Totem Poles for Healing

Totem Poles for Healing

• be clear why you’re using this technique
• honour the cultural symbols/colours that you are using
• understand the stories that you’ve created in your life
• thank your ancestors/ family/friends/colleagues for their  part
• be grateful for the opportunity of healing your wounds
• rejoice in understanding your part in the story
• feel the healing taking place

Totem Pole colours that can be used for healing

Based on Native American Indian / Australian Aboriginal cultures

• red – the earth/ blood/war/violence/ energy/life/faith
• blue – the sky/ water/ intuition/ prayer/ wisdom
• black – clarity/ focus/ success/  power/victory/ people
• white – sharing/ purity/ spirit/ light/ peace
• yellow – the sun/ giver of life/ protector/ knowledge/ courage
• orange – kinship/ intellect/ determination
• purple – sacred/ power/ mystery/ magic

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