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| The Medicine Wheel | ||
| The website informs us of the teachings of the medicine wheel. The Medicine Wheel is a symbol of all creation and the cycles of life. The circular shape of the wheel represents the earth, the sun, the moon, the cycles of life, the seasons, the four cardinal directions and the four sacred colours, and the four races of man. Movement around the perimeter of the Medicine Wheel is in a clockwise direct in keeping with the rotation path of the earth. At the center of the circle is the Creator, who sits in perfect balance. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. ( http://careers3.accenture.com/Careers/Canada/NewGraduates/Aboriginal_Internships/Aborigin... ) | ||
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| Medicine Wheels | ||
| This website gives us information on the history, construction and meaning of Medicine Wheels. It tells us that medicine wheels are stone structures built by the natives of America and Canada for various spiritual and ritual purposes.
Appearing mostly in Alberta, Canada, medicine wheels were built by laying out stones in a circular pattern that often looked like a wagon wheel laying on its side. The wheels could be large, reaching diameters of 75 feet. Although archeologists aren't exactly sure what each one was used for, it is thought that they probably had ceremonial or astronomical significance. ( http://www.crystalinks.com/medicinewheel.html ) | ||
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