The Arrow Medicine

Jamie Sams (1951–2020), a Native American teacher and visionary of Seneca, Cherokee, and French descent, devoted her life to sharing Indigenous wisdom in ways that honored the sacred traditions of her ancestors.

Through works like The Medicine Cards and The Sacred Path Cards, she invited seekers to walk the Red Road — a path of truth, humility, and harmony with the natural world.

Among her many teachings, the Arrow carries profound symbolism. The Arrow represents truth, clarity, direction, and right action — the medicine of walking one’s path with integrity.

It teaches that when the heart is pure and intention clear, Spirit guides the flight. The Arrow flies straight because it has surrendered to its purpose.

When I was six years old, I dreamt I was running after my father in a wooded park nearby my childhood home. Leading the way ahead of him, was a wolf. From that night on, I began listening deeply to my dreams, to symbols, to the silent language of Spirit that speaks to me between the day dream and night vision. The Dream Weaver became the first feather of my medicine; the bridge between the visible and the invisible.

During my Vision Quest on Pine Mountain, California, I came to discover that the Arrow is my medicine. For five days and three nights, I fasted, prayed, dance, sang, and listened, surrounded by the quiet stillness of the mountain and the unseen presence of Spirit.

In the stillness, the Arrow revealed itself to me. I understood that my path is one of directness, integrity, and truth-telling. Like the Arrow, my work in the world is to guide energy toward clarity — to help others align with their own inner compass and to live from the truth of their hearts.

The Arrow reminds me that every word, every gesture, is a prayer in motion. It calls for precision, courage, and surrender; the willingness to let go and trust the path once the bow is released.

In Service to Truth and Love,

Jacqueline (Diamond Dream Weaver Arrow Piercing Heart)