Back to the glossary · The six spirits: the texture of it
soaring snake
What it is
Tangles, false alarms, the strange, the repeating.
What it means
Often an unsettled mind, and a matter that keeps doubling back.
Other terms in this group
- six spiritsSix temperaments laid over the six lines: azure dragon, vermilion bird, hooked chen, soaring snake, white tiger, dark warrior.
- azure dragonUpright, dignified, celebratory — and also drink and desire.
- vermilion birdTalk, documents, news, argument.
- hooked chenEntanglement, delay, land, old business.
- white tigerForce, injury, urgency.
- dark warriorObscurity, private dealings, loss, things left unclear.