Winter

Winter is the Principle of The Sun-in-Rags, The Elegiast, and The Wolf Divided, of death, remembrance, unlife, debilitation, and beauty. Its followers are sometimes characterized by remorseless misanthropy and sometimes by kindness through euthanasia, but are always characterized by silence. It is the aspect to which the Children of Silence and the Towers of the Dove are dedicated. Its lore is referred to as "the Ragged Lore".

Themes and Imagery

'Certain knowledge, it is said, can be expressed only through the particular quality of a silence. It has been suggested that one can only read such knowledge with one's eyes closed, but only by mischievous commentators.' 'A Sexton's Secret'
Winter is most often associated with the dying and the dead, as well as silence, cold, and the season of winter itself. It can be used to summon the dead, fill enemies with dread and despair, and bring about destruction. Less malicious applications include warding against dangerous spirits and curses or resisting the effects of extreme cold. It is also one of the aspects often connected to Nowhere, the realm of the dead and the lost, and is one of the aspects closest to Worms.

...   [Winter is the principle of silence, of endings, and of those things that are not quite dead.]

Type

Metaphysical, Astral

'The White is west of the world, and Winter does not wait forever.' 'Travelling at Night, Vol. 2'