Robinet, The World Upside Down: Essays on ... - The Golden Elixir

Tables and PicturesTable 5SFire(S-E)Gate of Menor of Heaven(S-W)Gate of the MoonE Wood Metal WGate of the Sun(N-E)Gate of the Ghostsor of the Earth (N-W)◯WaterN——————————————————————————Spatial arrangement of the four external agentsand the four gates. In agreement with traditional Chinese conventions,this and the following tables show the North at the bottom,the South at the top, the East on the left, and the West on the right.108