Native American 4-way medicine wheel with obsidian tip

4-way medicine wheel

This medicine wheel is a unique creation made with willow wood, a bison charm, an eagle charm, a wolf charm, a bear charm, an obsidian tip, and feathers from rooster, silver pheasant and parrot, crow.

length: 45 cm

diameter: 23 cm

It is purified with Native American herbs and consecrated using a Lakota ritual

The Medicine Wheel

Its purpose is to give you advice that you can apply in your life. It can help you on all levels: physical, psychic, emotional, spiritual whether in the material or spiritual realm,and to find your personal balance.

It can also teach you your true abilities, help you find your lifes purpose, and finally access inner peace.

The number four is sacred to the First Nations. The medicine wheel is an ancient symbol that is used by many First Nations and Métis as a symbol of life, health and values of an individual,
the name -Medicine- in the Amerindian nation, is not only health at the physical level, it is also linked to nature and the elements.
Each nation has its own concepts, relationships and teachings about the medicine wheel.

The medicine wheel is divided into four parts, each symbolising a direction.

The four quadrants can represent several different ideas or concepts.

source: http://amerindien.e-monsite.com/pages/la-roue-de-la-medecine.html