Ojibwe Indian stone medicine wheel
Key to stone medicine wheel:
- Creator - Center of life, the Medicine Wheel itself.
- Earth Mother - Gives us our home, and lives.
- Father Sun - Warms life, source of energy and light.
- Grandmother Moon - Guides dreams and visions.
- Turtle Clan - The element of earth. Growth and life.
- Frog Clan - The element of water. Cleansing.
- Thunderbird Clan - The element of fire. Energy.
- Butterfly Clan - The element of air. Transformation.
- The North - Knowledge and wisdom.
- The East - Daybreak, Illumination. Spirit.
- The South - Youth and innocence. Emotion.
- The West - Introspection, Looks within.
- Snow Goose – Direction.
- Otter - Balanced female energy.
- Cougar - Leadership without insisting.
- Red Hawk - Observant. Messengers of the Gods.
- Beaver - Builder and do-er.
- Deer - Power and gentleness.
- Flicker – Music.
- Sturgeon - Moving through life, swimming.
- Brown Bear - Sweetness of truth.
- Raven - Keeper of Sacred law.
- Snake - Power of creation. Transmutation.
- Elk - Stamina. To go the distance.
- Cleansing - To make clean. Purify
- Renewal - To begin again.
- Purity - Clean and innocent.
- Clarity - Unclouded. Free from darkness.
- Love - To delight in a higher state of appreciation.
- Wisdom - Knowledge and sense. Intelligence and foresight.
- Illumination - To enlighten. Cast light upon.
- Growth - To become. To change from one state to another. To advance.
- Trust - To place confidence in the reliance on the integrity and friendship of another.
- Experience - Knowledge and understanding
- Introspection - To look inside.
- Strength - Power and vigor of mind.
Courtesy Cedar Tree Institute, Marquette, Michigan