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

2.2.1.3 Earth Signs (Grey Wolf 8-11, 40-41)

• Power of the South Wind
  • Season is Summer, Summer Solstice is June 21
  • Daily cycle is Noon, the time of rapid activity
  • The time of growth, the power of innocence and trust
  • Human cycle is childhood, the power of curiosity
  • Animal Totem is Mouse; Stone Totem is Garnet
  • Color is Red
• Moons of the South (Summer)
  • Flowering Moon, May 11-June 10
  • Drying-Up Moon, June 11-July 10
  • Hot Winds Moon, July 11-August 10
• The Power of Curiosity
• Mouse-Thought - ability to learn
• Innocence and Trust

2.2.4 Other Associations

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

2.2.7 Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel (Sun Bear MWEA 141-144)

• The power of Shawnodese, the Spirit Keeper of the South
  • Is the power of growth and trust
• The season of Shawnodese is the summer
  • When all the earth's children grow rapidly, coming to maturity
  • Trusting in the wisdom of the earth that allows them to grow rapidly and mature properly
• The time of day of Shawnodese is midday
  • When the warmth of the sun has helped the buds of dawn to open to the blossoms of the day
• In human terms the time of Shawnodese is the time of adulthood
  • When both the internal and external seeds of youth begin to rapidly grow and blossom
  • Particular purposes of life begin to become clear

• 2.2.7.1 Summertime

  • In the summertime the promises of the spring are fulfilled
    • The plants that began to bud come to full blossom and bear their fruit
    • The rocks that glistened with the new sun of spring glow
      • As they take in the warmth of the summer sun
    • The young animals grow rapidly as they eat from the abundance of the plant kingdom
  • All things in nature grow in both body and mind
    • As they mature and take in the wisdom of the living, breathing earth

• 2.2.7.2 Midday

  • At midday the lessons of the spirit received during sleep are put into action
    • As people make plans and their directin for the day grows and takes shape
  • This is the time of testing wisdom by bringnig it into physical being
    • And helping it to grow
    • Sometimes the original directin is correct
    • Sometimes it must change
    • To know, the idea must first become an external reality

• 2.2.7.3 Adulthood

  • In human life young adult years are those of testing and searching
    • When many people try all of the many things that seem to be their calling
    • When they experiment with the ideas that came to the in their youth
  • These are the years when people try growing in all directions that seem possible to them
    • Gradually putting aside those that feel less than right
  • These are the magic years when nothing seems irreversible
    • Even mistakes are beneficial as long as they are the result of a sincere effort
  • These are the years that test and mold
    • Preparing people to be strong in those things that they were born to do

• 2.2.7.4 Power of Shawnodese

  • The power of Shawnodese is neither as paradoxical as the power of Waboose
    • Nor as straightforward as the power of Wabun
  • It is the power of growing rapidly while learning to trust feelings and intuitions
  • It is the power of maturing
  • It is the power of the corn trusting
    • That its early growth brought enough wisdom from the earth
    • That it cross-pollinated with the correct species
      • To bring forth good, healthy kernels
      • That will be of help to all who partake of it
  • It is the power that brings humans together to form new life
    • Which they too, hope will be healthy, happy and able to bring joy
  • It is the power that directs corn pollen to the proper silk
    • And directs the man or woman to the proper mate
  • It is the primal power that guides all of the earth's children to mate
    • So that the growth they have experienced can continued
    • Even when their season of rapid growth has passed

• 2.2.7.5 Coyote

  • The animal associated with Shawnodese is the coyote
  • To Native people the coyote is the trickster
    • The one who can force folks to learn even when they don't want to
  • By his tricks coyote forces his relations to grow
    • By being tricked and then learning necessary lessons
    • Earth's children learn to trust in life and in the lessons it brings
  • Being as stubborn as most of earth's children are
    • Tricks are often necessary for growth
  • People become comfortable as they are
    • Don't wish to experience the pain that rapid growth sometimes brings
  • At such times of power of Shawnodese, the coyote is need to help people grow
    • And continue to learn the lessons that they were placed on earth to learn
  • The coyote of Shownodese has a yellow coat, the color of the midday sun
    • Mottled with the brown of the sumemr earth

• 2.2.7.6 Green and Yellow

  • The colors of Shawnodese are the green of the plants rapidly growing
    • And the yellow of the summer sun giving them heat and light so they can grow
  • Green is the color of growth, trust, healing and restoring energy
  • Yellow is the color of intelligence, mental receptivity and natural wisdom

• 2.2.7.7 Moons of the South

  • The Strong Sun Moon, The Ripe Berries Moon, and The Harvest Moon
  • People of these moons are ones with the capacity for rapid growth
    • On all levels, once they have firmly put their foundations into the earth
  • These folks must have their earth energies firmly grounded
    • And connected with a good direction
    • Before they are able to reach out for the things of the spirit
  • The people of Shawnodese must learn to trust their intuition
    • While they are dealing witht he energies of the earth
    • It is this that will direct them to the places
      • Where they can apply their energy and their power
    • They must allow their intuition to help them to mature
      • So that they will be able to follow the path they should
    • They must bear their fruit on the earth
      • Before they can allow their energies to reach out to the things beyonf earth
      • If they don't, they risk misusing their spiritual energies
        • By applying them to earth things for personal gains
      • Such use will keep them from being able to develop further
  • People of these moons are loving, friendly, gregarious folks
    • Who usually touch many others with their energies, their knowledge and their love
    • As long as this touching comes fromt eh good energy of their hearts
      • It will bring good to them and those around them