The four directions have been honored in original peoples' traditions around the world for centuries. When the four directions are acknowledged with a circle of twelve stones, Native Americans refer to such an object as a medicine wheel.
EAST is the direction of air, dawn, spring, mind, illumination and new beginnings.
East is represented by eagle. It is often called the golden door or the window between the Great Spirit and this world. Its colors are golds and pastels. WEST is the direction of water, dusk, fall, maturing, wisdom, intro-spection and courage. It is the void where future lives.