Hello,
That reminds me Tibetan “buddhism” pervaded by tantra and magick.
According alot of magickal systems counterclockwise is often related to and might awake dark energies from the lower worlds.
Moreover it reminds me also the Purification Sutta where the Gotama criticises the brahmins rituals for purification , the Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta which is indirectly related to your question.