Seasonal stage
Releasing — The Bare Tree
The leaves fall, the tree stands bare against the sky. As a stage in your chart or in the turning year, it tends towards contraction: a good window for simplifying and being honest about what is finished.
Classical equivalent · Earthly Branch (地支)
酉 You (Rooster) — Sep – early Oct
Function in the cycle: Contraction
Strengths
- Clarity and simplicity
- Honest accounting
- Lightness after letting go
Blind spots
- Feels bare or exposed
- Cuts too much
- Grief for what fell
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