Crowning of Nature.
The Second Cycle of Separations and Conjunctions.
31 - 32 33 - 34 35 - 36 Sep - Con Sep - Con Sep - Con Water Water Fire Fire Earth Earth Fire Fire Air Air Air Air Earth Earth Earth Earth Water Water Air Air Water Water Fire FireThe three higher elements in turn occupy the lowest (or Earth) place, while the Earth element is raised to the highest of the levels in the final Conjunction.
Blue Air
Green Water
Yellow Fire
Grey Earth
which is the particular order found in the forms at the final Conjunction (figure 27) of the first cycle of Separations and Conjunctions).
Separation 31 Separation 33 Separation 34
Water -> Air Fire -> Air Earth -> Air
Fire -> Water Air -> Water Air -> Water
Earth -> Fire Earth -> Fire Water -> Fire
Air -> Earth Water -> Earth Fire -> Earth
Fire Fire Fire
/ \ / | / \
Earth Water Earth Water Earth Water
\ / | / \ /
Air Air Air
[Clockwise cycle] [Anti-clockwise cycle]
We note that these cycles through which the elements are transformed relate to one another. The pattern of the first stage is reversed in direction in the last phase, while the central transformation is a hybrid or crossing over of both of these patterns of change.