| Elements | | Cardinal Directions |
| Earth: | grounded; centered | North: | Winter; white buffalo; elder; wisdom; renewal; dormancy |
| Water: | nurturing; flow of life | East: | Spring; eagle; clarity; intense energy; illumination |
| Fire: | duality; wartmth, kindness vs. rage; dishonesty | South: | Summer; coyote; childhood; trust; love; searching |
| Air: | freshness; new ideas | West: | Autumn; bear; resposibility; introspection; self-healing |
Four-legged (animals) symbols or depicted in the form of skins, hides, hair or as a "fetish" | Stone Person (beads/stones) |
| Abalone: | deep, hidden feelings | Agate: | ease thirst |
| Alligator: | basic survival | Alabaster: | great flexibility |
| Ant: | community-minded
| Amber: | endurance |
| Antelope: | grace; speed | Black/Obsidian: | deep; mature intuition |
| Armadillo: | protection from vulnerability | Blue/Lapis: | introspection; total awareness |
| Badger: | herb healer (protector & healer of South) | Brown: | earth; determination |
| Barracuda: |