Socratic question
Can this work be read, ignored, used, altered, or discarded?
PLATE 40 · RETURN · Large
Tao Te Quantum
Something is lost
ownership of the path
ownership of the path
Something may be gained
the path as an optional invitation
the path as an optional invitation
Small practice
Choose freely, then observe the consequence.
Illustration direction
A sparse field of obsidian, indigo haze, emerald points, one interrupted line, and a gold threshold. The lost form recedes; the possible gain remains incomplete.