East - beginnings, purity, family, innocence,
amazement of Life
South - youth - passions of life, friendships, self-control
West - adulthood - solitude, stillness, going inside oneself, reflection
North - Place of the Ancient Ones who have gone over - place of wisdom
above - freedom of mind, body, spirit below
- nurturing, mother, life
Luther Standing Bear, Oglala
I'LL THINK OF YOU' WILL
YOU THINK OF ME TOO?
We cannot all sit on the same side of the Fire. A
Council Fire forms a circle, not a line or a square.
When we move to the side we still sit at the Fire with
our Brothers and Sisters, but as we move away
from one we move toward another. The circle, like the Dream Hoop, brings us
ever back to where we started. Any time words
of respect and love are spoken they will return as given. A harsh
word runs forever in the circle, eventually vanishing
from the wear against itself. Love settles within
the Circle, embracing it and
thereby lasting forever, turning within itself.
The Medicine Wheel is the
circle of life [sometimes called the Scared Hoop]
starting with birth and continuing throughout our
lives until death, when we have gone full circle. The
Medicine wheel has four Directions, each
direction offering it's own lessons, color, and animal guide. There are two
paths shown which cross in the center, at which
point for me is the heart. For when you work from your heart, you can reach
all directions. The path from East to West is the path
of spirits, [the Blue Road] the path from South
to North is our physical Walk [the Red Road].
I'LL DREAM OF YOU,
WILL YOU DREAM OF ME Too.
music by Lis miserable