MEDICINE WHEEL CONSTRUCTION
Stone #1 - represents the Creator Stone
Any stone or item personal to the builder which relates to a Divine Inspiration

#2 Mother Earth - Clay, element: Earth,  plants: corn, beans, squash, animal: tortoise

#3 Father Sun - Geode, element: fire & air,
plant: sunflower, animal: Lizard

#4 Grandmother Moon - Moonstone, element: water
Plant: mugwort, animal: Loon

#5 Turtle Clan - Petrified wood, element: Earth
plant: Cattails, animal: turtle

#6  Frog Clan - River rock, element: water
plant: Algae, animal: frog

#7 Thunderbird Clan - Lava Rock, element: fire
plant: Fireweed, animal: Thunderbird

#8 Butterfly Clan - Azurite, element: air
plant: Butterfly weed, animal: butterfly

#9 Waboose (North) - Alabaster, element: Earth
plant: Sweetgrass, animal: White Buffalo

#10 Wabun (East) - Pipestone, element: Air
plant: Tabacco, animal: Golden Eagle

#11 Shawndodese (South) - Serpentine, element: Water, plant: sagebrush, animal: coyote
#12 Mudjekeewis (West) - Soapstone, element: Fire
plant: Cedar, animal: Grizzly Bear
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Stone #1 is placed 1st in the center of the Medicine Wheel, with stones # 2-8 surrounding it starting in the East, concluding in the North-East.


Stones 9-12  are placed 1st in the north, and comprise the outside of the medicine wheel's 4 cardinal directions.
Stone 13-24 are placed starting in the North-East and concluding in the North_West
(concluding the outer
circle)
#13 Quartz, plant: birch, animal: snow goose
#14 Silver, plant: quaking aspen, animal: otter
#15 Turquoise, plant: plantain, animal: cougar
#16 Fire Opal, plant: dandelion, animal: red hawk
#17 Chrysocolla, plant: blue camas, animal: beaver
#18 Moss Agate, plant: Yarrow, animal: deer
#19 Carnelian Agate, plant: wild rose, animal: flicker
#20 Garnet & Iron, plant: rasberry, animal: sturgeon
#21 Amethyst, plant: violet, animal: brown bear
#22 Jasper, plant: mullein, animal: raven
#23 Copper & Malachite, plant: thistle, animal: snake
#24 Obsidian, plant: black spruce, animal: elk
Stones 25-27 are placed in the north, starting from the outside of the wheel and moving towards the creator stone.

Stones 28-30 in the East with the same placement.

Stones 31-33 should be placed in the south

Stones 34-36 should be placed in the west
#25 Sodalite, plant: echinacea, animal: raccoon quality: cleansing
#26 Peridote, plant: red clover, animal: earthworm, quality: renewal
#27 Herkimer Diamond, plant: trillium, animal: dolphin
quality: purity
#28 Mica, plant: rosemary, animail: hummingbird
quality: clarity
#29 Jade, plant: sage, animal: owl, quality: wisdom
#30 Calcite, plant: wild american ginsing, animal: firefly, quality: illumination
#31 Flourite, plant: comfrey, animal: rabbit, quality: growth
#32 Lapidilite, plant: borage, animal: firefly, quality: trust
#33 Rose Quartz, plant: hawthorne, animal: wolf, quality: love
#34 Hematite, plant: olive, animal: whale, quality: experience
#35 Lapis Lazuli, plant: chamomile, animal: mouse, quality: introspection
#36 Amber, plant: nettle, animal: ant, quality: strength
Information from "Dancing with the Wheel", by Sun Bear, Wabun, And Mulligan, C 1991
Collecting all of the stones for a medicine wheel could take years, therefore, it may be necessary to substitute plant or animal totems in their place.  Using more than one of the elements associated with a given position can enhance the energy within the medicine wheel.  Cleansing should be performed prior to the construction with Sage to ensure that no impurities are brought into the circle. You may also wish to cleanse any stones or other items which you plan on brining into the medicine wheel (as well as other people).
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