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I begin this story with a vision revealed through the practice of Oneiromancy, divination by means of dreams and nightmares. On most nights, I sleep without disruption or memory of dreams. Yet when time calls, my rest is often marked by vivid dreams. These visions do not occur without cause but rather present themselves as symbols that speak of unresolved pasts or truths of others. It was during one snowy night when I received a vivid vision. In this dream, a young boy fled as soldiers attacked his village. As he ran, he turned back to see his mother standing against the attackers, fighting with everything she possessed to hold them. The boy hesitated, torn between fear and love for his mom, but his mother cried out to him, commanding him to run. Understanding her intent and recognizing her sacrifice, he turned away and continued to run, leaving his home behind. This vision did not carry the weight of prophecy, nor did it feel bound to present. Rather, it carried the gravity of memory, a nightmare from a past. From this, I realized that I had glimpsed the lingering trauma of someone. Several suns later, I traveled to Buya Palace to visit Shining Jewel Foundation. While passing through its halls, my eyes caught the Chronicles of the Wind board where I read a story that immediately resonated with the vision I had. It was the story told by Katoh, a ranger who had been abandoned by his birth parents as an infant and later found and raised by a woman named Chuwon. During a time of war, Katoh's village was attacked, and Chuwon was killed while fighting to delay the attackers, allowing him to escape. Upon reading the story, I felt called to perform a reading for Katoh, not to peer into his future, but to help illuminate who he is, who he is becoming, and how he may walk forward. I took out my brass coins and tossed them. The first hexagram revealed was Thunder of Thunder, Chen. This hexagram means awakening, movement, and sudden change. It speaks of beginnings from a shock and hardship, and warns to be aware of the dangers. Chen confirms Katoh's present state as one shaped by survival and instinct. Thunder brings fear through shock. Yet it is through overcoming the shock that strengthens one. Katoh stands where he is because he learned to move, adopt, and endure from his tragic path. A second casting revealed Mountain over Thunder, I, meaning nourishment, discipline, and self-sustaining strength. What one takes in, through hardship, becomes who he is. The thunder of Katoh's past remains with him, but it is grounded by the mountain. His survival instinct guided him toward the path of the ranger, where he became vigilant and found purpose. Through these signs reveals the thread that already weaves his life together. Chen speaks of soul awakened by loss. Fear did not destory him, but taught him how to live. I shows what rises from that beginning. It is not of forgetting his past but learning discipline. Katoh's path is not an accident. His calling as a ranger is a continuation of his mother's final act, protecting life by standing firm so others may move forward. Katoh is not defined by what was taken from him, but by what he now chooses to protect. Porca | |