During this period the last element – FIre – is awakened. The moment when Fire arrives, is the birth of a new young god, the longed-for forstborn of Mother Nature and her powerful spouse, her chosen partner. The night of Kupala is considered …
December 20-23. Winter Solstice.
From this moment the period of waning of the Fire element begins. On the longest night of the year, there is another turning point that sums up the results of all that has been done. Yule is the end of the battle and its outcome – whose victory is it?
Starting with this day the Earth element falls asleep for six months. The force of the elements is becoming quieter and quieter, and it can no longer exercise its will on what is happening to all its children. On the night of Samhain the veil between the human world and the dark world of the dead rises, and our worlds approach each other to the point that a mutual influence becomes possible with no restrictions.
All four elements during the calendar year (the Wheel of Year) go through the stages of falling asleep and awakening, thus forming eight fixed points – the points of power during which transition takes place, the elemental reconstruction of space. The ritualistic tradition of the Slavs and the Celts was designed for the attuning of the human consciousness to the realm of natural forces during the moments of transition – and in this regard, they were able to perfect it.
From this day on, in the world of nature, the waning of the Water Element begins. The combination of Air and Water gives motion to the current of time, but from the moment the Air starts to wane, it becomes as if slower, and the decrease of the activity of the Water Element seems to stop it altogether. The myth of the birth and becoming of a young god shows that his journey in search of power and experience takes him away from this world.
March 20-23. The Spring Equinox. During this time the Water Element awakens. As if awakened by Air, Water is directed ahead under the influence of the current, forming a space for what is sedtined to happen.
May 1st. On this day, the Earth element awakens. Awakened by Water, it opens itself up, letting power into the outside world. By the time when Earth awakens, Air and Water have already set the rhythm of time flow for the rest of the year: the rate at which events will occur, and the speed of new changes. Now is the time to manifest what has been done.
