spiritual teaching tool. I love to design medicine wheel jewelry with turquoise and other earthy gemstones to honor the ancient ways of our Native American friends and spiritual family. And I thank them and their ancestors for sharing the sacred teachings as they are able.
4 Directions
