Man and Nature

In modern times, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and other kind of inundations are no longer considered to be the result of the wrath of the divine, rather nothing more than the "metabolic" reaction of the ecosystem of our planet. But originally, mankind felt very much the energy emanating from Earth and was aware of its implications on every living being. So he has tried to reconcile with the power of nature, symbolised by the four elements Water, Earth, Wind , and Fire,interacting within the influence of the cosmos, taming and using them to his advantage. The Shaman or the sorcerer had the task to detain the knowledge of the power of the universe as well as all kind of the natural phenomenon, to study and observe "the invisible". The archaic man believed that the natural powers were governed by supernatural forces with which one had to reconcile; one could say that in fact, magic was a precursor to religion