The Guardians Mandala
20x20’’
The Guardians of the directions/the four winds/the four corners are portal openers to dimensions of existence. They are directing their energy toward helping human beings balance different parts of their lives harmoniously.
We can call on the Guardians to support our intentions and ceremonial work.
The Directions can also represent:
Stages of life: birth, youth, adult (or elder), death
Seasons of the year: spring, summer, winter, fall
Aspects of life: spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical
Elements of nature: fire (or sun), air, water, and earth
Animals: Eagle, Bear, Wolf, Buffalo and many others
Ceremonial plants: tobacco, sweet grass, sage, cedar
In certain divinatory practices the directions represent time phases:
North = Infinite Possibility (no-time)
South = Present – Now
West = Past
East = Future
Whilst the four directions use the basic fundamentals of symbolism, they are not strictly nature per se. They do, however, bear the attributes of universal energies – and more precisely the evolution of conscious thought.
The esoteric symbolism within the four directions encompasses the relationship and the similarities between man and the Universe. The same elements found in the microcosm of man are also present in the Universe, the macrocosm of everything in existence.
