Cardinal Points

Cardinal Points

NORTH:

North is the most powerful direction, the location of magic, and the source of Otherworld powers.

Element: Earth, Air

Season: Winter

Time: Midnight

Tool: Pentacle

Color: Brown, Black, Green

Animal: White Buffalo

Rules: Lungs, the Body, Rudeness, Mystery, Silence, Secrets, Purity, Clarity, Renewal, Vision, the Unseen, the Power to Listen and Know What Not to Say

Invocations:

Goddesses:

Athena, Baaltis Zupuna, Belili, Earth Goddesses, Meretseger (Friend of Silence), Nebhet, Neith, Nephthys, Nerthus, Uatchet

Gods:

Baal Zebul (Lord of the Mansions of the North), Baal Zephon (Lord of the North), Bel, Hapi (Lord of the Watchtower of the North), Jupiter, Osiris, Seth (Lord of the Northern Sky), Soma, Uriel, Zeus

NORTH WIND:

The Silver Castle, the Corona Borealis, is at the back of the north wind.

Invocations: Aquilo, Atemu (for cool breezes from the North), Boreas, Cardea (Queen of Winds), Erichthonius, Ophion

Northwest:

Invocations: Mahabala, Tiksnosnisa, Vayu

Northeast:

Invocations: Isa, Soma, Ulu'tuyar, Uru'n Ajy Toyo'n

SOUTH:

Element: Fire, Water

Season: Summer

Time: Noon

Tool: Wand

Color: Red, Orange

Animal: Lion, Coyote

Rules: Liver, Energy, Spirit, Will, Love, Gentleness, Trust, Innocence, Warmth, Hospitality, Rapid Growth

Invocations:

Goddesses:

Fire Goddesses, Isis (Queen of the South), Mahamantranusarini, Mahapratisara, Meretseger, Nirrti, Satet, Satis, Satjit, Tin, Hau, Vajrapasi

Gods:

Ea, Imset (Lord of the Watchtower of the South), Michael, Ninib, Prajnantaka, Ra, Sachiel, Saturn, South Star, Yama, Zocho

SOUTH WIND:

Invocations: Auster, Cardea, Ninurta, Notus, the Breath of Set (Lord of the Chambers of the South)

Southeast:

Invocations: Angi, Takkiraja, Tejosnisa

Southwest:

Invocations: Niladanda, Nirrti, Surya

Southwest Wind: Auster, Notus

EAST:

The World Direction of the New Day

Element: Air, Fire

Season: Spring

Time: Dawn

Tool: Athame/Sword

Color: White, Violet, Pastels, Green

Animal: Eagle, high-flying Birds

Rules: Stomach, Spirit, Mind, Illumination, Passion, Wisdom, Beginngings, the Power to Know

Invocations: all Dawn God/desses

Goddesses:

Aja, Aurora, Eos, Hesione (Lady of Asia), Mahamantranusarini, Neith, Nephthys, Salmaone, Zorya

Gods:

Chac (Lord of the East), Duamutef (Lord of the Watchtower of the East), Horus (Lord of the East), Indra, Mars, Morning Star, Raphael, Shar, Sopedu (Lord of the East)

EAST WIND:

Invocations: Cardea, Eurus, Volturnus

WEST:

Element: Water, Earth

Season: Autumn

Time: Twilight

Tool: Chalice/Cauldron

Color: Sea Green, Blue, Gray, Purple, White

Animal: Fish, Dolphin, Sea Serpents

Rules: Intestines, Emotions, Guts, Introspection, Undercurrents, Vitality, Daring, Strength, Endings, the Courage to Face Deepest Feelings

Invocations: all Sunset God/desses

Goddesses:

Amenti, the Hesperides (Daughters of the West), Hsi Wang Mu Gong (Royal Mother of the Western Paradise), Isis, Meretseger, Sekhmet (Lady of the West), Selkis

WEST WIND:

Invocations: Cardea, Favonius, Zephyrus

Belief Systems

Mayans assigned these correspondences to the cardinal points:

North:

Color: Red

Jewel: Bloodstone

South:

Color: White

Jewel: Pearls, Shells

East:

Color: Yellow

Metal: Gold

West:

Color: Black, Blue

Jewel: Jade, Turquoise

The Celts had a fourfold cycle:

East: Life, Beginning

Element: Air

Season: Spring

Time: Dawn

Tool: the Sword of Nuadha

South: Light, Increasing

Element: Fire

Season: Summer

Time: Noon

Tool: the Spear of Lugh

West: Love, Maturing

Element: Water

Season: Autumn

Time: Evening

Tool: the Cauldron of the Daghda

North: Law, Destroying

Element: Earth

Season: Winter

Time: Night

Tool: the Stone of Fal

The ancient Irish divided their land into five directions, each with its own correspondences:

East(Leinster):

Benefit, Farmers/Householders, Prosperity and Hospitality

South (Munster):

Music, Poets/Minstrels, Knowledge and Fertility

West (Connaught):

Learning, Druids, Judment, Chronicles and Storytelling

North (Ulster):

Battle, Warriors, Conflict, Struggle and Pride

Center (Meath):

Kingship, King/Stewards, Stability, Bounty and Renown

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