By Max Klinkenborg Like the labyrinth, the most dominant geometric shape of the Sacred Circle is the circle. “The circle acknowledges the connectedness of everything in life, such as the four seasons, the four stages of life and the four winds, and it represents the continuous cycle and relationship of the seen and the unseen,… Continue reading Meditation on the Medicine Wheel: Prayers on the Sacred Circle
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Medicine Wheel, Sacred Circle or Circle of Life
by Max Klinkenborg The three names in the title all describe the same pattern but from different perspectives. Medicine Wheel, which is the most common and latest naming, came from the Europeans who had concept of a wheel, an alien idea to Native Americans. Sacred Circle describes the communal, ceremonial use. Circle of Life describes… Continue reading Medicine Wheel, Sacred Circle or Circle of Life