1231The sphinx at the top, holding a sword: using the mind to navigate whatever the wheel brings next.
2Four creatures in the corners, reading books: knowledge steadily gathered, no matter which way the wheel turns.
3The snake sliding down one side: the part of any cycle that feels like a setback but is really just motion.
- Change, cycles, turning points
- Take care of challenges before they grow
- Double down on what’s working
In a reading
Handle your challenges now and double down on what’s working before the wheel turns again.
Deeper meaning
You want to be at the center, not on the rim
Chris’s framing is simple: life moves in cycles whether you like it or not, so the goal isn’t to stop the wheel, it’s to find your center so the ups and downs move around you instead of through you.
Reversed
Resisting a change that’s already in motion, or the same lesson circling back because it hasn’t landed yet.