The Winter Season, ruled by the Water Element, concentrates on traditions from the Eastern Mediterranean region, S.E. Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Antola and the Levant. The focus is on Mandaean understandings, but also Pythagorean and Kabbalistic musings. Purification, especially with water, is a major theme. The deeper theme is internal purity.
The symbolic script is: Hebrew (Greek).
Scrolls: Golden Verses, Plato, Ginza, Yohon, Qulasta. Zohar, Yetzirah, etc.
Earliest stirrings: Gobeki Tepe, Knossis, Asherah, Elusian Mysteries. Mandaean  Creation w 5 Kings of Darkness. Logic, intellect, first principles thinking. Education.  Strive to remain clean, washing off the filth often.
Rituals: The major influence of this season is the Mandaean, with some Qabbalistic.
Symbolic Grain/Legume: Lentil, Beluga Lentil, Fava, Desi Chickpea, Kabuli Chickpea (Mid East)
Art: Greek and minoan frescos, Pythagorean Diagrams (Tetrakytis), Mandaean art (Bk of Abatur), Kabbalistic Tree of Life images.
Historical Movements: Season: Winter with 5 Fortnights. Begins Jan 6 - Jan 21  (1st new or full moon) This season highlights the Mandaean and Qabbalistic traditions. It focuses on the Luriac Kabbalah idea of Enclothement of higher souls in lower vessels, in the shattering and restoration of the divine sparks, and in the Mandaean focus of separation from defilement.  (This season observes fasts at the end of each quarter moon, every seventh day, and during dark moons)
 
 

 Preface

The five divisions—Pythagorean/Elusian/Greek/Knossos, Yohon/Canaanite/Zadokite, Nazoreans/Yeshu/Miryai, Zazai/Shlama, and Qabbalah/Luria/Zohar—span ancient Greek, Semitic, Mandaean, and Jewish mystical traditions, each with three historical movements rooted in verifiable histories and practices. Evolving from Pythagorean mathematics to Kabbalistic cosmology, they emphasize innerouter unity through rituals like baptism, meditations like contemplation of light, and intellectual pursuits like gematria, reflecting a shared pursuit of transformation and awareness. Despite distinct paths, they converge on ordering chaos and seeking purity, though challenges like historical gaps, esoteric complexity, and cultural shifts persist.

 Outro

These fifteen expressions share strengths in unifying inner and outer worlds through transformative practices—baptisms, meditations, intellectual rigor—rooted in ordering chaos, offering paths to awareness via logic and purity. Pythagorean dating lacks precision; Canaanite syncretism blurs origins; Yeshu’s historicity sparks debate; Zazai’s obscurity limits evidence; Kabbalah’s esotericism restricts access. Yet, their diverse approaches—from Greek math to Jewish mysticism—collectively enrich the quest for truth and renewal.

Introductory Notes:
5 Element Study

Peace to all....
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