The water element is associated with the season of winter. It is a time of rest, a time to protect one's reserves and prepare for the rebirth of the spring. Water, as the main component of all living things, holds the potential to life. And while this potential is generally shielded from view, it is unwavering, and is instrumental to all movement and transformation. The climate of winter is associated with the cold. Cold is a contracting force, likened to the ability to focus and concentrate one's reserves and potential. Water reflects our will to survive and persevere. Its energy is focused inwards, it is deep and allows for reflection.