East

[Note:  If you have not read yet the page about the Circle, please consider doing that now, before you read this page.]

The sun rises each day in the East, which is therefore the starting point for the journey of the Circle.  East is the place of new beginnings — of birth and rebirth, the spring of the year, the childhood of life.  It is a direction fresh with potential, the place of a growing promise that remains fragile even as it grows with the vigor of youth.

Any time you learn something new, begin a new project, or face life with renewed hope, you are in the East. The color is yellow.

Continue within the East, to Intellectual Ways of Knowing and Learning

Go instead to the next direction:  South

You may use the table below to explore the directions, their associated ways of knowing and learning, and an example of each type of learning as applied to understanding tornadoes.

Directions on the Circle	Ways of Learning and Knowing	Tornado Example
East	Intellectual Ways of Learning and Knowing	Intellectual Ways of Learning about Tornadoes
South	Experiential Ways of Learning and Knowing	Experiential Ways of Learning about Tornadoes
West	Spiritual Ways of Learning and Knowing	Spiritual Ways of Learning about Tornadoes
North	Mythic Ways of Learning and Knowing	Mythic Ways of Learning about Tornadoes
Center	Integrated Ways of Learning and Knowing	Integrated Ways of Learning about Tornadoes