four directions
North, south, everywhere
The four directions are north, south, east, and west—the cardinal points of the compass.
The phrase appears in spiritual and indigenous contexts referring to these directions as sacred or symbolic orientations: prayers offered to the four directions.
It can also mean everywhere or all around: Rumors spread to the four directions.
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
- cardinal pointsFour primary compass bearings
compass · compass rose · cardinal · true north · due east · wind · horizon · sunrise · sunset · navigate · map · lost at sea · pole · arrow · crossroads · wayward · bearing · orientation
- foursquartet, quadruplets, tetrad, quadruple, compass points
- Native Folklorecreation myth, creation story, thunderbird, windigo, spirit animal
- native spiritualitymedicine man, sacred ceremonies, native rituals, vision quest, sweat lodge
- Tribal Spiritualityspirit animal, spirit animals, totem, totem poles, ancestor spirits
- cleavage
- Indigenous SpiritualityGhost Dance, spirit animals, ancestor spirits, vision quest, ancestral spirits
directional specificity
four directionsdirectionless
Without aim or guidance
directionlessness · omnidirectional · centerpoint · 360 degrees · center
four, fours, fourth, fourths, fourthly, fourteen, fourteenth, forty, fortieth