The Medicine Wheel
(part IV)
The North - Uhyvdlv
The north, represented by the wonderful relaxing bluish colors of the snow while Mother Earth rests, brings us to the area/time of our lives where we should start developing our mentality, our knowledge, and start leaving behind the physical desires. These are our adult years. And this is where wisdom first begins, though not in completeness, and actually not even touching any more than the surface! This is where we begin to learn and apply what we have learned and then begin to share our lessons in life with others, teaching them our own lessons in life to help them with their paths. This is where we first become "relaxed" with ourselves, to stop chasing obscure things, to begin to realize what our true purpose in life is to be and start applying it to our lives.
It is at this time of life, you should give your body a rest, yet remembering there is still a balance to maintain, but here you should focus on developing your mind with as much enthusiasm as you did your mind over matter." But you must first develop your mind enough to know what you can and cannot control. There is so much more to learn in this world besides how to always be on top, how to look and perform our best according to others' expectations, and other such trivial ideas.
We must learn in this particular time of our life how to balance the natural, physical and mental point in our own life and still yet start building on the next cycle, the spiritual. And the mental part is essential, just as physical health learned in the west, and the purity learned in the south. And all this
is still in unity with the spiritual aspect of ourselves. This is where we learn to think and reason for ourselves, not depending on others to tell us how "this is" and how "that was", but to see it for ourselves and learn our own lessons from what "we" have seen. Of course, we are to learn from our elders and these lessons should always be kept close to our hearts and taken from, but we need to exercise our own minds, learning how to think for ourselves, in case of situations in which we have no one to give us help through the problems. And to learn how to focus on the Creator to give us answers.
(part IV)
The North - Uhyvdlv
The north, represented by the wonderful relaxing bluish colors of the snow while Mother Earth rests, brings us to the area/time of our lives where we should start developing our mentality, our knowledge, and start leaving behind the physical desires. These are our adult years. And this is where wisdom first begins, though not in completeness, and actually not even touching any more than the surface! This is where we begin to learn and apply what we have learned and then begin to share our lessons in life with others, teaching them our own lessons in life to help them with their paths. This is where we first become "relaxed" with ourselves, to stop chasing obscure things, to begin to realize what our true purpose in life is to be and start applying it to our lives.
It is at this time of life, you should give your body a rest, yet remembering there is still a balance to maintain, but here you should focus on developing your mind with as much enthusiasm as you did your mind over matter." But you must first develop your mind enough to know what you can and cannot control. There is so much more to learn in this world besides how to always be on top, how to look and perform our best according to others' expectations, and other such trivial ideas.
We must learn in this particular time of our life how to balance the natural, physical and mental point in our own life and still yet start building on the next cycle, the spiritual. And the mental part is essential, just as physical health learned in the west, and the purity learned in the south. And all this
is still in unity with the spiritual aspect of ourselves. This is where we learn to think and reason for ourselves, not depending on others to tell us how "this is" and how "that was", but to see it for ourselves and learn our own lessons from what "we" have seen. Of course, we are to learn from our elders and these lessons should always be kept close to our hearts and taken from, but we need to exercise our own minds, learning how to think for ourselves, in case of situations in which we have no one to give us help through the problems. And to learn how to focus on the Creator to give us answers.
posted by Chuck at
9:22 AM
7 Comments:
I don't think I've ever heard aging described so eloquently.
I walk this path,
AZCG
losing one's desire to live down to the expectations of others can indeed be a sign of maturity. in our culture [maori] it comes with the badge of honour [grey hair]. to understand what i cannot control and what i can [myself] was another gift that came with maturity. it is a difficult thing for many. it is good to read about.
it is good to speak of.
AZCG - Di - Blatfest - you all sure seem to have a good grasp of things (you sure you're not Cherokee?) I'm only learning these things or realizing them now. I've wasted too many years. I don't think most of the Cherokees or other tribes know these things nowadays. And then I run into people who amaze me by what they know and beleive. One thing is color and where you're from means nothing when it comes to doing and acting the right way. I like my grey hair and i like it on others as well. I would like to know more about the "maori culture" maybe blatfest could post a few things about it. Thanks all.
"This is where we begin to learn and apply what we have learned and then begin to share our lessons in life with others, teaching them our own lessons in life to help them with their paths."
This is the part i most like. I beleive it is within all of us to have a larger understanding of humanity. Sharing and bonding is a strength, not trying to convert or persuade.
Limited knowledge on the word "understanding" is where most problems arise (or so I find). You do not have to beleive in anothers faith to fully understand why it is so important. Equally you do not have to fully understand faith (or anything for that matter) in order to respect one another.
In that way, I find the Cherokee medicine wheel to be very full and very useful. It helps to make a connection with the soul, the earth, the elders, and in this case the creator (though I may call that the universe..it is essentially the same being).
Whoa.. okay, to deep for today. Must take a break :D
Xmichra - i meet the best people on line. that's a pretty good outlook on things, i loved the line, "Sharing and bonding is a strength, not trying to convert or persuade" that's exactly it in my book. i wish i was better at practicing what i preach though.
we all slip up from time to time. that is the human element. It is realizing that we are all falible at times and that we can grow and come out better people that is the lesson I hope to walk away with.
I have met some truely stellar people on line. I am thankful that I persued it.
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