A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

Liber ab Quattuor (Book of Four)^83

The Mo Li—Central Asia

Buddhist Four Quarters.

Direction God

East Chung

South Hung

West Hai

North Shou

Tian-wang (Also known as T’ien-wang)—Male—Far East/Central Asia

Four Kings who guarded the Four Quarters in both Chinese and Japanese lore. Their

images are still found in the temples of that area. Each is shown fully armored with a

different skin color and holding different items in accordance with the direction they

preside over.

King (no name given) Color

King of the East White

King of the South Blue

King of the West Red

King of the North Green

Still migrating east along the Indian Ocean, we find ourselves in the Far East, on

the island of Japan and the surrounding area where we see the development of the Shi

Tenno.

Shi Tenno—Far East

Direction God

East Jikoku

South Komoku

West Zocho

North Bishamon

Thus we see the principle of the four directions and the four guardians of those

directions as far east as Japan waiting to make the cross to North America with the

final leg of the eastern migration. But back in the Middle East, the great flood had

opened up northern migration. Back in the Middle East, we see the northern migra-

tion bring the Hebrew principles of the four directions and their evolution into the

practices of Christian ceremonial magicians.

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