The 4 seasons: the cycle of Life The cycle of birth, growth, flowering, fruiting, decaying, dying, being reborn,……. Is it 4 stages? or 3? or 7?. or….? 2- birth/death. fixed line or changing line 3 - cardinal, mutable, changeable 4 - 4 seasons, elements,
The 4 seasons and the Wizard - magician, alchemist following the flow and rhythym of the seasons in your own life. Live closely to nature and allow your energy and activities to match the season. Contemplate how this cycle and these 4(or more) stages are present in all things, in all life. “to everything there is a season” To be wise, is to live aligned with the seasons of life - whether literally the time of the year, or more metaphorically in the sychnoistic flow of lifes happenings…
in your life
Plant in early spring trim and prune increase energy Bring to greatest light and energy and attention allow the fruit to grow and ripen Pluck the fruit and eat it at its ripest point savour it allow it to coast downhill allow the energy to slow and come to stillness Rest in that nadir Allow the light to be reborn …..
What does the 4 seasons mean to the wizard?
What is the deeper occult and esoteric significance of the seasons and how is this principle worked with in magic and alchemy? In divination? In ritual spirit magic? In astrotheurgy and theurgy?
What does it mean to the holy grail knight on the mythic quest for the Grail?
What does it mean to the mystic disciple of the heart of the christic light?
The Alchemical Cycle
The Alchemical Cycle - taking a thing through this cycle many times, and in many way….
Each time purifying and extracting and evolving it to a higher and higher form. Until it is perfected in the quintessence and cannot be any better. It has become perfect.
Wheel of Initiation
a continuous spiral, going around in a circle, but also evolving upwards
- Spring (East/Air): Birth, innocence, fresh starts, clarity, ideas, inspiration, and seeding intentions.
- Summer (South/Fire): Growth, maturation, manifestation, strength, ambition, vigor, and full expression.
- Autumn (West/Water): Harvest, fruition, reflection, letting go, decay, integration, and deepening wisdom.
- Winter (North/Earth): Death, stillness, darkness, rebirth, rest, gestation, and renewal.
Each year and each cycle is a complete initiation, an alchemical round.
You master the rhythm of planting, cultivating, harvesting, and resting.
The four seasons mirror the four alchemical stages:
- Spring (Albedo): Purification, cleansing, renewal, preparation.
- Summer (Citrinitas): Enlightenment, expansion, flowering, full illumination.
- Autumn (Rubedo): Fruiting, completion, integration, perfected manifestation, the Philosopher’s Stone achieved.
- Winter (Nigredo): Dissolution, breakdown, death, shadow work, rest, reset.
Astrotheurgy & the Ritual Alignment:
For the astrotheurgist wizard, the seasons align with the cardinal zodiac signs—key portals of energetic power and ritual opportunity:
- Aries (Spring Equinox): Birth, initiation, fiery intention, invocation rituals.
- Cancer (Summer Solstice): Heightened power, charging talismans, strength rituals.
- Libra (Autumn Equinox): Balance, gratitude, harmony, harvesting spiritual fruits, rituals of thanks.
- Capricorn (Winter Solstice): Turning inward, communion with ancestral forces, rituals of rebirth and return of the light.
- Daily/Seasonal Rituals: Honor each seasonal gate with ritual work, reflection, journaling, divination, and aligned magical acts.
- Personal Rhythm: Adapt your life’s rhythm, activities, and energy to flow naturally with seasonal patterns—honor rest in winter, plant seeds in spring, flourish in summer, harvest in autumn.
- Magical Correspondences: Build your own correspondences between herbs, crystals, colors, and magical intentions that match seasonal energies.
the wizard doesn’t just observe seasons—he embodies them, becomes them, masters them. Thus, life itself becomes a ritual, a ceremony, and a ceaseless spiral of refinement, growth, and mystical union.
Quintessence: The subtle spirit that emerges when the four seasons or elements are in perfect harmony. It represents mastery, spiritual perfection, the Philosopher’s Stone, Christ Consciousness, and the full power of the Wizard.