Building Family Unity: Make Your Coat of Arms

This course is offered FREE, compliments of FamilyIQ.

Native Americans used totems to help define their clan or families; in the Middle Ages, Europeans used heraldic symbols and crests to create a Coat of Arms to do so. These cultures, along with many others, employed representative icons to depict the outstanding features of their family and their values. The Bear clan in the Pacific Northwest may have considered their family qualities and values as similar to those of a bear: strong, intuitive, powerful and protective. In medieval times, the symbol of a lion on a coat of arms crest signified courage and vigilance. Using symbols creates a short cut to our understanding and definition of who we are. A creation of a family Coat of Arms to depict these representative symbols can also help us define our families: define who and what our family culture is, and help focus our family’s direction now and towards the future. This course will help you explore family culture, values and beliefs in order to help you define your family's mission and ensure unity.

Also offered through our sister site at www.makeyourcoatofarms.com - Build a free Family Crest for your Coat of Arms!

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