This degree speaks of the careful guidance of fragile vessels through treacherous conditions toward safety.
"Steering through the rapids"
The canoe approaching safety through dangerous waters represents the art of navigation under adverse conditions. Here, skill is not luxury but necessity — the difference between survival and disaster. Every careful stroke of the paddle matters when the current is hostile.
The unintegrated expression of this degree presents as the navigation that becomes a struggle, or the belief that the skill is the only thing that matters, ignoring the current.
You get through the rough stretch by paying attention and keeping the paddle moving.
An inexhaustible inner well of wisdom — depth that has been accumulated through patient, intuitive study. This knowledge is freely available but requires others to recognize its value to be drawn.
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