This reading explores the energies present in your life in each area of the Medicine Wheel. Choose this spread when you need a greater understanding of the inner forces at work in your life today. Scroll down to learn the influence of each Animal Spirit. Click on the images to see larger versions.
Center: The animal spirit that appears in the center of the Medicine Wheel reflects who you are at this point in time.
Coyote
Taking yourself too seriously? If you are, Coyote will throw a banana peel in your tracks just to see you take a silly spill. Coyote medicine is Trickster medicineóthe practical joker, the chaos maker. If Coyote appeared in your reading today, be ready for a curveball thrown in your direction. Remember, though, Coyote uses the bizarre to help us learn lessons we just can't seem to get any other way.
North: The animal that appears in the North shows you how to walk your talk. Here lies your connection with your Higher Self.
Lizard
Are you dreaming a dream that's big enough? If Lizard has appeared before you today, the gauntlet has been thrown down, the challenge made. Stop hiding your light beneath a rockóbe willing to be bigger than life, to dream bigger than your imagination, to throw caution to the wind, and aim for the target you've spent a lifetime avoiding.
East: This animal reveals the direction you need to take in order to gain clarity about your present situation.
Ant
Ant is dutiful, patient, industrious and focused. If you ever put an obstacle in the middle of an ant trail, youíll notice that ant will go over it, around it, or even under itóbut ant will NOT let the obstacle drive him backwards. Above all, ant is a team player, and knows that if each member of the team does his assigned task, the team will succeed. Do you have goals that are best met by team effort? If so, get the other players off the bench and let them into your game.
South: This animal explores issues dealing with your inner child, and shows the energy needed to trust your own process.
Snake
Has Snake slithered into your world today? If so, you are being asked to undergo a major transformation. Are you willing to shed your old skin? Are you willing to let go of people, places, and things that no longer have a place in your life? Snake will help you make the grand transformation, then slide into a new life that's brimming with possibility.
West: The animal that appears in the West holds the answer to your present challenge.
Panther
Panther medicine is the medicine of silence. Panther can stalk its prey in absolute silenceóone of the reasons native tribes associate him with the spirit worldóparticularly the night. Panther can show you how to face the Shadow within and bring it out into the Light. Panther is powerful medicineóand the fact that you choose him says much about your willingness to face the unknown.
