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Directional Correspondence

What way are you facing?

The direction that you face during your rituals and magickal workings can make a difference. Movement Deloil (clockwise) or Widdershins (counterclockwise) and be very important not only to the dogma of your work, but also to the outcome of your ritual.

At first contact, I am surprised at how many long time pagans do not realize exactly how much can be gained from proper directional correspondence. When I started to practice in the early 80s, my mentor (and mother) pointed out the directions and told me that there was a LOT to learn. Surprisingly, there is a lot more associated with direction that most other correspondence.

The Wheels of Direction

The Wheel of the North

Focus:	Wisdom, Practicality, Symbols, Ritual, Ceremony, Materialism and Prosperity, Sacred Knowledge, Teaching and Learning, Patience, Truth, Deep-level Ceremonies, Applied Theoretical Magick, Measuring and Planning Work, Responsibility, Codes, Authority, Deep Level Path or Earth Walk Work
Element:	Earth
Energy:	Steady, rhythmic, grounded. The heartbeat of Mother Earth.
The Journey:	The Journey of Wisdom
Traditional Colors:	Green, Violet, Brown, Black, White, The deep blue of the earth seen from.
Sacred Spirits:	Athena -Goddess of Wisdom Demeter -Goddess of Grain and Abundance Rhea -Mother of all deities Herne -Horned God of the Green Wood Pan -God of Joy on Earth Ariel (Uriel) -Archangel of the North, Keeper if the Sacred Wisdom Ghob -Servant of Ariel, Earth Gnome, guide of the earth journeys Gnomes -Elemental Spirits of Earth, ruled by Ghob Agla -Elemental King of Earth
Sacred Animals:	Buffalo - For Wisdom and Practicality Wolf - For Teaching Earth Wisdom Owl - For Sacred Knowledge. Wisdom, Clarity, Purpose Dragon - For Symbols, Ritual, Magick Stag Deer - For Ritual or Ceremony, Authority, Magick Heron - For Organized wisdom from intuition. Applied Measured Wisdom Mythical Beasts - Of All types, For Learning the symbols of Wisdom Moose - Practical Wisdom Mountain Cats - Earth Walk, Teachers
Items:	Shadow Plants, Violet, Night Treasures, Owl Feathers, Night Birds
Sacred Plants:	Oak Trees - For All magick, ritual, ceremony Redwood Trees - For Sacred wisdom, Truth Myrrh, Sagebrush, Patchoulym, Magnolia - For Ceremonial Incense Banyan - Luck, Prosperity Evergreens - Ritual
In the North We Work With:	When we ride the wheel of the north, we must learn to weigh and measure our growth and progress on the path of the Shaman. It is in the north that we apply knowledge as well as recieve deeper wisdoms. We combine sacred wisdom with practical wisdom to enhance our journey. Sacred Keys - Activating sybmols and spirituality Patience - Grounding and personal pacing Prosperity - Using Energies for material growth Practical Wisdom - Using magick for daily application
Sacred Minerals	Crystal Formations or Clusters - For gathering wisdom and energy Dark Crystals - For Sacred Knowledge and Ceremony Onyx - For Practicality Jasper - For Earth Wisdom Aventurine - For Prosperity Green Jade - For Growth and Prosperity Black Jade - For Patience Deep Violet Flourite - For Ritual and Symbols Royal Azurite -For Symbols Marble - For Steadfast practicality Amethyst - For Ritual, Wisdom and Ceremony Geometrically shaped stones, Ores, Earth Rocks, salt and soil
Human World Helping Activities	Nature Ceremonies, Pagan Festivals, Shamanic Philosophies, Nature Retreats, Woodland Walks, Mountain Journeys, Cave Exploration, Medicine Helpers, Wiccan Guides.
Helping Thoughts	With Patience do I seek sacred knowledge and wisdom. With Practicality do I prosper. With Ceremony do I learn earth wisdom. With Ritual do I support my soul's growth. With Symbols of Earth do I teach.

