This knowledge may happen in ceremony, visions, or dreams and other. A person can develop their own Medicine Wheel that has their own Animal/Spirit Helpers. One must also remember that the Medicine Wheel is exceptionally individual. The differences as mentioned are extremely wide. No one Medicine Wheel works for all Native Americans. However, the Alligator that may represent in a sector among the South East Nations did not have any representation among the Plains Tribes as it was not among them. For example, the Buffalo used for some of the Plains Tribes Medicine Wheel does not have any representation among the Medicine Wheel of the deep South East as that animal was rare among them. These also differ greatly from nation to nation and varies vastly also due to geographical location. The four points as well as the four sectors may also have animal, plant and celestial representations. The Heavenly Beings: Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars The Four Trials of Man: Success, Defeat, Peace, War The Four Races of Man: Red, Yellow, Black, White The Four Elements of Life: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind The Four Times of Day: Sunrise, Noon, Sunset, Midnight The Four Stages of Life: Birth, Youth, Adult, Death The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter The Four Directions: East, South, West, North The part points as well as the four sectors have been attributed to representing the following: Like color, which point and which sector represents what can be debated and broadly contested instead of discussed and understood from one person to another. The point at which the lines cross in the middle is extensively accepted as Center. It should be stressed that this is not the same from Nation to Nation and there can be some representation that is very secret. This can range from representing the Sun, Moon, Earth, and the Stars to representing concepts of life, continuity, consciousness, energy, and so much more. There can many reasons behind the meaning of the circle itself among Nations. As well known the circle represents perfection as well as infinites since the circle has no beginning or end. It is widely accepted that the Medicine Wheel is a symbol of life and specifically the Circle of Life. So the four colors of Red, White, Black and Yellow are not set in stone as being for just one People. Yet some other Nations have used Green in lieu of Black. Some Nations use, Blue in wake of Black, others have Purple instead of Black. While it is true that the most common colors of the Medicine Wheel in Native America are Red, Yellow Black and White, these are not the absolute colors for all Native American Nations. Thus creating other points for directions up and down and of course perfect center.Ĭolor Explanation and Color Placement on the Medicine Wheel can vary based on various customs by: Nations, Tribe, Clan, Band, Family and Individual. The Medicine Wheel must be thought of as floating in space and its cardinal points as well as other points that cannot be seen create a perfect sphere. The lines separate the circle into four equal sector parts. The second aspect of the Native American Medicine Wheel are the two intersecting lines that create a cross in the middle of the circle. This is one absolute not only in Native America for sacred hoops but also for most cultures that have some kind of Circle of Life symbol. The main characteristic design of the Native American Medicine Wheel is the most basic yet most perfect form – the circle. For some this has often been lost and “Medicine Wheel” is the common used phrase. This is protected among some Native American Nations and therefore will not be discussed here. What the symbol has been called in Native America depends on the language of each particular Nation. It is of course of European and American origin. The term “Medicine Wheel” is not a Native American expression.
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