Native American 'Balance' Medicine Bag

Handmade Native American 'Balance' Medicine Bag. This medicine bag when worn brings the bearer strong family ties, loyalty, understanding, intelligence, communication and education in life. Made from hand stitched leather and leather cord with silver feather, clear quartz stone and star embellishments on the outside.

Length of cord is 35 cm. Overall length of cord and medicine bag is 39.5 cm.



This bag contains the following items inside the leather pouch. Each has a meaning or purpose as follows:

SYMBOLS:

Each symbol inside the bag helps to do the following in the life of the medicine bag bearer as follows:

Key – Unlock potential, open closed doors.
Wood – Connection to roots and Mother Earth.
Corn Husk – Connection to food for your sustainability.
Tree of Life – A symbol of self-growth and life’s energies.
Turquoise Zuni Bear Fetish – Healing, Solitude, Change, Face adversity, Introversion, Managing transitions, Spiritual Communication with Spirit.
Hemp – Connection to ‘Roots’.
Paua Shell – Connection to New Zealand (or home).
Lavender Head – Healing of Self.
Wolf Symbol – A symbol that represents strong family ties, loyalty, understanding, intelligence, communication and education.

CRYSTALS:

Each crystal inside the bag is to help balance the following areas as follows:

Clear Quartz – Cleansing, protection, brings the body into balance.
Red Jasper – Stress, blockages in organs, digestion, sexual organs.
Turquoise – Purifies, neutralises, mental blockages, emotions.
Onyx – Decision making, self-confidence, fears, bones in the body, grief.
Labradorite – Aligns physical and etherical bodies, patience, blood pressure.
Blue Lapis – Self-awareness, clarity, anxiety, PMS, nervous system.
Amethyst – overall body ailments, physical, emotional, anger, grief.
Red Carnelian – Concentration, memory, envy, courage, blood purification.
Tigers Eye (Golden) – Brain, perception, pride, emotional balance, fatigue.
Rose Quartz – Love, reduces tension, sexual imbalances, heart, grief.
Citrine – Optimism, letting go of the past, self-esteem, individuality.
Hematite – Will power, compulsions, addictions, stress, regulates circulatory systems.
Agate / White Banded Agate – Detoxification, aura stabilisation, negative energy transformation.


THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE BAG:

The Native American Medicine Bag contents have been handpicked and put together for you. This medicine bag is to sustain balance and harmony in your life and to aid in direction when needed. What the bag contains is considered sacred and good medicine for you and you alone as the bearer. This medicine bag contains something from the plant, animal and mineral kingdoms and from the life of man. There are symbols in the bag for personal protection and power (please see the above list of it's contents).


HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE BAGS:

Medicine bags in the past were created by their owners and were thought to give the bearer of the bag mystical powers that would allow them to become better hunters, heal oneself and allies, hindering enemies and even altering the weather to more favourable conditions. Today, even non Native Americans wear medicine bags as they are symbols of protection, guidance and power.



(Seller Reference No. 98A)