The medicine wheel consists of the four cardinal directions and four sacred colors representing certain properties: blue (north) … defeat; trouble … winter – a season for survival and waiting Wisdom, intellect, the adult self, MIND Element = Wind/Breath yellow (east) … success; triumph … spring – a re-awakening, the power of new life Illumination, creation, the wonder child self, SPIRIT Element = Fire/Life Source black (west) … death … autumn – the final harvest, the end of life’s cycle Introspection and intuition, the physical body, MANIFESTATION Element = Earth white (south) … peace; happiness … summer – a time of plenty Trust and Innocence, EMOTIONS Element = Water Center … Continue reading Support-Native-American-Art.com