Leo (♌) — Fixed Fire, The Sovereign

Qián (The Creative) and Dà Yǒu (Great Possession) are the Leo pair — pure creative solar force and its manifestation as radiant abundance. Leo is the sign of the king, and Hex 1's dragon sequence traces the arc of sovereignty from 'hidden dragon' (line 1) through 'dragon in the field' (line 2) to 'flying dragon in the heavens' (line 5). But Hex 1's top line delivers Leo's essential warning: 'Arrogant dragon will have cause to repent.' The king who forgets he serves a cosmic order becomes a tyrant. Every astrologer knows Leo's shadow is pride; the I-Ching built the same warning into the sixth line 3,000 years ago.

Cross-Tradition Resonances