Type No. 275 of 576
the Clear Spring × the Guard at the Gate
Independence × Loyalty × the Free Thread
Aquarius
Aquarius is the sign of the clear spring. This thread tends to stand a half-step outside the group — not from coldness, but to see the whole pattern.
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: original thinking that redesigns the rule everyone else just obeys
Gift: devotion — promises made by a Dog are kept in weather that cancels other people's
Tender spot: explaining the idea when a simple invitation would work better
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.