Native American Medicine Wheel
East
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2.1 East - Yellow or Red - Summer - Sunrise
- both yellow and red refer to the rising sun
- whence springs light; sun rises to light world; morning star gives men wisdom
2.1.1 Medicine Wheels
2.1.1.1 Wilson's Medicine Wheel
- Ox or Buffalo
- The "giver" or giveaway animal; all is used, every part; sacrificial
- Sacramental Door
- Ox/buffalo ("giver"), turkey ("giveaway eagle")
- Turtle ("turtle island"), owl ("for better perception")
- Moons of the East (Spring)
- Budding Trees Moon, March 21-April 19
- Frogs Return Moon, April 20-May 20
- Corn Planting Moon, May 21-June 20
- Spring Equinox - where day and night are equal - March 21
2.1.1.2 Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel
- Wabun, Spirit Keeper of the East
- Season is Spring
- Daily time is Dawn
- Animal Association is Eagle
- Colors are red and gold
- Moons of the East (Spring)
- Budding Trees Moon, March 21-April 19
- Frogs Return Moon, April 20-May 20
- Corn Planting Moon, May 21-June 20
2.1.1.3 Earth Signs (Grey Wolf 4-7, 39-40)
- Power of the East Wind
- Season is Spring, Spring Equinox is March 21
- Daily cycle is sunrise, the power of Light
- The time of new beginnings, the power of enlightenment
- Human cycle is birth and infancy, the power of dependency
- Animal Totem is Eagle; Stone Totem is Amber
- Color depends on the individual
- Moons of the East (Spring)
- Strong Winds Moon, February 11-March 10
- Fast Waterflow Moon, March 11-April 10
- Planting Moon, April 11-May 10
- The Power of Light
- All Things are Reflected
- The Power of the Eagle
- The Power of Dependency
2.1.4 Other Associations
- Native American Associations:
- Wilson: Buffalo, Spring
- Sun Bear: Wabun, Eagle
2.1.7 Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel (Sun Bear MWEA 137-141)
- The power of illumination and wisdom
- Season of Wabun is spring
- Earth awakening from the sleep of winter
- New life which has been preparing itself in the womb of Earth burst forth
- Daily time of Wabun is the dawn
- Life awakens from sleep of night
- In human life, the time of Wabun is youth
- The time of awakening to things both within and outside
- When people are capable of illuminating others by the purity of their energy
2.1.7.1 Spring
- In spring everything is new and fresh
- Earth comes alive in all directions
- Plants break through the earth
- Cover previously blank landscape with brilliant displays of color
- Rocks Gleamwith new light as the ice goes
- Their changed surfaces are exposed to the mild sun
- Animals begin to give birth to their young
- Begin to scamper all voer the countryside
- Search for fresh plants of spring for food to help them grow
- Air is alive as insect people hatch
- Begin to fly about their business
- Sing songs the Great Spirit has taught them
- With all the new life upon her, Earth Mother is illuminated
- All life shows the wisdom that allows it to continue
2.1.7.2 Dawn
- So it is with each dawn when the sun climbs above the horizon
- Illuminates the landscape of whatever season it is
- Sun causes all of the children of earth to awaken
- To get up to greet the new day with its fresh promise
- The old ones say that the sun gives a special wisdom
- To those humans who get up to greet its first rays
- At the dawning, it is the time to take the knowledge of the spirit
- Received in sleep and turn it outward
- To guide your steps through the new day that has come
2.1.7.3 Youth
- Youth is the time when everything is fresh and new
- When humans can see the universe in a raindrop
- And spend hours looking at teh beauty of a blad of grass
- Watch an infant stare at a tree and you'll know the power of Wabun
- Take a toddler for a walk through the woods and you'll see even more
- The eyes of the young are not covered with the cynical blinders
- That make many miss the little beauties of life
- Coming as they do, from the infinite land of the stars
- They still retain more of the wisdom that the Great Spirit imparts to all
- As they begin their journey on the Earth Mother
- In their wisdom, they don't know the limitations of time
- They don't feel the threat of death
- To them, each moment is as fresh as the first sunbeam touching a drop of dew
- Youth is the time of experiencing everything as a first
- It is a time of swimming in the stream of pure energy
- Unhampered by the limitations of age, or of fears
- It is the time when vision is expanded, like that of the eagle
- When people see as if from a high place
2.1.7.4 Power of Wabun
- The power of Wabun is straightforward
- It is the power of illumination possible for all of earth's children
- If they do not block it from coming
- It is the power of enlightenment that comes when we know our proper place in the universe
- Our unity with all of our relations
- And the love that has powered the Creation from its beginnings
- It is the power of the morning glory opening its petals to the rays of the sun
- It is the power of the mist riding from the river
- Revealing the clear water beneath
- It is the power of the birds singing to the dawn
- It is the power of the sun's first rays coming over the horizon
2.1.7.5 Golden Eagle
- The animal associated with the East is the eagle
- The highest flying of the winged creatures
- Because of his ability to fly so high
- The eagle is as close to the sky's realm of the spirit
- As any of earth's children can be
- For this reason the old ones always used the feathers of the eagle
- When they made prayers that they wished the Great Spirit to hear
- They used eagle feathers in their prayer markers and in their headdresses
- They prayed that the eagle woudl help them send their prayers to the spirit
- They prayed that the eagle would help them to see clearly as he does
- So they could have illumination and wisdom
- The eagle of Wabun is the golden eagle
- Whose feathers are the color of the rising sun
2.1.7.6 Red and Gold
- The colors of Wabun are the red and gold of the rising sun
- Red is the color of vital energy
- Gold is the color of illumination, wisdom and enlightenment
2.1.7.7 Moons of the East
- The Budding Trees Moon, The Frogs Return Moon and The Cornplanting Moon
- Those born under these moons
- And those passing through these places as they travel around the wheel
- They will have the strengths of Wabun, the power of the East
- The people of the moons of Wabun represent the fresh energy of the spring
- Which works miracles on the face of the earth
- The people of these totems usually use their powers to work with things of the earth
- Rather than in the realms above
- The earth is one of their proper places
- And their energy is necessary to make changes on this planet
- However these folks have the ability to reach to the realms beyond those of earth
- In a natural and intuitive way
- And to bring the lessons of these realms into the work that they are doing here
- The people associated with Wabun have wisdom
- And the possibility of bringing enlightenment to themselves and those they touch
- To work well with the other realms, they need to learn to control their vital energy
- So it does not overwhelm them or those around them
- This can be a difficult lesson for them
- their energy is so vibrant that it sometimes tends to have a life of its own
- When their energies are not controlled
- They will find it difficult to work with others
- Their direct earth energy can seem so aggressive that it puts others in a defensive position
- When this happens, it can block the exchange of human energies
- So necessary for the unfoldment of the people associated with Wabun
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Inner Circle:
Owl ~ | ~ Cougar
~ | ~ Hawk ~ | ~ Coyote
~ | ~ Wolf ~ | ~ Bear
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Outer Circle:
Snow Goose ~ | ~
Otter ~ | ~
Cougar ~ | ~
Hawk ~ | ~
Beaver ~ | ~
Deer ~ | ~
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Sturgeon ~ | ~
Bear ~ | ~
Raven ~ | ~
Snake ~ | ~
Elk ~ | ~
Blue ~ | ~
