Rather, the manifestations of light and dark are entwined, symbiotic forces, like the stars which thread together the tapestry of the night sky. They are the stages upon which the natural cycle of destruction and reclamation are played. Before we drink of the light, we must taste from the chalice of dark. The dreams which come to us from within the healing bosom of sleep are conceived from the dark. The seeds of plants, the food we need to sustain our lives, sprout in the dark earth.
Life begins and grows within the darkness of a mother's womb.
Light, as well as dark, can be a giver and sustainer of life. Light reflects on the lenses of our eyes so that we may see the world in which we live. It nourishes plants, animals, and humans, which all have a place within the cycle of life. Light provides warmth, and, as fire, it both destroys and cleanses. In effect, it aids nature in her process of reclamation back into the dark by illuminating physical and amorphous images which may block the path to self realization.