Why are there 4 directions? Because we have a left and a right, a front and a behind. These are the 4 basic ways we use to orient ourselves, to know where we are. This is the foundation of the Medicine Wheel - a philosophy and a symbolism that is as profound and intricate as you like, yet rooted in everyday experience. And who is it that we are? We are made of what the world is made of. It comes to us very concretely as Sun, as Rain, as Soil and as Wind. Or Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I call them Initiation, Emotional Awakening, Incarnation and Perspective. The Directions and the Elements interweave according to which Wheel you are using. Between them they tell you who you are and where to go.
This is the beauty of indigenous ways. They are rooted not in abstract concepts, or belief in the divinity of historical figures, but in immediate, concrete experience. They therefore provide the most reliable foundation from which to live.
During the Covid lockdowns I wrote a book on the Medicine Wheel. Buy it, leave a rating on Amazon, and I will give you a free astrology reading 😀
