Type No. 179 of 576
the Twin Winds × the Guard at the Gate
Curiosity × Loyalty × the Free Thread
Gemini
Gemini is the sign of the twin winds. This thread tends to learn by talking and by trying — two interests at once is not a flaw here, it is the method.
Dog
The Dog is the guard at the gate. This thread tends to divide the world into 'mine to protect' and 'not mine' — and for the first group, there is no limit it will not cross.
It approaches life by vigilance: trust slowly, then completely.
Type B
Type B is read, in the Japanese custom, as the free thread — the one that leaves the pattern to see what the cloth could be. This reading tends to follow real interest rather than the schedule on the wall.
In practice, the B thread works best with room to roam and a deadline that is real; its honesty about what it actually wants is a form of respect.
The shadow in this thread is the abandoned loom: a new fascination can quietly inherit the time owed to an old promise.
Strengths and tender spots
Strength: a quick mind that connects people and ideas across rooms
Gift: devotion — promises made by a Dog are kept in weather that cancels other people's
Tender spot: scattering attention when one deep conversation would do
Read with tonight's moon
A type is only half the reading; the other half is the moon it is read under. The free diagnostic on the top page reads your type together with tonight's moon phase.