The Bighorn Medicine Wheel, located atop Medicine Mountain in the Bighorn National Forest of north-central Wyoming, is a seventy-five-foot-diameter circular structure composed of twenty-eight stone spokes radiating from a central cairn. Practitioners describe the vibration at the wheel as being exceptionally sharp, ancient, and rhythmic, functioning as a terrestrial clock that synchronizes the human energy field with the seasonal cycles of the earth. The energy is centered on the site’s alignment with the summer solstice sunrise and sunset, as well as the helical rising of stars such as Sirius, Aldebaran, and Rigel.
It is a sacred site of the highest order for over eighty indigenous tribes, including the Crow, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. This concentration of millennial-scale prayer and ceremony has created a permanent thought-form vortex centered on the themes of world balance and the sanctity of the vision quest. The vibration is noted for its ability to produce states of profound clarity and a feeling of being unified with the vast architecture of the sky, as the stones act as a physical map of the spiritual laws governing the universe. The Medicine Wheel serves as a planetary calibration point, anchoring the ancient wisdom of the Great Plains into a stable grid of celestial orientation and spiritual protection.
From a holistic perspective, medicine wheel rock formations can be seen as representations of the interconnectedness of all things. The four directions represent the different aspects of our being: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. The center of the medicine wheel represents the balance and harmony that we strive for in all areas of our lives.
Here are some ways to experience a medicine wheel rock formation in a holistic style: set an intention, arrive with respect, take your time, listen to the land, offer a gift.
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Bighorn Medicine Wheel image by brewbooks via Flickr
Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark picture, 9/14/14 By Djonson5 Wikimedia Commons
Note: There is currently no scientific method to prove that vortexes exist. Just because a location is on the vortex map, does not prove there is a vortex there. What it means, is that someone suggested the location and provided evidence or a personal account, and/or we found corroborating evidence from other sources. We do this so other visitors to the site can send us their opinion on the validity of the vortex claim, to build a consensus.
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