The Long Nights cycle brings with it the power of introspection and new opportunities. During this cycle  one can see for long distances while the air is cold, crisp and clear. It is a good time to determine your personal goals, make changes and to find new directions in life.

During this darkest month even though the power of the Sun is diminished it should be seen as an opportunity to seek out hope and encouragement from within. The waning of the suns energy is a good stimulator to search out  your personal foresight and vision. This is also a good time to explore and be pioneering.

Another interesting aspect of this time is its direction on the medicine wheel. It precedes a cosmic gateway which cultivates rebirth, hence, the celebration of Yuletide on December 22nd which is considered the birth of cosmic consciousness. It symbolizes the initiation into the unknown mysteries of life and is said to bring great powers of creative thought.

The essence of this cycle can be best described as a time where you may experience being: warm hearted, adventurous, sincere, versatile, scrupulous, social and determined.

Medicine totems: Owl, Grizzly bear, Hawk, Mistletoe, Obsidian.

Affinity Colors: Gold

I Ching: The still mountain. Steadfastness and inner peace.

Best day of the week: Thursday

The Long Nights Time: is a path that can lead to discovery of ones own potential.  This time is a gift because is represents the inner beauty of ones self, to be your own creator. Its a time to balance mind with heart.  A time of opportunity to raise morality and to obtain the vision of spiritual insight.

The journey down this life path has brought me to a better place.  Traveling the Native American Medicine Wheel is one of the greatest adventures and I hope you are inspired to try it yourself.

The Frost Time is akin to the setting sun and the season of autumn where leaves fall from the trees and  where Nature begins a period of transformation and regeneration.  Frost is a reminder that winter represents the end, but when warmed is renewed overnight.  During this transformational cycle great ideas and enthusiasm are ever present.  It is important to keep emotions warm so that energy can flow freely.

The Ancients considered this time to be the pivotal point of the entire yearly cycle.  Seen as a “twilight” period between the visible and invisible worlds of reality. A time when both physical and spiritual become closer together. It was also a time where the emotional closeness can me felt  more keenly.

This cycle brings power and strength and is a time to be introspective about life and work on emotional endurance. Its a good time to be mindful of excesses and to keep fun time in balance.  Don’t take life to seriously!  This is a mystical time and if you work with its essence it can lead us to find our deepest desires, seek change and let go of what is no longer useful.

The essence of this cycle can be best described as a time where you may experience being: ambitious, impulsive, intense, determined, sensuous and mysterious.

Medicine totems: Snake, Grizzly Bear, Beaver, Thistle, Amethyst (animal, plant, minerals associated with this earth cycle.)

Affinity Colors: Violet

I Ching: Earth receptiveness and success through persistence

Best Day of the week: Tuesday.

The Frost Time: can be a time to let go of the old and unnecessary things in our lives. Be true to ourselves and work with the emotional self.  We need to be willing to trust the invisible workings of Nature and the Universe which can bring about a better life-experience.  Enjoy the warmth of friendships and become pioneers once again during our precious earth walk.

The awesome power received through the study of the Native American Medicine Wheel has once again paved the way to a greater understanding of “who we are” and “why we are here”.

I wish you well in all your personal journeys!

Nature appears to be reaching up to the Sun and brings forth its fruit in abundance. This is a time to pause from our busy lives and refresh ourselves before the work of the harvesting season arrives. It is a time for reflection and remembering of what we are now and what we hope to become.

During this time the influence of the solar energy gives us a sense of being creative and outgoing and a general temperament of being “sunny”. This is also a time that will encourage the qualities of openness and warmth and will be mostly present in people born during this earth cycle time.

The essence of this cycle can be best described as a time where you may experience being:  proud, energetic, confident, generous, passionate and intense.

Medicine totems: Salmon, Raspberry, Carnelian (animal, plant, minerals associated with this earth cycle)

Affinity Color: Red

I Ching: Desire for consistency.

Best Day of the week: Sunday

Ripening Time: A time to discover purposefulness and to put trust and usefulness in place of pride and vanity.  Direct energy towards gaining wisdom on an emotional level and letting go of fear and failure.

The Native American Medicine Wheel reveals hidden secrets of how we can fully understand our relationship with mother Earth and how the yearly cycles play a key role in our daily lives.  Our planet provides us with everything we need to live healthy and find our true destiny.  I hope you have enjoyed reading and  I look forward to your comments.