Bow & Arrow Medicine Wheel Mandala
We enter the Medicine Wheel from the East, both and neither beginning
and end. This is the place of Spirit, place of ancestors, past and
future…time is Man’s measure. It is the place of Being. Breathe and
understand…Being. This is the first of Seven Directions, the acceptance of
the One-ness of Being. There is no separation. There is no outer and
inner, no us and them, no greater or lesser. There is no separation from
Love and Being. Cry the joyful, “I AM!” Without you, there is no universe.
Without the universe, there is no you. There is only one and nothing…the
straight line and the circle…all is made from this.
An arrow points and we move to the South of the Wheel, place of
emotions. This place is about childhood and its open trust. It corresponds
with the Second Chakra, the Belly, where all emotional memories are kept.
Those memories not dealt with can jump out and carry a wounded child
constantly back to a familiar, dysfunctional role in choices and action, when
trust is broken.
Why would we walk here then? Because it is the open trust that calls us into
life and movement, calls us to discover and be amazed by the possibility of a
gift inside every moment. What child do you cultivate within your being?
What child comes to all your decisions and choices? What guidance, what
love, what support, and what forgiveness does your spirit offer daily to this
child of wounded children? Forgive, seven generations back and seven
generations forward. To evolve, mistakes must be made.
perfection only
in the unknown tomorrow
blossoming courage
Move the energy, consciously, from Belly Chakra, upward to the Heart
Chakra. A heart feels heavy that must constantly reach down to the
belly to comfort. Breathe and visualize the proper alignment.
Now, instead of continuing the usual clockwise movement on the Medicine
Wheel, we move from the South, directly north. As we cross the centre
heartstone, squares of light and colour form a lotus blossom of rooms, of
foundation. It opens the Crown Chakra as we continue to the North of the
Wheel, place of counsel, thought and help. Bring your state of being spirit
and trust here, the Third-Eye Chakra. When you seek the truth of peace,
you’ll find you carried it all along. You carried it in your being and have
only to choose it, then consciously remember within your choices. This
strings the bow in the trinity of Spirit, Heart, and Mind. When these are
balanced, the arrow may be cocked, east to west, spirit to earth and action.
The four….foundation’s number…the beginning
The Fifth Direction is “Below,” the earth, our humanity and humility…the action,
learning. Sixth is “Above,” the circular overview, Yin of reflection…the action,
teaching by our own example. Seventh of the Seven Directions is, “All My
Relations,” the actual energy connection of All.
Begin to bring the Medicine Wheel from flat representation to living ball of
light, shadow and movement that is your sacred space, your vehicle and
protection. Visualize and expand your sense of being in this vehicle and
where this vehicle can take you within.
The flow of energy is fluid and malleable, even though it appears,
sometimes, someone else has the power to build a solid obstacle in your
path. It is only an illusion that your spirit can be trapped…their only power is
what you willingly gave in your desire for things to be outside of yourself.
What happens to us in the everday of this life is what gives us thread and
dye…what tapestry we would weave of it is in our hands. It’s the magic we
do get to perform and be a part of. IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO READ THIS
AS CALLING NEGATIVE OR BAD EVENTS TO YOU…THERE’S DEBRIS,
FLOTSAM THAT JUST IS…BUT SHOULD NOT DEFINE LIFE IN ITS BEING.
Give your love to the world. Let it flow from the spring held deep within your
spirit. Let it pour peace on you in its passing. Begin to welcome abundance
when it seems there is none, by making ceremony of giving thanks for what
you do have. Put light and shadow in different places than usual. Remove
clogged filters that have you seeing want, instead of abundance. Release the
negative, inverted energy you have been willing to believe and make room
for in your life. Would you let an uncomfortable guest stay without question
or expectation of conduct in your home?
Think of the rooms in your life. How big the room for love and friendship?
How big the room of illusionary possessions? How big the room to hide
unfinished business? How big the room for self-punishment, with its warped
mirror…perhaps given by someone else…but held by you?
Choose new rooms for your life. Give yourself permission. Give yourself
welcome to finally live and fill your home. Decorate with love and laughter.
Open your arms to it….open your heart and spirit to it. Release yourself from
your past thinking and create yourself in the light and beauty the Creator
intended.