Cardinal and Ordinal Direction Correspondences

Cardinal Directions

Cardinal Direction North

Most powerful direction

Angel: Uriel

Animals:

Arctic field of windblown snow and pine trees.
  • Ant
  • Bear
  • Bison
  • Bluebird
  • Bull 
  • Cow
  • Deer
  • Dog
  • Eagle
  • Elk
  • Gopher
  • Horse
  • Kingfisher
  • Lynx
  • Polar bear
  • Rat
  • Reindeer
  • Snakes
  • Stag
  • Swan
  • Tiger
  • Tortoise
  • White Buffalo
  • Wolf

Body Parts:

  • Body as a whole
  • Lungs
  • Sense of touch

Chakra:  Root

Colors:

  • Black
  • Brown
  • Green
  • White
  • Yellow

Crystals:

  • Andalusite
  • Aquamarine
  • Aragonite
  • Aventurine
  • Beryl
  • Calcite
  • Cat’s Eye
  • Charoite
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Chrysocolla
  • Citrine
  • Coral
  • Danburite
  • Diamond
  • Emerald
  • Fluorite
  • Garnet
  • Hawk’s Eye
  • Jet
  • Kunzite
  • Kyanite
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Larimar
  • Lodestone
  • Malachite
  • Moonstone
  • Morganite
  • Obsidian
  • Opal
  • Pearl
  • Peridot
  • Petrified Wood
  • Quartz
  • Sapphire
  • Selenite
  • Serpentine
  • Sodalite
  • Sphene spinel (black)
  • Sunstone
  • Tourmaline
  • Tsavorite
  • Zircon

Element:  Earth and Air

Energy:  Feminine

Foods:

  • Grains – barley, corn, oats, rye, wheat, etc.
  • Nuts

Goddesses/Gods:

  • Adonis
  • Arawyn
  • Athena
  • Athos
  • Baal Zebul Lord of the Mansions of the North
  • Baal Zephon, Lord of the North
  • Baaltis Zapuna
  • Bel
  • Belili
  • Bo-Ann
  • Ceres
  • Cernunnos
  • Cerridwyn
  • Demeter
  • Dionysus
  • Earth Goddesses
  • Epona
  • Gaia
  • Hathor
  • Hapy, Lord of the Watchtower of the North
  • Herne
  • Jupiter
  • Kore
  • Marduk
  • Mertseger, Friend of Silence
  • Nebhet
  • Neith
  • Nephthys
  • Nerthus
  • Osiris
  • Pan
  • Persephone
  • Rhiannon
  • Seth, Lord of the Northern Sky
  • Soma
  • Tammuz
  • Thor
  • Uatchet
  • Zeus

Herbs/Oils:

  • Cedar
  • Comfrey
  • Cypress
  • Patchouli
  • Sage
  • Vervain
  • Vetiver 

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Abundance
  • Accomplishment
  • Balance
  • Battle/War
  • Clarity
  • Empathy
  • Envy
  • Fertility
  • Gentleness
  • Gratitude
  • Healing
  • Jealousy
  • Listening
  • Location of magik
  • Magic
  • Manifestation
  • Otherworld/Underworld – source of powers
  • Power
  • Pride
  • Purification
  • Purity
  • Rebirth/Renewal
  • Secrets
  • Self-Work
  • Strength
  • Success
  • Trust
  • Visions
  • Wealth
  • Well-Being
  • Wisdom

Metals:

  • Iron
  • Lead

Moon Phase:  New

Mythical/Magical Beings:

  • Dwarves
  • Gnomes

Negative Aspects: 

  • Dullness
  • Laziness
  • Inconsiderate
  • Rudeness

Plants/Trees:

  • Cypress
  • Fern
  • Honeysuckle
  • Ivy
  • Magnolia
  • Oak
  • Primrose

Posture:  Arms extended with palms facing down

Runes: 

  • Is
  • Tyr
  • Ur

Season:  Winter

Tarot:  Pentacles

Time of Day: Midnight

Tools: 

  • Cord Magik
  • Pentacle
  • Salt
  • Stones

Zodiac:

  • Capricorn
  • Taurus
  • Virgo

Cardinal Direction East

Angel:  Raphael

Animals:

Wispy clouds in a deep blue sky.
  • Bluebird
  • Coral
  • Eagle
  • Hawk
  • Rabbit (Feng Shui)
  • Raven
  • Spiders

