2.2 South - red, yellow, white, or green

• Yellow and red = suns warmth in the South; Summer, power to grow
• White = glare, sun at zenith, see greatest distance
• Green = grow from Mother Earth, all plant life
  • From Grandfather Sun at zenith, highest point in sky
  • Penetrates with extra life giving forces

2.2.1 Medicine Wheels

2.2.1.1 Wilson's Medicine Wheel (Wilson MW 45-50)

• Bear or Man Totem
  • Ezekiel and John see Man; Amerindians see Bear
  • "Mitakoye Oyisin" = we are all related (Lakota Sioux)
    • Adam's relationship with the animals
  • Ancient legend, two-leggeds and four-leggeds could go back and forth at will
    • Creator made it no longer possible because of arguing with each other
    • Bear clan two-leggeds are leaders
    • When skinned, hides of bear and man appear the same/similar
• Door of Service
  • Bear - "warrior, leader, healer"
  • Beaver - "industrious one"
  • Ant - "builder, carriage of heavy loads"
  • Squirrel - "gatherer"
• Moons of the South
  • Strong Sun Moon, June 21 - July 22
  • Ripe Berries Moon, July 23 - August 22
  • Harvest Moon, August 23 - September 22
• Summer Solstice - longest day is on June 21, after which the sun "dies"

2.2.1.2 Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel

• Shawnodese, Spirit Keeper of the South
  • Season is Summer
  • Time of day is Midday
  • Animal association is Coyote
  • Colors are green and yellow
• Moons of the South
  • Strong Sun Moon, June 21 - July 22
  • Ripe Berries Moon, July 23 - August 22
  • Harvest Moon, August 23 - September 22

2.2.2 Correlations for South

• 2.2.2.1 Direction of Green or Growth, Development, Creativity

  • Summer sun much higher than winter sun
  • The higher Grandfather Sun is in the sky, the more he penetrates Mother Earth
    • She becomes pregnant and gives birth (plants, growth)
    • Green grass sprouts, flowers bud, fruit trees blossom
    • Creativity and productivity
  • Growth and development in youth as well as about generosity
  • Its extreme warmth - passions, emotions, joy, anger
    • Love, compassion, kindness, the heart, loyalty, gracefulness
    • Sensitivity to the feelings of others
  • Goal setting and determination

• 2.2.2.2 Spirit-Who-Sees-Far

  • Two traditional Native American worshipers
    • One a hunter - "Great Spirit, help me to see my game at a great distance today"
      • Similar to Christian praying to do well on a job
      • Physical need: feeding, clothing, families
    • Second may be tribe's holy man, a spiritual leader
      • "Great Spirit, help me to see into the future... that I may warn or predict..."
      • Prophecy to see the brotherhood of humans, ie Plmouth Rock, Jamestown, etc.

• 2.2.2.3 The Age of Bronze of Humankind

  • Middle East, c. 6,000-1,200 BCE; Europe c. 2000-500BCE
  • The Great Mother, the Green Man, the Farmer and the Citizen

• 2.2.2.4 Of the Bear or Man Totem for the South

  • Bear Clan: warrior, medicine, or leadership clan
    • Medicine power - healer, protector (warrior), leader
    • Great Spirit - Holy essence is all these to its family on earth
    • Become healers, leaders, protectors
    • Respect elders, look to them for wisdom and leadership
    • Even a child elder to a younger child needs to learn leadership responsibilities
  • Humans need to be sensitive to responsibilities
    • Allow Great Spirit to use medicine powers through us in healing
    • Physical, mental, social, or spiritual
    • Do we try to defend ourselves more than others?
    • Square away shoulders, lift head high, allow potential for leadership to grow

• 2.2.2.6 From the Cycle Teachings (Wilson MW 65-99)

  • Youth of the Life Cycle
  • Summer of the Annual Cycle
  • The White Race (Europeans)
  • Fire of the Elements
  • Four-leggeds of Things that Breathe
  • Sun above the Earth
  • Stems of Green Things
  • Month in Divisions of Time
  • Month in Lunar Cycle

• 2.2.2.7 from the Sets of Four

  • Matthew of the Gospels
  • Experience of John Wesley's Quadrilateral test
  • The Via Creativa of Matthew Fox's Four Paths:
    • Path Three, Befriending Creativity, Befriending Our Divine
  • Red Horse of the Apocalypse
    • Rider given a great sword; takes peace from earth so men slay one another
  • Mental Area of Life
  • Western Linear Philosophies, dealing with body, physical sensation
  • "The flowers that grow in the lane" - third leaf in four-leaf clover
  • Red of Petra's Coloring Song:
    • Red is the color of the blood that flowed down the face of One who loved us so
    • He's the perfect Man, he's the Lord's own Son
    • He's the Son of Love that calmed the storm
    • That can give us life, that can make us grow, that can make the love between us flow
  • The Karma of the Four Philosophies of India: sensual delight, pleasure

2.2.3 Symbology of the Animals of the South (Wilson VFEM)

• 2.2.3.1 Bear (Wilson VFEM 20)

  • The most powerful of all animals; power is the key word; they are careful and quiet
  • Bark, growl, whine and woof; live in dens, holes, caves, or under fallen trees
  • Female lines her den with leaves or grass; male does not line his den
  • Omivorous; only animal more curious is a raccoon
  • Mothers are affectionate with cubs, but will literally spank them
  • Males do not take part in raising young
  • Can do many things humans do, as walk on two legs, climb trees, spear fish, etc.
  • Native American legends speak of them as the head of the council (of animals)
  
  

• 2.2.3.2 Beaver (Wilson VFEM 21)

  • Builds dams and series of locks controlling flow of water from one dam to next
  • Only animal outside of man that can alter its environment drastically
  • Land mammal, spends much time in water; can remain in water 15 minutes or longer
  • Only animal that never stops growing; mates for life
  • Female kicks male out of the den when kits born, allows back in when convenient
  • Has high-crowned large teeth that can replace themselves
  • Large, flat tail serves as a rubber and balancer
  • Front hands very nimble, can turn branches enabling it to eat bark, carry mud/leaves
  • Rear paws large and webbed, allowing it to acquire amazing swimming speed
  
  

  2.2.3.3 Ant (Wilson VFEM 19)

  • Carries loads many times its own weight; belongs to well-organized community
  • Warriors, breeders, farmers, livestock herders, parents
  • Workers, builders, slave-drivers, raiders
  • Ant people can carry extra heavy loads whatever area of endeavor
  • Good members of any team they are working for benefit of community endeavors
  • Theirs is medicine power of patience
  
  

• 2.2.3.4 Squirrel (Wilson VFEM 38)

  • Gatherer and storer of nuts and seeds; plans ahead for winter
  • Playful and fun-loving
  • Squirrel people are great for networking and resourcing; also fun-loving
  • Have medicine power of gathering and storing in times of need; are dependable

2.2.4 Other Associations

• Native American Associations:
  • Wilson: Bear, Summer
  • Sun Bear: Shawnodese, Coyote

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