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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==


"Vatoral" comes from the proto-ayaupian "Vatel", meaning "element". As Vatoral is the ayaupian name, foreign countries call it "Vatoralism".
"Vatoral" comes from the proto-ayaupian "Vatel", meaning "element". As Vatoral is the ayaupian name, foreign countries sometimes call it "Vatoralism".


== Elemental balance ==
== Elemental balance ==


The religion is founded on balance between the four elements - fire, water, air, earth - that are believed to be inhabited by spirits, who foundated the world as it is. The balance is based on opposite and complementary forces : fire is opposed to water, as air is opposed to earth, which are the major oppositions, as earth and water as well as fire and air are secondary opposites, while earth and fire, also air and water, are complementing each others.
Vatoral is founded on a balance between the four elements - fire, water, air, earth - that are believed to be inhabited by spirits, who created the world themselves. The balance is made of opposite and complementary forces. Major opposite forces: fire is opposed to water, as air is opposed to earth, while the minor opposites are earth and water, as well as fire and air. The complementary forces are earth and fire, air and water.
There are two attributes to these elements : earth and air are mineral, as they are static and completed, water and fire are organic, as they are moving and formating.
There are two attributes to these elements : earth and air are "mineral", as they are motionless and compact, water and fire are "organic", as they are moving and living.


Are related to the four elements, two "human elements" : the body, linked to earth and water, the spirit, linked to air and fire. It is said that humans were made from a mix of earth and water, as modelled by mud, and were made alive by infusing them a breathe of fire and air, which gave them a mind.
In addition to the "natural elements", exist two "human elements" : the "body", related to earth and water, the "spirit", related to air and fire. It is believed that humans were created from a mix of earth and water, modelled by the mud of a swamp, then became alive by a breathe of fire and air infused into their head, creating their mind.


It is believed that these forces are how the world is made, and that life couldn't exist without them.
These forces are said to keep the world liveful, as life couldn't exist without them.


=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===