Body Parts: 

  • Mind
  • Stomach

Colors:

  • Gray
  • Green
  • Lavender
  • Light blue
  • Pink
  • Violet
  • White
  • Yellow

Crystals:

  • Amber
  • Angelite
  • Apatite
  • Bloodstone
  • Celestite
  • Charoite
  • Citrine
  • Diamond
  • Diopside
  • Herkimer Diamond
  • Jade
  • Jasper
  • Jet
  • Petrified Woos
  • Quartz
  • Rhodonite
  • Sodalite

Element:  Air

Goddesses/Gods:

  • Aja
  • Arianrhod
  • Aurora
  • Chac, Lord of the East
  • Chalchiuhtlicue
  • The Dagda
  • Danu
  • Duamutef, Lord of the Watchtower of the East
  • Eos
  • Hesione
  • Horus, Lord of the East
  • Indra
  • Mahamantranusarini
  • Mars
  • Neith
  • Nebhet
  • Nephthys
  • Salmaone
  • Shar
  • Sopedu, Lord of the East
  • Zorya

Herbs/Oils:

  • Anise
  • Bergamot
  • Frankincense
  • Lavender
  • Lemongrass
  • Myrrh
  • Pine
  • Vervain
  • Yarrow

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Activate/Awaken
  • Aggression
  • Beginnings
  • Clarity of vision
  • Communication
  • Community
  • Creativity
  • Divination
  • Dragon magik
  • Family
  • Healing
  • Illumination
  • Inspiration
  • Intelligence
  • Justice in legal matters
  • Life
  • Light
  • Mind
  • Passion
  • Power to know
  • Prosperity
  • Rebirth/Renewal
  • Spirit
  • Teaching
  • Wisdom
  • Youth

Metals:

  • Copper
  • Tin

Moon Phase:  Waxing

Mythical/Magical Beings:

  • Fairies
  • Sylphs

Negative Aspects:

  • Easily fooled
  • Frivolous
  • Impulsive

Plants/Trees:

  • Acacia
  • Aspen
  • Clover
  • Mistletoe
  • Pine

Posture: (Arms raised) Palms parallel

Runes: 

  • Beorc
  • Hagal
  • Thorn

Season:  Spring

Tarot:  Swords

Time of Day:  Dawn

Tools: 

  • Athame
  • Sword

Zodiac:

  • Aquarius
  • Aries
  • Gemini
  • Libra

Cardinal Direction South

Mirror image from space of Africa and Saudi Arabia on the left and the starlit night sky on the right.
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Angel: 

  • Michael
  • Sachiel

Animals:

  • Bee
  • Coyote
  • Fox
  • Horse
  • Ladybug
  • Lion
  • Lizards
  • Praying Mantis
  • Scorpion
  • Shark
  • Snakes
  • Tigers
  • Wolf

Body Parts:

  • Liver
  • Sense of Sight

Chakra:  Solar Plexis

Colors:

  • Gold
  • green
  • Red
  • Yellow

Crystals:

  • Agate
  • Alexandrite
  • Blue Lace Agate
  • Carnelian
  • Chrysoprase
  • Fluorite
  • Garnet
  • Jet
  • Labradorite
  • Lodestone
  • Obsidian
  • Opal
  • Peridot
  • Petrified Wood
  • Quartz
  • Red Coral
  • Sard
  • Sodalite

Element:  Earth or Fire

Energy:  Masculine

Foods: 

  • Garlic
  • Lime 
  • Onion
  • Oranges
  • Peppers (red)

Goddesses/Gods:

  • Agni
  • Ameratsu
  • Aradia
  • Brigid
  • Ea
  • Freya
  • Hephaestus
  • Hestia
  • Horus
  • Imset, Lord of the Watchtower of the South
  • Isis, Queen of the South
  • Lucina
  • Macha
  • Mahamantranusarini
  • Mahapratisara
  • Mert
  • Ninib
  • Nirrti
  • Pele
  • Prajnantaka
  • Ra
  • Rhiannon
  • Satet
  • Satis
  • Satjit
  • Saturn
  • Sekhmet
  • Tin Hau
  • Yama
  • Vagrapasi
  • Vesta
  • Vulcan
  • Zocho

Herbs/Oils:

  • Allspice
  • Basil
  • Cinnamon
  • Dill
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Juniper
  • Lime
  • Peppermint

