The start of a season. The sign of initiation, the one that opens.

This page is a seed. The full write-up is coming; for now it exists so the links that point here resolve, and so the shape of the codex is visible while it grows.

what belongs here

  • what the modality describes: position in a season
  • the four signs that carry it
  • how modality and element combine to build a sign
  • what a modality-heavy chart tends to look like