THE TEN HEAVENLY STEMS
Ren: Heavenly Stem
Ren is Yang Water, an image of wide flow.
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壬 · rén
The ninth stem can evoke a river or sea carrying movement across distance. It invites thought about scale, pathways and what must be guided when many things move together.
An example
Ren can help map how information travels through a large collaboration.
A question to carry with you
Where is the current moving, and what can guide it?
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