Medicine Wheel
The Medicine Wheel is a symbol of the natural cycles of life, it can also represent the Four Directions: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (notice the 4 places between the arrows inside the hoop). Medicine wheels also incorporate images that tell the story of creation and represent deities like Father Sky, Mother Earth, and the Great Spirit. It can also be a way to tell the history of any individual tribe through a collectively accepted image. In modern Cherokee and native art, the medicine wheel can become an even more personally meaningful symbol of the artist’s own creative journey. The medicine wheel was thought to also show the path to healing, health, and balance.
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