The Wheel of the South

Focus:	Faith and Trust, Elusiveness, Innocence, Physical and Personal Vulnerability, Strength, Protection, Relationships with others, with self. with nature, Renewal, Self-Healing, Stress, Love, Courage
Element:	Fire
Energy:	Quick, Rapid Fire
The Journey:	The Journey of Purification
Traditional Colors:	Red, Orange, Scarlet, Yellow, The blue of flame, Gold
Sacred Spirits:	Bridget - Goddess of the inner flame of life and creation Pele - Goddess of Purification and Upheavals Mars - God of strength and conflict Michael - Archangel of the South, warrior of the Sacred Flames Djinn - Servant of Michael, great Fire giant, for protection Salamanders - Elemental Spirits of Fire, ruled by Djinn Adonai - Elemental King of Fire
Sacred Animals:	Squirrels - Vulnerability and Delusiveness (relationships) tricky Tigers and Lions - Stress, Courage Porcupine - For Protection and to prick you into action; Defense Badger - For Protection in Conflict; Defense Coyote - For Protection in tricky situations; Vulnerability and Elusiveness Fox - For Elusiveness and Innocence. Vulnerability Hawk - For Protection and Relationships Mouse - For Vulnerability and Elusiveness. Renewal and Self-Healing Cats - For All sorts, for what Mark Twain called that "Mixture of Innoncence and sin." Bear - Physical Self-Healing Rabbit - Renewal, Self-healing Snakes - Protection Possum - Renewal and Self-Healing
Items:	Fire-forged items, Red feathers for courage.
Sacred Plants:	Maple Tree Nuts, Seeds, Pods - For Relationships Nut Trees - For Love Cactus, Thorn Bushes, and Spiney Plants - For Protection
In the North We Work With:	Protection - Establishing personal security Love - Balancing the energies of our realationships Self-Power - Developing our gifts of Strength Purification - Cleaning our Self and Cleaning our Path
Sacred Minerals	Pink Carnelian - For Kinships and relationships Red Carnelian - For strength and protection, faith Gold Amber - For clarity in relationships Red Amber - For courage and faith Blue Amber - For shamanic journeys of purification, inner flame Yellow & Gold Flourite - For personal protection on journeys Citrine - For clairty and purification Fire Opal - For deep inner vision, physical purification and cleansing Steel - For Strength in trials of life Iron Ore - For courage and protection Lava - For purification and upheavals Smokey Crystal, Beach Sands, Gold, Copper, Pyrite, Textured or patterned Stones.
Human World Helping Activities	Expressive art, Dance, drama, Movement, Exercise, Physical Communication, Sensuality, Love, Western Body Awareness, Philosophies, Spirit Vibration
Helping Thoughts	In Innocence I am born In Faith do I Grow, In Strength am I Purified In Protection I walk.

The Wheel of the East

Focus:	Free Mind, Creativity, Illumination, Divination, Brain Stimulation, Philosophy, Mindfulness, Awareness, Perception, Thinking Ideas, Communication, Meditation, Focus
Element:	Air
Energy:	Swift, Mercurial, Changeable
The Journey:	The Journey of perception on Chaos
Traditional Colors:	White, Yellow, Scarley, Peach, Turquoise Blue,Gold
Sacred Spirits:	Danu - Goddess of Creativity Mercury - God of Communication Athena - Goddess of Wisdom Kwan Yin - Goddess of Mindfulness Buddha - Teacher of Illumination Raphael - Archangel of the East, mystic illuminator, star traveler Paralds - Servant of Raphael, shape changer in the mists of mind Sylphs - Elemental spirits of Air, ruled by Paralda Yod He Vawhe - Elemental Kinf of Air
Sacred Animals:	Doves - For Messagesof peace and illumination Hawk - Focus, Perception Eagle - Philosophy, Ideals Wolf - Communication, Perception Deer - Perception, Awareness Raccoon - Thinking Cardinals - Creativity Parrot - Communincation Cats - Dometic and predatory Foxes - Awareness Turtle - Creativity
Items:	Sunbleached bones (recycled light); White Feathers - Messengers; Amber, honey, tree saps; Sun-ripened, sun-dried, sun-charged items; Tree top branches; Flying insects, butterflies, most birds, and bees
Sacred Plants:	Wildflowers - For Creativity Spearmint, Lavendar, Clover, Lemon Balm and Sage - Meditation incenses Ash Trees - Peace of mind Birch, Aspen, Beech and Palms - Mental Health Windweeds and Air Plants
In the North We Work With:	Creativity - Tapping the energies of expansion Divinaiton - Learning to read the energies Mental Powers - Shaping our awareness and perception Peace - Finding and Sharing the flow of harmony
Sacred Minerals	White or Clear Flourite - For Illumination and creativity Moonstone - For Receptivity to illumination Turquoise - For Focus and Awareness Single-Point Crystals - For Perception Amethyst - For Meditation and Illumination Rhodochrosite - For Brain stimulation Royal Azute - For Brain Codes Silver - Receptivity Smooth Sand and Salt
Human World Helping Activities	Divination, Foretunetelling, Sourcing, Vision Quests, ZenMeditation, Tai Chi Chaun, Martial Arts, Brainstorming, Philosophical Debates, Expressive Arts, Flower Arranging, Oriental Mindfulness, Awareness, Buddha Spirit Vibration and Guides
Helping Thoughts	Illumination through Creative Communication. The Mind is Awareness. Perception is all Philosophy. Focus for Peace in Chaos.

