My Mexican-American community does a birthday ritual called ‘Cuatro Rumbos’.
We do a cleansing first, then pull four cards. Each card represents something different.
East is for your mind and thought patterns
South covers emotions
West is about your body
North connects to spirituality.
The fifth card goes in the center and that one’s about what you should focus on this year. That center card gets placed under a white candle for nine nights. Not sure if it actually does anything, but it feels meaningful when you’re doing it. The whole thing takes maybe 20-30 minutes, depending on how much you want to talk about each card.