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medicine wheel

British  

noun

  1. a Native American ceremonial tool representing a sacred circle

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Her classmates stood around her at a prayer circle designed with archetypes of Native American spirituality, with a circular sidewalk representing a traditional medicine wheel.

From Seattle Times

Her classmates stood around her at a prayer circle designed with archetypes of Native American spirituality, with a circular sidewalk representing a traditional medicine wheel, crossed by sidewalks pointing to the four cardinal directions.

From Seattle Times

A bit to the northeast is another hidden gem: the Bighorn Medicine Wheel.

From Washington Post

One beautiful example that draws on the wisdom of elders and knowledge keepers is in adapting the Four Directions Medicine Wheel, a framework that encompasses multiple dimensions of well-being beyond the focus on physical and mental health in biomedical models of care.

From Scientific American

The Center for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada, created a medicine wheel dedicated to purveying a holistic approach to disease prevention and building physical, emotional, mental and spiritual resilience during the pandemic.

From Scientific American