In a way, all these minor gods or Nature spirits rely on the energy they get from others to keep themselves powerful. Just like the politicians, their power and influence depends on the size and the strength of their constituency. Eventually, as their constituency diminishes, they fade from the scene, as did the gods of the ancient peoples, for example, the Baal, the Moloch, the Greek and Roman gods, etc. They remain just at some nominal value, sufficient to hold a social security card for old-age pension.
