Seasonal stage
Weathering — The Turning Leaf
The first leaves turn as early frost tests the canopy. As a stage in your chart or in the turning year, it tends towards contraction: a good window for stress-testing, editing and letting weak parts go.
Classical equivalent · Earthly Branch (地支)
申 Shen (Monkey) — Aug – early Sep
Function in the cycle: Contraction
Strengths
- Tests what is real
- Sheds the unnecessary
- Toughens
Blind spots
- Harsh self-judgement
- Sees loss before lesson
- Fights the season
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