In the Native American spirit animals tradition, everything in life forms a circle, the circle of life. Noticing the Sun moves in a circle, from morning to night and back again to yet another morning. From the waxing and waning of the Moon, from the full moon to the dark moon and back. The Moon too moves in a circle.
Native American Spirit Animals
Through observation of the changing seasons, Earth itself is the giant wheel. Native Americans created the Medicine Wheel as an expression of all of these life circles and cycles. The Medicine Wheel showed that everything in life was interconnected and knowing each other. Altogether forming one complete whole. The Medicine Wheel represents the whole of creation.
The Medicine Wheel And The Twelve Moons
The Native American people work with the flow of the twelve moons. Understanding the cycle of the seasons, a turn of the wheel. The twelve moons, along with the four seasons, found their place on the Medicine Wheel.
Each of these moons has its own set of animal, mineral, and plant totems (as well as others). And each of these totems possessed certain qualities that could be passed on to others. Depending on the moon under which they were born. © as channelled by psychic medium Ian Scott.
Goose Totem
Northern Hemisphere: December 22 – January 19
Southern Hemisphere: June 21 – July 21
Colour: White
Plant: Birch Tree
Elemental Clan: Turtle
Mineral: Quartz
Element: Earth
Power Direction: North
Compatible with: Beaver, Bear and Wolf
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To be an individual, a self-promoter and a thinker. To go beyond the crowd, stand out and make a difference. Learning confidence with calmness is the goose’s challenge.
Otter Totem
Northern Hemisphere: Jan 20 – February month 18
Southern Hemisphere: July month 22 – August month 22
Colour: Silver
Plant: Quaking Aspen
Elemental Clan: Butterfly
Mineral: Pure silver
Element: Air
Power Direction: North
Compatible with: Raven, Hawk, Deer
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Stay focused on what it is you’re wanting to achieve. Staying playful with a serious undertone when needed. Otters need direction and purpose otherwise they get lost on their journey. Important for this reason to nurture solid trusting friendships. read more about otter spirit animal
Wolf Totem
Northern Hemisphere: February month 19 – March month 20
Southern Hemisphere: August month 23 – September month 22
Colour: Blue-green
Plant: plantain
Elemental Clan: Frog
Mineral: Jade
Element: Water
Power Direction: North
Compatible with: Bear, Snake, Woodpecker
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Nurture the psychic within, developing your intuition. Seek out others whom you can trust, a family is made up of reliable loyal others not always blood. To learn more about the wolf animal totem see here >
Hawk Totem
Northern Hemisphere: March month 21 – April month 19
Southern Hemisphere: September month 23 – October month 22
Colour: Yellow
Plant: Dandelion
Elemental Clan: Thunder Bird
Mineral: Fire, Opal
Element: Fire
Power Direction: East
Compatible with: Salmon, Owl.
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To be aware of the whole story, not make decisions based on only reading a chapter or two. To cultivate foresight as well as insight and hindsight. Learn to create and make calculated moves towards advancing oneself in your chosen art form. To learn more about the hawk animal totem see here >
Beaver Totem
Northern Hemisphere: April 20 – May 20
Southern Hemisphere: Oct 24 – November 21
Colour: Blue
Plant: Clover
Elemental Clan: Turtle
Mineral: Jasper / Bloodstone
Element: Earth
Power Direction: East
Compatible with: Woodpecker, Bear, Goose
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To take others’ feelings and needs into account when making decisions and judgements. Concentrate on a working team environment where you’re playing the key role in keeping it together. Working unity and trust need to be the foundation of the beaver.
Deer Totem
Northern Hemisphere: May 21 – June 20
Southern Hemisphere: Nov 22 – Dec 21
Colour: White and Green
Plant: Yarrow
Elemental Clan: Butterfly
Mineral: Agate
Element: Air
Power Direction: East
Compatible with: Raven, Otter.
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Maintain compassion with yourself as well as others. Remember that helping and healing others is usually because we ourselves need help and healing. Cultivate strong healthy family relationships. To learn more about deer animal totem see here >
Woodpecker Totem
Northern Hemisphere: June month 21 – July month 21
Southern Hemisphere: December month 22 – January month 19
Colour: Pink
Plant: Wild Rose
Elemental Clan: Frog
Mineral: Rose Quartz
Element: Water
Power Direction: South
Compatible with: Snake, Wolf, Beaver
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Understanding the need and healing behind, not hanging on to things that are negative or regretful. Learning meditation to excel in work matters is important for the woodpecker. Stress needs to deal with quickly, otherwise, health-related disease sets in.
Salmon Totem
Northern Hemisphere: July 22 – August 22
Southern Hemisphere: January 20 – February 18
Colour: Red
Plant: Raspberry
Elemental Clan: Hawk
Mineral: Garnet / Carnelian
Element: Fire
Power Direction: South
Compatible with: Owl, Hawk
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Maintaining a flow of creativity and knowledge. To express oneself not through ego but personality. To reach for higher and higher goals as the ones accomplished pass.
Bear Totem
Northern Hemisphere: August 23 – September 22
Southern Hemisphere: February 19 – March 20
Colour: Purple
Plant: Violets
Elemental Clan: Turtle
Mineral: Amethyst
Element: Earth
Power Direction: South
Compatible with: Goose, Beaver
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To maintain happiness and learn to dismiss grumpiness. To avoid being stagnated and in solitude, the wise bear shares his life with and to the benefit of others. To be a family provider is important for the Bear people. To learn more about the bear animal totem see here >
Crow/Raven Totem
Northern hemisphere: September 23 – October 22
Southern hemisphere: March 21 – April 19
Colour: Brown
Plant: Ivy
Elemental Clan: Butterfly
Mineral: Jasper
Element: Air
Power Direction: West
Compatible with: Otter, Deer.
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To practise calmness and peace of mind. To journey spiritually through life with a call to help others. Remembering you’re the author of your own future and the master storyteller of your own book of life. To learn more about the crow animal totem see here >
Snake Totem
Northern Hemisphere: October 23 – November month 21
Southern Hemisphere: April 20 – May 20
Colour: Orange
Plant: Thistle
Elemental Clan: Frog Clan
Mineral: Copper / Malachite
Element: Water
Power Direction: West
Compatible with: Woodpecker, Wolf
Medicine Wheel Lesson: To heal yourself as well as others, taking into concern how you’re feeling is important. As the snake tends to do too much for others leaving no time for himself. This is a destructive cycle and balance in all of life’s corners will prepare the snake for success. To learn more about the snake animal totem see here >
Owl Totem
Northern hemisphere: November 22 – December 21
Southern hemisphere: May 21 – June 20
Colour: Black
Plant: Mistletoe
Elemental Clan: Hawk
Mineral: Obsidian
Element: Fire
Power Direction: West
Compatible with: Hawk, Salmon.
Medicine Wheel Lesson: Knowledge and education will play a big part are on owls’ decisions early in life. Use your personal power for the benefit of others. To stay on a straight and true-to-yourself path all through life. To question your real motives when trying to own or acquire something in your journeys. Learn more about the Owl animal totem>
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