Sturgeon
People born under the Ripe Berries Moon, the middle moon of Shawnodese, have the sturgeon as their animal totem, the raspberry as their plant and garnet and iron as their minerals. Their color is red, and they belong to the Thunderbird clan.
- Dates
- July 23 – August 22
- Moon
- Ripe Berries Moon
- Elemental clan
- Thunderbird Clan (Fire)
- Spirit Keeper
- Shawnodese (South)
- Plant
- Raspberry
- Mineral
- Garnet and iron
- Color
- Red
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), Reference Chart
Personality
Sturgeon people are identified with their hearts, which tend to be large, affectionate and magnanimous. They are usually regal in bearing, often clairvoyant, and they make powerful friends and powerful enemies. Like the raspberry they may be thorny outside and soft within, or the reverse; they hide their pain, show great courage in emergencies, and when out of balance can plot elaborate revenges. They seem born to lead, usually fairly and kindly, though arrogance and dominance are their risk, and their tough armor hides much.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ripe Berries Moon (Sturgeon)”
Love & Relationships
It takes them years of living to come to terms with their own sexual energies. As parents they are warm but dominating, and real champions of their children’s rights.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ripe Berries Moon (Sturgeon)”
Work & Career
They are versatile and fit many fields, provided they believe in what they are doing: “If you have a difficult task, an impossible job,” the book says, “find yourself a Sturgeon person.”
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ripe Berries Moon (Sturgeon)”
Health & Wellbeing
They are predisposed to heart and circulatory problems and to nervous troubles, and their furies can strain their own hearts and circulation.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ripe Berries Moon (Sturgeon)”
Mythology & Symbolism
The sturgeon is called the king of fishes. The Ojibwa have a Sturgeon clan, one of the teaching clans of the nation, for whom the sturgeon stood for depth and strength; the book also recalls Hiawatha’s fight with the sturgeon in Longfellow’s poem.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ripe Berries Moon (Sturgeon)”