1.1.2.5 Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon (Grey Wolf 38-51)
- Grandfather Sun
- Four relatively fixed points of North, South, East, West
- Marked by by solstices and equinoxes
- Fall between the 20th and 22nd of March, June, September, December
- Polarities influence each other as wheel turns
- Opposing forces balance, seek harmony
- East Wind
- Springtime; place of birth and new beginnings
- Direction of spirit; represented by Eagle
- Spring months of February 11 to May 10; equinox March 21
- Time of the infant; dawn; stone is amber
- South Wind
- Summertime; time of rapid growth and expansion
- Time to build and consolidate; represented by humble Mouse
- Summer months of May 11 to August 10; solstice July 21
- Time of the child; midday; stone is garnet
- West Wind
- Fall; time of harvesting and giving; time of darkness
- Always light in the darkness; represented by the Thunderbird
- Fall months of August 11 to November 10; equinox Sep 21
- Time of the adult; dusk; stone is snowflake obsidian
- North Wind
- Winter; time of holding and keeping
- Time of wisdom-keepers; Totem is the white giant Waziya
- Winter months of November 11 to February 10; solstice Dec 21
- Time of elder; sometime between dusk and dawn; stone is milky quartz
- Grandmother Moon
- While solar structure is more or less fixed, moon's rotation is fluid throughout cycles
- Moon has 28-day cycle
- Power weakest at new moon waxing or increasing to peak at full moon
- Power then wanes or decreases to next new moon
- New moon is influenced by previous full moon as well as next full moon
- Birth at a cusp when one sign is changing to next shares influence of both
- Four Winds influence moon's character throughout cycle of sun
- Grandmother Moon's twelve months and four faces
- Twelve months used to represent cycles of earthweb
- Begin on eleventh day of month, end on 10th day of the following month
- Thirteen moons do occur throughout the year
- Thirteenth is the Blue Moon
- Spring Moons ~ February 11 to May 10
- East Wind; Spring Equinox in center
- Strong Winds Moon, Fast Waterflow Moon, Planting Moon
- Summer Moons ~ May 11 to August 10
- South Wind; Summer Solstice in center
- Flowering Moon, Drying-Up Moon, Hot Winds Moon
- Fall Moons ~ August 11 to November 10
- West Wind; Fall Equinox in center
- Hunters Moon, Ripening Moon, Harvest Moon
- Winter Moons ~ November 11 to February 10
- North Wind; Winter Solstice in center
- Popping Treees Moon, Hard Freeze Moon, Deep Snows Moon
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~ | ~ Sacred Altar ~ | ~ East ~ | ~ South ~ | ~ West ~ | ~ North ~ | ~
Inner Circle: Owl ~ | ~ Cougar ~ | ~ Hawk ~ | ~ Coyote ~ | ~ Wolf ~ | ~ Bear ~ | ~ Raven ~ | ~
Outer Circle: Snow Goose ~ | ~ Otter ~ | ~ Cougar ~ | ~ Hawk ~ | ~ Beaver ~ | ~ Deer ~ | ~
~ | ~ Flicker ~ | ~ Sturgeon ~ | ~ Bear ~ | ~ Raven ~ | ~ Snake ~ | ~ Elk ~ | ~ Blue ~ | ~
- Medicine Wheels
- Native American Medicine Wheel
- Roy Wilson's Combined Wheel
- Grey Wolf's Earthweb
- Other Medicine Wheels
- The Four Directions and Paths
- The Twelve Earthly Moons
- Native American Links
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Created 2/10/2002. by EMC, Updated 4/10/2005.
"Prayer Wheel"
- While solar structure is more or less fixed, moon's rotation is fluid throughout cycles