Type No. 87 of 576
the Deep Water × the Stripe in the Bamboo
Depth × Courage × the Weaver of Care
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.
Tiger
The Tiger is the stripe in the bamboo — unseen until it moves. This thread tends to act decisively when the moment ripens and to protect its own territory and people.
It approaches life in bursts: long stillness, then complete commitment.
Type A
Type A is read, in the Japanese custom, as the weaver of care — the thread that checks the pattern twice. This reading tends to plan, to prepare, and to keep promises in small print as faithfully as in large.
In practice, the A thread works best with a visible plan and a standard to meet; praise lands deepest when it names the care that was taken.
The shadow in this thread is worry spent before the event: preparation can quietly become rehearsal of everything that might go wrong.
Strengths and tender spots
Strength: concentration that can hold a secret, a goal, or a grief without flinching
Gift: nerve — the willingness to go first when the room is afraid
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.