Type No. 239 of 576
the Deep Water × the Guard at the Gate
Depth × Loyalty × the Free Thread
Scorpio
Scorpio is the sign of deep water. This thread tends to go below the surface of things — few words, long memory, and loyalty that is total once given.
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: concentration that can hold a secret, a goal, or a grief without flinching
Gift: devotion — promises made by a Dog are kept in weather that cancels other people's
Tender spot: testing people instead of simply asking them
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.