the struggle between light and dark forces unfolds through the cycle of each era: order and connection with the ancestors prevail during the world's summer and spring; while disorder, confusion and forsaking of the ancestral roots prevail during the world's autumn and winter. in the latter period, beings are not in harmony with ara, they are not nourished by cosmic energy, and they fall prey of the evil chari forces. at the darkest stage of history, though, which according to arordiners corresponds to the current times, vahagn manifests again and brings the ari forces back to life.