As you release their energies back to their four directions, take a few deep breaths, acknowledge yourself back in the space you are in, and witness any changes in your being. Thank the serpent, jaguar, hummingbird, and eagle for their wisdom. This can be done silently or spoken aloud, but it must be intentional. When you have finished your ceremony, sacred space must be closed. Thank you for bringing me here at this time Close the Ceremony
Great Spirit- you who are known by a thousand names
May witness the beauty and abundance you offer me todayįather Sun, Grandmother Moon, to the Star nations May I take great care of you so that my children and my children’s children Place one palm on the earth and the other arm up Teach me to soar to new places, to fly wing to wing with Spirit Great visionary, remind me to lead from my pure heart Teach me about your endurance and your great joyįace the east with one arm up and the other palm open to receive May I have no enemies in this lifetime or nextįace the north with one arm up and the other palm open to receive
THE WHEEL OF LIFE REPRESENTS HOW TO
Teach me how to transform my fears into love Remind me of how to let go and shed old ways of beingįace the west with one arm up and the other palm open to receive As you face each direction, smudge or fan sage, blow scented water, or shake a rattle and say the prayer aloud.įace the south with one arm up and the other palm open to receive To begin, take some deep breaths, let go of mental preoccupations and align with your heart’s intention to create sacred space. Consider creating an altar representing each direction. The medicine wheel holds meaning to life, death, birth, aftermath, rebirth, and the sacredness of place along the path.įour Directions Ceremony: Open Sacred SpaceĬall upon the four directions in this invocation from the Q’ero Shamans of Peru to ask for a blessing from the spirits in your endeavors. The place of self or the “sacred fire” of the self which is the center of all paths. There are three more Sacred Directions: up above to the stars is yellow, down below to the earth is brown and the center is green.
The eagle with her keen sight and the wolf, proud to be part of the tribe. The animals of the South hold the lesson of strength, courage, and pride. The summer holds fertility, passion, growth, joy, and peace. South represents Summer and is a time of great abundance.
THE WHEEL OF LIFE REPRESENTS SKIN
The animals of the west include the beaver for teamwork to prepare for winter and the snake to remind us of how to shed our old skin for transformation. The West is black and it represents the death of summer’s cycle. West represents Autumn and the final harvest as the end of a cycle. These animals are a reminder to be patient with the seasons. The animals representing the North include white buffalo, moose, and bear. As winter is the season of waiting and surviving, the Cherokee word for North literally means cold. North represents winter and also a sense of trouble, hardships, and sadness.