Chapter 4

I. Manco Consort

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2. Cachi

Huaco

3. Uchu

Cura

4. Auca

Raua

Amongst the Chaldeans the Four Principal Pro-
tecting Genii of the Human Race were —

1. Sed-Alep ir Kirul represented as a Bull with Human Face ;

2. Lamas a Nirgal represented as a Lion with Human Head ;

3. Ustur, after the Human likeness ;

4. Nattiz, with the head of an Eagle ;

and were said by Ezekiel to be the four Symbolic
creatures which supported the Throne of Jehovah,
in his visions by the River Chebar.

These four are known to the Hindoos as the four
Maharajahs or Great Kings of the DylamCholans —

1. India — The King of Heaven in the East.

2. Konvera — The God of Wealth in the North.

3. Varouna — The God of Waters in the West.

4. Yama — The Judge of the Dead in the South.

Amongst the Chinese they represent the Four
Quarters or the Four Great Powers or Mythical

Mountains.

1. Tai-Tsong = East

2. Sigan-fou = West

3. Hou-Kowang =: South

4. Chensi-si = North

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Amongst the Bavili and Bimi—

1. Ibara

2. Edi

3. Oyekun

4. Oz-be

As the four supporters of Ifi, the Son of God.

Amongst the Yoruba-

1. Ogun

2. Shango

3. Edgu

4. Oshalla

= North = Red *

= West = Black P^'^^'^ *^1

r. i ^. ,, „ ^Four Odus of

= East = Yellow or Green , ^j^g Yorubas.

= South = White j

Other names on the West Coast of Africa are-

1. Edgu =

2. Shamgo =

3. Obatalla =

4. Ogun =

East
West
South
North

Yellow or Green

Black

White

Red

The Symbols or Signs of the Four Cardinal
Points of the world as a Square, or four quarters,
are found depicted in other forms as follows : —

Arranged as the Four Chief Odus amongst the
Yoruba —

Red N Ogun

Yellow
Edgu

1 1

nil

Black

- — — ■" *>.^^

Shango

" * II II

1 1

,., . »».a —

White S Obatalla
Made from Shells.

S Obatalla

Yoruba picture of Uw world
by barked sticks.

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 241

Pueblo Indian picture of the world in four quar-
ters or divisions illustrated by barked sticks —

N Red

Black W

E White

S Yellow

The Koreans depicted the Sign and Symbol of
Heaven in a Square, and the Four Cardinal Points
or divisions of Heaven in four quarters. Barked
sticks — four sticks of equal length — form the
square, and four sticks of equal length the centre
arms. From the centre arm, the one representing
the East, they removed all the bark, so that it was
white ; from the one representing the West none
of the bark was removed. The one representing
the North had all removed but one piece in the
centre, and in the South the bark was removed
from the centre, leaving the bark at the two ends.

The Korean.

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Amongst the Mopi their names were —

Gala = East

Sala = West

Arba = North

Nika = South

Amongst the Mandes —

Saga-djigi
Tulluguri
Kunato
Fianto

Amongst the Hebrews —

1. Man \

2. Lion I The Four Standards of the Children of

3. Ox f Israel as used amongst R.A.M.'s.

4. Eagle)

Amongst the Christians —