The elemental directions, earth = north, east? what? :D Options

Not sure wheter this should fit in here or in CM forum, but since it isn't only related to CM i decided to put it here, anyways:

The 4 elements have different directions and the most commonly used are:
(correct me if i'm wrong tho since i don't use these)


EAST- Air
SOUTH- Fire
WEST- Water
NORTH- Earth

Does anyone have any directives why these specific directions are related to each other, why is south connected with fire?

WHY I ASK YOU! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

So meanwhile waiting for answers i'll post what i think and the reasons i have them where they are.

East - fire - this is where my thoughts first originated from and the most obvious for me, the sun rises in the east (atleast for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/13.gif) ) and thus i placed fire in the eastern quadrant.

South - air - This makes sense to me in an emotional way that i can't really explain, just feels right

West - water - because i believe that fire needs to have its opposing element towards it to create some sort of balance

North - earth - North for me is earth, same as air really, just feels right and i've always felt that north is like a big solid mountain always waiting to be climed.

(the directions also have to do with their symbols and how they look if you place them in different directions, the thought is to create a balance between them.)

Also i've only begun delving into the planets trying to get this to coincide with these directions (however, since most rituals (atleast GD's) are based on the previous directions, i have to remake alot of rituals.. work work work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) )

Now people, go on! prove me wrong! I want a debate about this, maybe i'm totally wrong, maybe you are, it doesn't matter, i want more opinions so that i can get a better feels of the elements.

(more posts will come about the elements later in other threads...)

Fred och god växt.

This post has been edited by animus: Apr 24 2005, 06:36 AM

Many of the traditions have developed from ancient Celtic roots. So taking their geography into account.

West - The west is associated with water, For Pagans living in the Celtic Isles, the Atlantic Ocean was a rather prominent landmark that lay to the west.

South - Fire was linked to the south for simple reasons that would apply to anyone living in the Northern Hemisphere: the weather gets warmer as you head south.

East - could be an association with air because weather patterns in the area brought many winds from the east to push the ships westward.

North - The northern areas are where the cold hard lands are, very earthy.

there are however a number of different ways of assigning the elements to their appropriate directions (apart from the Northern/Southern Hemisphere twist)? try
this site for further information

http://www.ace.net.au/darkmoon/direct.htm (IMG:style_emoticons/default/horse.gif)