Cycle Phases
Inward and Outward Points of a Cycle
The point of greatest inwardness, inside-ness, or
whatever we could agree to call it, marks the beginning
of the cycle—our choice of beginning here—the point
where everything is withdrawn to its very smallest point.
This is often called the "seed" or kernel, as it represents,
as does the acorn to the oak tree, the point from which
everything stems. It is the seed.
As with the cycle of the breath, or as occurs with the
heartbeat, this is the point of complete exhalation or the
point when the heart is closed. With the zodiac signs in
the northern hemisphere, this is the sign Capricorn and
the dead of winter, the time when everything is inside
and still. Astrologers agree that this is the seed point, or
seed essence, sometimes called the solar tone or start.
Everything expands from this point outward. It is our
most inward or seed point.