Gèn (Keeping Still): doubled mountain, patient accumulation of structure over time. Dùn (Retreat): the strategic withdrawal that preserves resources. Capricorn climbs; the mountain endures. Both describe ambition tempered by patience — the goat ascending one foothold at a time.
Cross-Tradition Resonances
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Shēng (升) — Pushing Upward
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Hinduism0.37
Manipura — Solar Plexus Chakra, Fire of Will
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Qián (乾) — The Creative
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Jìn (晉) — Progress
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Buddhism0.35
Virya (Diligence) — The Fourth Paramita
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Uruz (ᚢ) — Aurochs, Primal Strength
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Tarot0.35
The Chariot
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