East - beginnings, purity, family, innocence, amazement of Life

South - youth - passions of life, friendships, self-control

West - Adulthood - solitude, stillness, going inside oneself, reflection

North - Place of the Ancient Ones who have gone over - place of wisdom

Above - Freedom of mind, body, spirit below - Nuturing, Mother, life

Luther Standing Bear,
Oglala Sioux 1868-1937