Heaven above Lake — moving carefully in relation to something much stronger. "Treading on the tiger's tail: it does not bite the person. Success." The tiger doesn't bite because the movement is correct — aware, light, appropriate to the situation. Not fearless, but not paralyzed by fear either. The path through precarious situations is attention and appropriate behavior, not force.
Cross-Tradition Resonances
Tarot0.58
Strength
balancemoral strugglepatience
Christian Mysticism0.54
Third Mansion — Ordered Life and Spiritual Dryness
balanceself knowledgepatience
balancemoral strugglepatience
Daoism0.34
De (德) — Virtue, Power, Inherent Nature
balanceself knowledge
Elder Futhark0.33
Jera (ᛃ) — Year, Harvest, Cyclical Reward
balancepatience
Elder Futhark0.33
Mannaz (ᛗ) — Human, Self, Social Bond
balanceself knowledge
Buddhism0.32
Virya (Diligence) — The Fourth Paramita
moral strugglepatience
Elder Futhark0.32
Nauthiz (ᚾ) — Need, Constraint, Necessity's Fire
moral strugglepatience