This Month’s Goodies:

4 Sections of lecture

Medicine Wheel Template

 

I love these lyrics from one of our songs this month:

When I whisper, You are listening.
When I’m silent, You are near.
Every breath becomes a prayer,
When I know that Love is here.

Teach my hands to carry kindness.
Teach my eyes to truly see.
Let compassion be my language,
Let forgiveness set me free.

May my home become a blessing.
May my footsteps carry peace.
May I live each day remembering
Love is speaking constantly.

This is our sacred conversation,
Every sunrise, every star.
I was never meant to journey
Thinking You were ever far.

Every miracle begins
When I open up my heart.
Prayer is simply coming home
To the Love we’ve been from the start.

So I will listen…
I will trust…
I will answer
Love with Love.

This session of  Enchanted Living our topic is exploring the power of the Medicine Wheel.

All native cultures worked with the power of the cycle, the circle, and honoring the way each part of that cycle is important in our lives. This work with the circle can be useful for not only creating intention, but in focusing prayers and becoming a focus for meditation.

More than building a stone circle in your yard, the power of the Medicine Wheel and the activation of the 4 elements within your home and life can create the balance you are craving.

 

 

Attached is tiny template I made to help you think about constructing your own wheel. As many indigenous cultures built stone circles, the most important aspect to remember while doing this is that we are doing it is a sacred way, honoring ancient traditions. You can choose now what goal in life, or challenges you are having that you might dedicate this wheel to. Some ideas are:
  • Health or healing at physical, emotional, mental or Spiritual level
  • Project or Goal
  • Finding more balance in life
  • Gratitude
  • And many more
As we move into this phase of you using this ancient system for your own personal sacred ceremony, you might feel concept about the cultural respect needed.. This is what AI says about non-indigenous people working with Medicine Wheels:
Non-Indigenous people can respectfully engage with the Medicine Wheel (or “Sacred Circle”) as a teaching tool for personal growth, health, and balance. However, using it for ceremonies or claiming ownership is generally considered disrespectful. Because it is a sacred concept, you should approach it with cultural humility and guidance from an Indigenous Elder or Knowledge Keeper.
The Medicine Wheel is not a monolith, meaning teachings vary widely among different First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. If you are exploring or studying these traditional teachings, keep the following in mind:
  • Avoid Cultural Appropriation: Do not use, sell, or commercialize Medicine Wheel symbols (e.g., in art, tattoos, or workshops) without proper cultural context and permission.. Using the symbol without understanding its origins is widely condemned.
  • Acknowledge the Original Context: “Sacred circles” have been used by many Indigenous cultures for thousands of years to represent the interconnectedness of all living things. The specific term “Medicine Wheel” was originally used by non-Native people to describe ancient stone structures
The work of creating a Medicine Wheel, or Sacred Circle is building an intention altar, but in a much more structure, and sacred way. As we move from this month in August, we will be continuing to work with the wheel concept, and working with what part of the circle we might feel stuck in, or how the natural cycles of all things can be understood and integrated int our life for a more balanced approach.

Songs for inspiration this month!

 

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