Your Medicine Wheel Animal Spirits Oracle Reading
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.
North
West
Center
South
East
Center: The animal spirit that appears in the center of the Medicine Wheel reflects who you are at this point in time.
Deer
If you can imagine Bambi, you can imagine the message Deer brings to you today - a message of sweetness, innocence, and gentle spirit. Be delicate today in your communication with other and with yourself. This is definitely not a time for being critical, mean-spirited, or sarcastic. Just as Deer's heart can be easily wounded, so can the heart of your friends, co-workers, or family members.
North: The animal that appears in the North shows you how to walk your talk. Here lies your connection with your Higher Self.
The Crow
Crow is always on the alert for trouble - and their loud caws! warn each other of impending danger, Very little escapes Crow's keen vision - which is why many cultures associate Crow with the keeper of knowledge. Crow has flapped his way into your life today to bring a message of watchfulness - have you built your nest high enough to really understand what's going on around you?
East: This animal reveals the direction you need to take in order to gain clarity about your present situation.
Raccoon
This masked bandit can make you laugh with his antics, or make you angry when you realize he's made off with your food! Raccoon is incredibly curious - to the point that he'll walk into a potentially dangerous situation just to see what's up. Like Raccoon, are there situations you're barging into before you have all the information? Might want to re-think this one.
South: This animal explores issues dealing with your inner child, and shows the energy needed to trust your own process.
Frog
Frog Rivet! Something in your life needs cleansing, and frog is here to help. Frog is traditionally associated with rain - that powerful force of Nature that can flood, nurture, heal, or drown. If Frog appears in your reading, you're being asked to examine what is stagnating in your life - then ask Frog to help you let it go. Need to cry? Jump in the shower and let Frog Medicine do its work.
West: The animal that appears in the West holds the answer to your present challenge.
Owl
Many cultures associate Owl with death, while others see Owl as the "night eagle" - the bird that embodies shamanism. Owl has exceptional hearing, and his medicine is one of clairaudience - the ability to hear spirit. If Owl has silently glided into your life today, he is asking you to face your own fears, and listen to the messages spirit is sending you.