Native American Medicine Wheel
Wolf
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3.5 Wolf - "Leader" or "Guide Messenger"
- Confession, Onyx, Silvery Blue
3.5.1 Wolf Messenger Associations
3.5.1.1 Wolf - Spirit Messenger Who Leads, Who Guides (Wilson MW 106-107)
- Pathfinder and protector
- Spirit messenger who leads, guides us in way we should go
- If comes in vision quest, gives sense of direction in life
- Continues guidance throughout life
- Blaze trail for others rather than create rut of another's trail
- Reminds us that we are members of Great Spirit's family
- Keeps us sensitive, aware of "mitakoye oyasin" (We are all related)
3.5.1.2 Stone Medicine: Onyx (Wilson VFEM 16)
- A term applied to a banded marble, and also agate
- From Greek word meaning fingernail
- Originally used to mean agate with sharply contrasting bands of color
- Comes in colors of black and white, green and white, red and white, ...
- Brown and white is known as sardonyx
- Onyx is strong and hard and takes a high polish
- Widely used in the carving of cameos and intaglios
- Onyx people have gifts and talents
- Allow them to be able to see both sides of an argument or debate
- Great intercessors, protecting people on both sides of the issue
- Are pathfinders, and are able to bring both sides of issues together
- In such a way as to give everyone new concepts and ideas
3.5.1.3 Color: Silvery Blue
3.5.1.4 Animal Totem: Wolf (Wilson VFEM 39-40)
- A pathfinder and protector
- They are family oriented and hierarchal, dominant wolf taking complete control
- Wolf people have the medicine power to lead us into new paths and discoveries
- Conceptually or otherwise
- Will also protect us from the fundamentalist judgments
- That others would like to place upon us
- Will come to your aid and take a dominant role in protecting you
- If you are under attack from others
- Enjoy working within the framework of a group
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~ | ~ East
~ | ~ South
~ | ~ West
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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 ~ | ~