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What is Medicine?

Native American "Medicine" is not the same as the modern medicine that we think of today. It is not a pill or a procedure or anything else that can be used to improve one's physical health. When Native Americans refer to "Medicine", they are referring to the vital power or force that is inherent in Nature itself, and to the personal power within oneself which can enable one to become more whole or complete.

Medicine = Energy = Power = Knowledge

Medicine Wheel

In some Native American cultures, the Medicine Wheel is a metaphor for a variety of spiritual concepts. A Medicine Wheel may also be a stone monument that illustrates this metaphor. Historically, the monuments were constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground oriented to the four directions.

What is the significance of the medicine wheel?

Native American traditions were not based on a fixed set of beliefs or an interpretation of sacred writings, but on the knowledge of the rhythm of life which they received through the observation of Nature. What they observed is that there are no straight lines in Nature. All of Nature expresses itself in circular patterns. This can be seen in something as small and simple as a bird's nest as well as in things much greater such as the cycle of the seasons or the cycle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Therefore, to Native American peoples, the circle or wheel represents Wakan-Tanka ("the Great Everything" or Universe) and also one's own space or personal universe.

Sun Bear Vision

Beginning late 1970 Sun Bear was given the Vision. In his vision, he saw a hilltop bare of trees. He saw a circle of rock that came out like a spoke of a wheel. Inside the large circle was a smaller circle he knew was the sacred circle. At the center was the Buffalo skull, the skull of the Grandmother.

He looked in the four directions: East, South, West, North. At first, it looked like animals coming. Then he saw that they were people wearing headdresses and costumes to honor the animal kingdom. They moved into the circle in a Sun wise direction and made a complete circle before being seated at their place on the Wheel.

This is just a small piece of his vision.

Sun Bear lived Aug 1929-1992. He has many books available:

Dancing with the Wheel, and Walking in Balance are just two of them.

The Medicine Wheel is an important tool for these times. By learning about the Wheel, we learn about the universe. “When enough people on the planet are walking on that path, then we will have a better world”

“This I have Spoken” Sun Bear 1990

Kelly’s Vision Back To Our Roots

In my vision I can see all the people of the earth coming together; seeing the importance of having Balance and Harmony on Earth, building a place where all people can come learn about the Medicine Wheel and the ways of the Native people.

I have always had a strong connection to the Native American ways. Now it is time for me to go forward with the things I have learned over the last 20 years.

In experiencing the Medicine Wheel people can find Balance and Harmony, a place to connect with earth to walk among the trees like you never have before and to feel the animals, plants, and minerals that Mother Earth provides for us.

This is where I believe we need to be.

A little about me. I have spent most of my life searching for a spiritual connection. In 2006 I started doing a therapy called Myofascial Release, not knowing how this would affect my journey. Now I have my own business and it has been 12 years; Main Body Works. Over the years I have learned a lot about my life: knowing that God has led me in the direction I am going giving me the gift of healing. Now I understand how all the pieces fit together.

The Native People have a very strong connection to Creator (God, Lord, Father, Spirit). The one that gave us this wonderful planet that we live on. If you look at all the pieces: trees, plants, animals, water, air, sun, and moon, there is a very strong connection to us. I have read, this is very important to the Native People and their lives.

The Medicine Wheel is only one way that they showed Creator their appreciation. Native People call this ceremony. They dance, sing and pray; yes, pray. For the Native People having ceremony gives them peace and harmony and balance. When they would take the life of an animal, they would give thanks to the animal for giving their life to feed their family, as well as the plants, water, earth, sun, and air they breathed. To me, this is a very important thing. In life, we have become so unappreciative and out of balanced we are not teaching our children. My vision is to make a place people from our planet can come and experience the Creator and the ways of the earth. This place is very real.

Main Body Works