Awakening the Eagle: A Guide to the Medicine Wheel

Mohawk tribal member and spiritual advisor Ralph P. Brown’s Awakening the Eagle: An Introduction to the Medicine Wheel transcends all definitions of fiction. The author—Mohawk name: Tawennihake—has created a unique combination of invention, tribal lore, wisdom, and spiritual guidance. While readers follow the enlightening journey of young Okwaho as he is guided by the elderly sage Lightning Eyes, we are taken on our own spiritual journey. Along the way, we learn about the Medicine Wheel, a vibrant entity that represents and reflects all that exists in the universe. Through the use of parables and observations steeped in Native American culture and tradition, the powers of the Medicine Wheel are further revealed. It allows us to recognize our potential and see how we relate to our world, whether in the abstract or the literal, the positive or the negative. The Medicine Wheel is our universe—it is also us—and through the author’s guidance, we learn insight and patience from it.