the cardinal points, or quarters.
Then make a fumigation, and deprecate the angels by the said divine names, that they will appear unto you, and reveal or discover that which you so earnestly desire; and do this continually for six days washed, ...
The four cardinal points of the compass, corresponding to the four natural elements (Earth, Fire, Air and Water.) The correspondences vary from one tradition to another.
respect to the cardinal points, and we find that it was laid directly east
and west. Thus we see that the path of spiritual progress is the same as
the star of empire; it travels from east to west. The aspirant entered at ...
The next point which calls for notice is the location of the temple with respect to the cardinal points, and we find that it was laid directly east and west.
The number here is 4 - the number of manifestation (as in the mandala with its four cardinal points, the square (although this more properly represents the physical plane), the pyramidal solid, and the four dimensions of space-time), ...
They are often described as the Regents of the Earth, or Angels of the four cardinal points, and the Hindu books call them the Chatur Maharajas, giving their names as Dhritarashtra, Virudhaka, Virupaksha, and Vaishravana.
Mexican temples are in the form of a cross, and face the four cardinal points. Quexalcoatl is represented in the paintings of the Codex Borgianus nailed to the cross. Sometimes even the two thieves are there crucified with him. In Vol. II.
The elements are associated with the cardinal points of the magic circle, and are within the hierarchy of spirits the lower ones are known as the elementals who are governed by higher beings called the devas, ...
There are other possible arrangements of the trigrams, but Fu Hsi's correspondences with the cardinal points and the seasons (Summer - South; Autumn - West; Winter - North; and Spring - East) are the most cogent and symmetrical, ...
This begins with the spring equinox, continues through the summer solstice, the autumn equinox, and completes the cycle of the year again at the beginning of spring, whereby a cross of four cardinal points came about, ...
 See also: Cardinal, Spirit, Ritual, World, Symbol
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