A Four-Part Cycle of Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
This rite changes depending on the season.
The structure is the same, but the meaning shifts.
I. UNIVERSAL OPENING
The Guide states:
“As the world turns, so do we.
As the seasons shift, so does the soul.”
SPRING — RITE OF EMERGENCE
Theme: new beginnings, birth, potential.
Act: planting seeds.
- Seekers hold seeds or symbolic stones.
- Each names something to grow.
“What I plant now shall rise in time.”
Seeds are placed into earth or water.
SUMMER — RITE OF RADIANCE
Theme: strength, vitality, expansion.
Act: sunlight or fire blessing.
Seekers lift hands to the sky.
“Let my spirit shine at full strength.”
Heat symbolizes personal power.
AUTUMN — RITE OF SHEDDING
Theme: release, surrender, change.
Act: dropping leaves or papers.
Seekers write what must be let go.
They release the papers to the wind.
“As the leaves fall, so do my burdens.”
WINTER — RITE OF STILLNESS
Theme: rest, introspection, gestation.
Act: silence.
Seekers sit in quiet.
“In stillness, I gather strength.”
Winter is the womb of rebirth.