Lesson 4b Medicine Wheel Notes

Lesson 4               Medicine Wheel Notes

Using Medicine Wheel for Divination and Finding Totems

Animal Placement chart

East        1.  Crow

                2.  Owl – Warrior

                3.  Raven

                4.  Humming bird

                5.  Eagle – Spirit Keeper

South    6.  Fox

                7.  Ant

                8.  Butterfly

                9.  Spider – Warrior

                10.  Snake – Spirit Keeper

West     11.  Skunk

                12.  Frog

                13.  Otter

                14.  Turtle

                15.  Rabbit – Spirit Keeper

North    16.  Stag

                17.  Mouse – Spirit Keeper

                18.  Beaver

                19.  Wolf – Warrior

                20.  Squirrel

Cross Quarters

                21.  NE  Dragonfly

                22.  SE  Hawk

                23.  SW  Raccon

                24.  NW  Bear

Center  25.  Star Nation

                26.  Plant Nation

                27.  Cosmic Waters Nation

                28.  Stone Nation

                29.  Center, Above, Below

How to preform Divination

Need:  Stones, Paper and Pen

Questions:  What medicine was in my life (past)

                      What medicine is in my life (present)

                     What medicine will be in my life (future)

Place medicine wheel on the table

Place animal stones in there correct positions

Burn incense for focus and clearing

Ask each question.  Bring yourself back to that time in your life and what your felt.  Then select a stone that represents that particular time period in your life.  Write it down on paper

1.       Bring yourself back to the time of birth-puberty.  Think early childhood to puberty.  As you are thinking of this time in your life select one stone.  Which stone closest represents that time in your life.  Write it down and place stone back on board.

2.       Puberty – young adulthood.  Independence.  What did you experience, what were your hopes and dreams?  Then select a stone.  Write it down and replace the stone on the board.

3.       Adult-retirement.  Consider what you feel and experience and what you expect.  Now select a stone.  Write it down and replace it on the board.

4.       If a woman – Consider Crone stage-death.  Select a stone.  Write it down and replace it on the board.

5.       If a man- Consider Sage stage-death.  Select a stone.  Write it down and replace it on the board.

6.       Think about NOW- Select 2 stones ( called walk along stones or go along stones)  Write them down and replace them on the board.

Tell your seeker what each animal represents, the colors and the position of the stones.  Give the seeker the note sheet to take home.