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Top 5 of 2024- #1 Various Cardinal Symbol Systems

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on February 21, 2024. I mentioned that there have been plenty of uses of the cardinal directions to create fantasy and mythological systems.  Sometimes, you even have a 5th direction of ‘center’, which is important … Continue reading →

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What Would You Use the Cardinal Directions For?

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I probably messed up my general plan here.  Thought doing a Questions 3 would work, but then I thought otherwise.  Then, I thought about talking about how the words ‘north, south, east, and west’ are used in non-Earth worlds.  That … Continue reading →

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Various Cardinal Symbol Systems

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I mentioned that there have been plenty of uses of the cardinal directions to create fantasy and mythological systems.  Sometimes, you even have a 5th direction of ‘center’, which is important when we get to Wu Xing.  I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Symbols in Fiction

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Come to think of it, do people still care about the cardinal directions?  I remember being taught by my dad how to find north, south, east, and west.  It never stuck since I was supposed to use the sun.  I … Continue reading →

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