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Ambition
  • Change(s)
  • Courage
  • Creativity
  • Energy
  • Faith
  • Fame
  • Fertility
  • Gentleness
  • Illumination
  • Increase
  • Inner Child
  • Innocence
  • Knowledge
  • Light
  • Love
  • Obstacles
  • Passion
  • Pride
  • Protection
  • Purification
  • Rebirth/Renewal
  • Respect
  • Sex/Sexuality
  • Spirituality
  • Strength
  • Success
  • Trust
  • Warmth
  • Willpower

Metals:

  • Brass
  • Gold

Moon Phase:  Full

Mythical/Magical Beings:

  • Djinn
  • Phoenix
  • Red Dragon
  • Salamanders

Negative Aspects:

  • Anger
  • Hatred
  • Jealousy

Plants/Trees:

  • Carnation
  • Cedar
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Heliotrope
  • Hibiscus
  • Holly
  • Juniper
  • Marigold
  • Nettle
  • Poppies (red)
  • Thistle

Posture:  Arms overhead in the shape of a triangle

Runes: 

  • Dag
  • Rad
  • Sigel

Season:  Summer

Tarot: Wands

Time of Day:  Noon

Tools: 

  • Athame
  • Candle
  • Censer
  • Dagger

Zodiac: 

  • Aries
  • Cancer
  • Leo
  • Sagittarius

Cardinal Direction West

Orange sunset behind mountains with the sun still lighting up the sky above a cloud layer, showing a brilliant, light blue sky at the top.
SUNSET OVER THE ROCKIES

Angel: 

  • Gabriel
  • Sachiel

Animals:

  • Abalone
  • Bear
  • Cat
  • Dolphin
  • Eagle
  • Fish
  • Frog
  • Leviathan
  • Rooster
  • Sea Birds
  • Sea Lions
  • Sea Mammals
  • Shellfish
  • Swan
  • Turtle
  • Whale

Body Parts: 

  • Intestines
  • Sense of Taste

Colors:

  • Blue
  • Gray
  • Lavender
  • Purple
  • White

Chakra:  Heart

Crystals:

  • Amber
  • Amethyst
  • Apatite
  • Aquamarine
  • Aventurine
  • Azurite
  • Beryl
  • Blue fluorite
  • Blue topaz
  • Blue tourmaline
  • Calcite
  • Carnelian
  • Cat’s Eye
  • Chrysocolla
  • Citrine
  • Coral
  • Jasper
  • Kyanite
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Malachite
  • Moonstone
  • Mother of Pearl
  • Opal
  • Sardonyx
  • Smoky quartz
  • Snow quartz
  • Sodalite
  • Tourmaline

Element:  Earth or Water

Energy:  Feminine

Foods:

  • Apple
  • Grape
  • Lemon
  • Lettuce

Goddesses/Gods:  

  • Amenti
  • Aphrodite
  • Cardea
  • Cteryon, King of the West
  • Don
  • Dylan
  • Ea
  • Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl
  • Favonius
  • Hastehogan
  • Hesperides, Daughters of the West
  • Hsi Wang Mu, Royal Mother of the Western Paradise
  • Isis
  • Itzamna
  • Khenty-Amentiu, Foremost of the Westerners
  • Kupala
  • Manannan
  • Mari
  • Mertseger
  • Neptune
  • Osiris
  • Poseidon
  • Quebehsenuf, Lord of the Watchtower of the West
  • Ra
  • Ran
  • Salim
  • Sekhmet, Lady of the West
  • Selkis
  • Thoth
  • Tiamat
  • Varuna
  • Yemaya
  • Zephyrus

Herbs/Oils:

  • Aloe
  • Catnip
  • Chamomile
  • Gardenia
  • Jasmine
  • Thyme
  • Valerian

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Afterlife
  • Balance
  • Compassion
  • Cleansing
  • Creativity
  • Death
  • Destruction
  • Dream work
  • Emotions
  • Endings
  • Goals
  • Ice
  • Imagination
  • Learning
  • Love
  • Passion
  • Psychic ability
  • Purification
  • Quests
  • Rain
  • Sea magik
  • Self-Work
  • Snow
  • Strength
  • Travel visions

Metals:

  • Copper
  • Mercury
  • Silver

Moon Phase:  Waning

Mythical/Magical Beings:

  • Dragons
  • Mermaids
  • Undines
  • Sea serpents

Negative Aspects:

  • Depression 
  • Indifference
  • Instability

Plants/Trees:

  • Apple
  • Daffodil
  • Elder
  • Ferns
  • Gardenia
  • Heather
  • Hibiscus
  • Jasmine
  • Lilac
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Lotus
  • Mosses
  • Orris
  • Passion Flower
  • Rose
  • Seaweed
  • Water Lilies
  • (All) Water plants
  • Willow Tree

Posture:  Arms extended with palms up

Runes: 

  • Feoh
  • Jera
  • Peorth

Season:  Autumn

Tarot: Cups

Time of Day: Dusk

Tools: 

  • Cauldron
  • Chalice
  • Magnet
  • Mirrors

Zodiac: 

  • Cancer
  • Pisces
  • Scorpio

Ordinal Direction: Northeast

The midpoint between the Cardinal Directions of North and East

Correspondences are a blend of North and East

(see Cardinal Directions)

Image from space of the north Atlantic and the eastern coast of Canada
CANADIAN EAST COAST

Animals: Abalone

Color:  Blue

Crystals:

  • Agate
  • Amazonite
  • Amber
  • Amethyst
  • Andalusite
  • Angelite
  • Apophyllite
  • Azurite
  • Blue Lace Agate
  • Calcite
  • Celestite
  • Charoite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Danburite
  • Diopside
  • Herkimer Diamond
  • Kunzite
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Quartz
  • Sapphire
  • Sardonyx
  • Sodalite
  • Tanzanite
  • Titanite
  • Tourmaline
  • Zircon

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Knowledge
  • Self-work
  • Wisdom

Season:  Winter


Ordinal Direction: Southeast

The midpoint between the Cardinal Directions of South and East

Correspondences are a blend of South and East

(see Cardinal Directions)

Southeast coast of the US, east coast of Mexico, Central America, and the northeastern edge of South America with the Caribbean Islands and the mid-Atlantic

Colors: 

  • Green
  • Purple
  • Yellow

Crystals:

  • Agate
  • Alexandrite
  • Amber
  • Amethyst
  • Apatite
  • Aragonite
  • Calcite
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Chrysoprase
  • Citrine
  • Diamond
  • Dioptase
  • Howlite
  • Iolite
  • Jasper
  • Opal
  • Quartz
  • Rhodochrosite
  • Sard
  • Selenite
  • Spinel
  • Tanzanite
  • Topaz
  • Zircon

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Blessings
  • Prosperity

Season:  Spring

Tools:  Athame

Zodiac:  Aries


Ordinal Direction: Southwest

The midpoint between the Cardinal Directions of South and West

Correspondences are a blend of South and West

(see Cardinal Directions)

View from space of the mid-Pacific showing Baja California and the west coast of Mexico in the upper right corner

Angel:  Sachiel

Colors:  Pink

Crystals:

  • Andalusite
  • Beryl
  • Bloodstone
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Danburite
  • Jasper
  • Kunzite
  • Moonstone
  • Morganite
  • Muscovite
  • Pink Agate
  • Pink Carnelian
  • Pink Tourmaline
  • Quartz
  • Rhodochrosite
  • Rhodonite
  • Rose Quartz
  • Ruby
  • Sard
  • Sardonyx
  • Topaz

Element:  Earth

Goddesses/Gods:

  • Isis
  • Ra
  • Sekhmet

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Love
  • Relationships
  • Romance

Mythical/Magical Beings:  Red Dragon

Plants/Trees:  Hibiscus

Season:  Summer

Zodiac:  Cancer


Ordinal Direction: Northwest

The midpoint between the Cardinal Directions of North and West

Correspondences are a blend of North and West  

(see Cardinal Directions)

Northern Pacific taken from space along with Alaska and the west coast of North America

Animals:

  • Bear
  • Eagle
  • Swan 

Colors: 

  • Gray
  • White

Crystals:

  • Apatite
  • Azurite
  • Calcite
  • Hawk’s Eye
  • Hematite
  • Iolite
  • Magnetite
  • Moonstone
  • Quartz
  • Staurolite

Element:  Earth

Energy:  Feminine

Goddesses/Gods:  Osiris

Intentions/Powers/Spell Uses:

  • Accomplishment
  • Balance
  • Guidance of others
  • Influence
  • Purification
  • Self-Work
  • Strength

Metals:  Silver

Plants/Trees:  Ferns

Season:  Autumn

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