The Wheel of the West

Focus:	Inner Knowing and self-knowledge, Dreams, Emotions, feelings, introspection, shamanic journeys and initiations, healing, balancing the active male and receiptive female energies, deep psychic work, spiritual renewal, communications, deep void-level meditations, hibernation.
Element:	Water
Energy:	Tidal - it ebbs and flows, but never floods.
The Journey:	The Journey to Inner Wisdom
Traditional Colors:	Blue-Green, Aqua, Grey, Blue-Grey, Black, Indigo, Blue, Silver, The white of sea foam in the moonlight.
Sacred Spirits:	Poseidon - God of oceanic consciousness Neptune - God of Psychic Flow Isis - Goddess of the rivers of life Arianrhod - Celtic Goddess of the Moon and Earth Selene - Goddess of the Full Moon Hecate - Goddess of the Dark Moon Gabriel - Archangel of the West, angel of the Moon and inner vision Niksa - Servant of Gabriel, fluid shape-changer of the inner worlds Undines - Elemental spirits of Water, Ruled by Niksa Eheieh - Elemental King of Water
Sacred Animals:	Water Creatures - Dreamwork Sea Mammals - For Psychic Communication Sea Birds - For uplifted emotions Heron - For intuition and organization, inner self-knowledge Jaguar - For Shamanic Journeys and Self-Initiations Raven - For dreams and inner knowledge, spirit communication Bear - For introspection and expecially for healing, Spiritual healing and renewal Elk - For feelings and emotions Fish - For all types of swimming in the tides of life's emotions Dolphin - Deep Psychic Work Panther - Introspection Night Creatures - Journeys
Items:	Water treasures, Seaweeds, Roots, Dark Feathers, Void Meditations
Sacred Plants:	Willow - Journeys, Magick Pine Trees - Emotions Magnolia - Dream Work Gardenia - Spirit Guides, Love Lavender - Summons Spirits Water Plants - Dreams
Journey Incense:	Lotus, Sandalwood, Myrrh, Mugwort, Camphor, Vanilla, Violet
Dream Teas:	Chamomile, Jasmine (Shamanic Intuitions), Raspberry, Catnip, Cherry, Hibiscus
In the West We Work With:	Journeys - Mapping our Inner Quests Inner Visions - Finding Formulas for Consciousness Self-Healing - Maintaining personal wellness Balancing - Harmonizing Aspects of Self
Sacred Minerals	Aquamarine - For inner journeys, serenity Water-Colored Cyrstals - For psychic Flow River Stones - For Emotions Silver - For Intuition Amethyst - For inner journeys, soothing emotions Mercury - For changeable emotions White Coral - For Flexability Rainbow Crystals - For Shamanic Journeys Blue Flourite - For Shamanic Journeys and Dreams Double-Terminated Crystals - For Healing energies Tranclucent, Crystalline stones, River or Ocean Rocks, Platinum, Coral and Shells
Human World Helping Activities	Dream Work, Shamanic Consciousness Work, Earth Journeys, Eastern Void Meditation, Healing Circles, Self-Healing, Love, Personal Healing, Spirit Guides
Helping Thoughts	Feeling are but tiny trickles, and emotions gentle brooks leading to the great rivers of Inner Knowing and Dreams All are pulled to the Deep Ocean Mother by the Lady of the Healing Lights.