Red Hawk
People born under the Budding Trees Moon, the first moon of Wabun, the Spirit Keeper of the East, have the red-tailed hawk as their animal totem, the dandelion as their plant and fire opal as their mineral. Their color is yellow, and they are the first of the Thunderbird clan.
- Dates
- March 21 – April 19
- Moon
- Budding Trees Moon
- Elemental clan
- Thunderbird Clan (Fire)
- Spirit Keeper
- Wabun (East)
- Plant
- Dandelion
- Mineral
- Fire opal
- Color
- Yellow
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), Reference Chart
Personality
Like the opal, Red Hawk people are often the symbol of hope for any new idea struggling to be born: they are catalysts. Like the dandelion, they pop up everywhere, flying from one project to the next. They are natural optimists, strong-willed and energetic in setting things right, independent thinkers who speak their minds and have little patience with insincerity or hypocrisy; their comments, like talons, can sting. They often lack a long concentration span and tire of something just as it starts to work. Like the opal, they are porous and can be stained by the wrong ideas or people.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Budding Trees Moon (Red Hawk)”
Love & Relationships
They treat their children as friends and are enthusiastic parents, though their interest may wander. The book notes that Red Hawk and Snake people often find it hard to understand each other unless both have grown.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Budding Trees Moon (Red Hawk)”
Work & Career
Red Hawk people make good leaders once they learn to channel their energy.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Budding Trees Moon (Red Hawk)”
Health & Wellbeing
Headstrong, they often have trouble with the head — congestion, or simply hitting their heads by accident — but otherwise they are physically strong. Their children are prone to colic and colds.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Budding Trees Moon (Red Hawk)”
Mythology & Symbolism
The Pueblo people called hawks “red eagles”, and hawk feathers carry prayers. Among the Ojibwa and some other peoples, the Red-tailed Hawk clan was one of the leadership clans, credited with the gifts of deliberation and foresight.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Budding Trees Moon (Red Hawk)”