The cycle tells witches what kind of magic to perform (from class notes). The cycle tells all animals of the Earth what to do. In the Spring, they procreate. In the Winter, they die or become dormant. In the Summer, they prepare for the Winter and in the Fall they prepare for mating. Humans have lost their touch with Mother Earth and have abandoned her, as well as our own, cycle. Wiccans are bringing this back. Humans need to realize we are not in control and we need to become connected with Earth and Nature once again. Not only do we need to return to our roots, we need to fix what we have done. Wiccans, by definition of their religion, are environmentalists. Conservation of the environment is a part of their philosophy. The two underlining concerns facing the world is population growth and economics (Environmentalism). The American diet is not only unnatural, it is uneconomical as well. It takes 16 pounds of grain and soybeans to produce one pound of beef. Livestock in the United States are responsible for consuming over half of all the water in our country. Farm cattle releash100 million tons of a greenhouse gas (methane). 220 million acres of land have been deforested in the United States in order to feed us. We have even spread our plight to other countries such as Brazil and Costa Rico where we ruin their land and air to feed our already overweight and unhealthy population (Env.). Our diet is evidence of our aggressive and domineering attitude towards the environment. Culturally, we do not see ourselves as equal to Earth"s other creatures or even to other humans. Economically, we need to reallocate Earth"s resources so that all share to wealth of Mother Earth without depleting her. Americans would only have to reduce their meat intake by 10%, and the annual 60 million people starving to death could be fed with the savings in grain and soybeans (Env.). Earth"s water resources are being polluted also.