When you were born? Rueda-East Medicine
Were you born between March 21 and June 20? If so, you were born in the eastern quadrant of the Native American medicine wheel.
In Native American astrology, your date of birth connects you to specific power animal spirit guides who are available to provide support and help. They also connect the time of year you were born with specific characteristics and energies that are available to you.
For this article, the focus is the eastern quadrant of the medicine wheel.
Medicine Wheel: East
The combined energy for this direction is new beginnings, giving birth to something new, the flowering of creativity, the source of enthusiasm. Harness this energy when you need to transition into something new, need help with a creative project, or need to renew yourself.
Golden Eagle
“If you are learning to meditate, moving from one set of beliefs to another, or just hungry or spiritual, connect with the eagle. It will help you reconnect with your personal power.” –Stefanie Weiss, Spirit Animals: Revealing the Secrets of Our Animal Companions
Eagle can help you when you are feeling overwhelmed or facing difficult decisions.
It can help you let go of beliefs or habits that no longer serve you and help you expand your point of view.
hummingbird
If you have lost your bliss and need to rejuvenate your enthusiasm, the hummingbird is the spirit animal for you. The hummingbird can help you embrace life again when your joy seems to be hidden.
When you find yourself in an emotionally difficult situation, the hummingbird can take you away from it for a while, helping you withdraw long enough to regain perspective.
Owl
The owl is the spirit animal to turn to when you need inner wisdom or maturity. But it not only offers wisdom, but also improves vision. It helps you see in the dark, which means you can see your own shadows and those of others. You can see through the rationalizations, the pretenses, the excuses, the truth behind it all.
Use this wisdom with compassion and acceptance to invite others into the light. And seek your own darkness, releasing anything that prevents you from shining your light, to fully live your soul’s purpose.
Hawk
“If you’re looking for clarity of mind on an emotional problem you can’t solve, the hawk will help you focus on the crux of the matter and resolve it.”~~Stefanie Weiss, Spirit Animals: Revealing the Secrets of Our Animal Companions
(1) Hawk helps you see things from a new perspective, take a break when you’re too close to a problem, and step back far enough to get a different perspective.
(2) Hawk can help you learn to trust your own wisdom. If you can hold on to a higher spiritual perspective, that may be easier to do.
air element
This direction is connected to the air element. Generally speaking, the air element is associated with mental activity, getting organized, making and keeping commitments, clearing clutter, “clearing the air,” finding your voice and communicating your truth, getting more deeply in touch with your inside. life, with your purpose.
(1) This energy is what you can tap into to assess your life as it is today and decide what changes you are ready to make.
(2) It can also be used to more clearly discern and express your soul’s purpose. And it can help you clear anything that has prevented you from fully living it.