Someone wrote in [personal profile] ecosophia 2022-11-21 10:17 am (UTC)

stoic virtues and directions?

Dear JMG,

Been wondering about whether stoic cardinal virtues might be associated with cardinal directions. Have not had much luck finding any information online - maybe not searching for the correct search string, but anyway, have mainly been thinking on the matter.
After much to-ing and fro-ing in mind (i.e. since trying to map them like that could be fools errand), I'm currently considering:

East to give birth to courage and fortitude/resilience
South for self control/temperance
West to be Just and have right relationship with all things and beings
North to find intuition/wisdom

I'm in 4+ minds...
a) attempting such a mapping could be useful or a fools errand
b) the associations above are a decent effort
c) the associations above are just plain wrong
d) a wiser one than I might know the truth of the matter

1. Do you know if the stoic virtues were traditionally assigned or associated with directions?

2. If no, might I ask your opinion on the associations above?

Many thanks

[earthworm]

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