What is Native American Animal Medicine?
Animal medicine is a tradition passed down through generations of Native American tribes including Choctaw, Seneca, Aztec, Lakota, Yaqui, Cherokee, Cheyenne and Mayan civilizations. It is a belief in the ability to gain insight and understanding of our inner natures and life through careful observation of, and spiritual alignment with animals.
Animal medicine is a tradition passed down through generations of Native American tribes including Choctaw, Seneca, Aztec, Lakota, Yaqui, Cherokee, Cheyenne and Mayan civilizations. It is a belief in the ability to gain insight and understanding of our inner natures and life through careful observation of, and spiritual alignment with animals. In its basic form animal medicine refers to the essence of each animal’s spirit in the animal kingdom, which, according to the tradition, relays a specific lesson for those with a desire to learn. In a broader sense every animal imparts many lessons. The “medicine” one gains aids in healing spirit, mind and body through expanding the awareness of self, and in doing so, of each person’s place on the “Medicine Wheel” of life.
