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Strong Suns Moon

In our Medicine Wheel, we refer to the Moons as Grandmother. There are other traditions who hold the moon as masculine, but for our work, we refer to the Moon as Grandmother. There are twelve Grandmother moons to travel on the Medicine Wheel. As well as Stone # 4 in the Centre of the Wheel is also referred to as Grandmother Moon.

Strong Suns MoonThe moon has long been associated with time to plant, time to harvest, time for various animal husbandry techniques. When I was a young woman living on a farm, I was fortunate to be taught the ways of the Moon by an Old Grandfather in our Community. [Read more…]

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Flicker

Latin: Colaptes Chrysoides
Red Bellied Woodpecker (Flicker)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (Flicker)

The Spirit Bird associated with the Strong Suns Moon (June 21 to July 22) is the Flicker. Flickers are woodpeckers. They are considered the drummers of natural world. They play their song on dead limbs, tin roofs, and wooden houses, sometimes to extract insects and sometimes for the sheer joy of playing. During mating, flickers present an especially magnificent display of their musical talents.


Other resources you may enjoy:

  • Visit this page for more on the Medicine Wheel.
  • Podcast episode on Getting to Know the Medicine Wheel.
  • Podcast episode on the Four Directions of the Medicine Wheel.
  • Free shamanic music and drumming.
  • Or if you’re new to journey work and wish to develop your own relationship with spirit, get started with journey work here.

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