*How to make a medicine bag and what to put in it.

A medicine bag is a small deer hide, leather, fabric or woven pouch that is carried with you, often worn around the neck that contains items that are sacred to you or hold healing qualities for you and enhance your abilities to heal others. Medicine bags have been used for centuries by all types of healers and by many different cultures. These healing bags are intended to amplify your natural healing powers and other sacred powers you hold within.

What you place in your medicine bag depends on what you have come across on your spiritual journey that has helped you or guided you toward your own personal healing. All medicine bags are unique to the beholder. Whether it be feathers you picked up along the way, a herb that you found that has helped to heal certain things, a healing crystal that was given to you, you can put what ever holds a special place in bringing out your strength, courage and healing abilities.

A medicine bag is whatever you make it. There are no rules or set way of doing it. It is what you intend it to be. Your pouch does not have to be made of deer hide and you do not have to wear it around your neck, you don't have to even call it a medicine bag. You can wear it every day or once a year. you have 2 items in the bag or 23. It is whatever feels right for you.

If you feel you are being called to make a medicine bag don't worry about doing it right or wrong, it is what holds special meaning for you. A medicine bag is like making an alter, you put on it what you feel helped or helps you when you need it. It reminds you of where you have been, where you are presently and where you want to be and gives reminders of what challenges you have overcome and your ability to overcome any future challenges. 

Everything is connected and we are always being offered guidance and what we need to be our best selves, a medicine bag is a something that is special to you, it is sacred to only you in its true meaning, as the tools within it, are tools you feel and see as helping you along your journey.

Common items people place in their medicine bags are for health, good luck, protection, etc. and some of these item could include rocks, plants, herbs, crystals, feathers, charms, jewelry pieces, symbols, coins, animal medicines, and anything else that has served them on their spiritual journey. 

If you choose to create your own medicine bag, know that you will more than likely be adding to it over the years, so you may not want to fill it up right away, but if you do that is okay too because there is no rule saying you can't have two ;)

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