Checking the Ole Compass Rose to ensure that I'm on course to make my dreams a reality. I'm making a few adjustments and tacking around to find fresh wind, again.
The Compass Rose or the Wind Rose, as it was known, first appeared on the Portolan Charts of the 1300's. The compass typically had 32 points for the various directions of the wind, 1/2 wind, and 1/4 wind. In Medieval Times, each wind had it's own name. Of course the Chinese reinvented the compass showing the 12 Zodiac signs. Some compasses were even reported to point the way to paradise with a cross ... typically this was East, pointing to the birthplace of Christ. Today's compass is much simpler. But is it really any easier to navigate to the promised land?
~ Ancient Mariners, Water Guardians, King Neptune and the Wicked Banshee of the Bay ~