Introduction and Question

["alcyone2158" <alcyone2158@...>]

Hello.

I have been a member of the group for a little over a week and wanted to 
introduce myself 
and throw out a question. My name is Keith and I am 45 years old. I live in 
California and 
my occupation is an engineer. I have had an interest in the occult for well 
over twenty 
years, particularly the western mystery tradition. My focus over the past 7 
years has been 
with the Golden Dawn tradition, however for now I have decided to focus my 
efforts on IIH.

The question I would like to ask the group has to do with the order in which we 
work with 
the elements, both in the microcosm and macrocosm. I find it interesting that 
throughout 
the course of instruction in IIH the ordering of the element is 
Fire-Air-Water-Earth when 
one works on oneself (i.e. the microcosm). However, when one is ready to 
venture into the 
macrocosm, the required order is reversed. For instance, we are required to 
visit the 
kingdoms of Earth, Water, Air and finally Fire. 

Would anyone in the group be willing address why this is so?

Thank you!