Type No. 197 of 576
the Radiant Sun × the Cloud over the Mountain
Presence × Vitality × the Free Thread
Leo
Leo is the sign of the radiant sun. This thread tends to warm a room simply by being in it — recognition matters, not as vanity, but as proof the work was seen.
Dragon
The Dragon is the cloud over the mountain — the only animal of the twelve that flies. This thread tends to think at weather scale: big patterns, big energy, little patience for small rooms.
It approaches life by momentum: gather a storm of support, then move all at once.
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: generous visibility that gives other people permission to shine
Gift: scale — the ability to make a personal project feel like a shared cause
Tender spot: waiting for applause before starting the quiet, unglamorous step
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.