SECONDARY COMPASS POINTS
Clockwise around the compass
the four secondary points are Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.
Unlike the primary compass
points of North, East, South and West the secondary sectors are hugely
influenced by the element of earth.
The Northeast and Southwest
belong to the earth element and they are 'joined' by the centre which is also
Earth element. The Southeast belongs to
the wood element and the Northwest is a metal element area.
The secondary sectors also
contain a mix of elements, they do not have the pure Qi of the primary
sectors. As well as being an earth
sector the Northeast also has water and metal influence; the wood sector of the
Southeast also has some fire influence; the earth sector of the Southwest has
fire and metal influence and the metal sector of the Northwest is also
influenced by water. How is this possible? Welcome the Chinese Astrological
Animals...they exert their influence wherever they appear.
First the earth element
animals. These are the Ox (Chou) in NE1;
Dragon (Chen) in SE1; Goat (Wei) in SW1 and the Dog (Xu) in NW1. These four are called the storage or
graveyard animals and they each 'store' one of the remaining four
elements. Ox stores metal; Dragon stores
water; Goat stores wood and the Dog stores fire.
Ok so that doesn't explain
the metal influence in the Northeast and Southwest - where is metal mined? From
the earth. Continuing on...the Northeast
is influenced by water because the Ox (Chou) is an animal of winter, known as
winter earth, the transition period between winter and spring. It signifies the final month of the winter
season - the season of water dominance. Southeast
is influenced by fire because the Snake (Si) resides in SE3 and is the first of
the animals of the summer months - hence fire.
The Southwest is influenced by fire because of the Goat (Wei). Whilst it is referred to as 'summer earth' it
is the third and final month of the summer season, hence the influence of
fire. The Northwest is influenced by
water because the Pig (Hai) resides in NW3 and is related to the first month of
the winter season when water is the dominating factor.
Oh boy, so much to take in. Let's leave the elements for now and have a
look at the numbers of the secondary directions.
Northeast has the number 8 White Star at its
heart, the Southeast has the number 4 Green Star in residence, the Southwest
has the number 2 Black Star at its heart and the Northwest has the number 6
White Star as its inherent influence.
These even numbers are yin.
The family members associated
with these secondary direction are youngest son in the Northeast represented by
the mountain and a time of waiting and preparation. The eldest daughter of the family has a home in
the Southeast and is represented by wind and movement. In the Southwest the mother or eldest female
of the family reigns supreme and she signifies stability and nurturing aspects
of the earth. The father or eldest male
of the family is king in the Northwest represented by Heaven and leadership.
To the fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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