Sunrise
Overview
The sun's rising is the traditional image for a start that is not dependent on anyone's readiness. Reading asks whether you were present for it.
Meaning
A sunrise is read as a beginning that happens whether or not you are ready — Fire returning on schedule.
Traditional Interpretation
Sources associate sunrise with yang renewing, and with the specific quality of a start that arrives rather than one that is made.
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FAQ
What does it mean to dream about sunrise?
A sunrise is read as a beginning that happens whether or not you are ready — Fire returning on schedule. The sun's rising is the traditional image for a start that is not dependent on anyone's readiness. Reading asks whether you were present for it.
How should a dream about sunrise be read?
Natural features are read by state and conditions. A sunrise is read as a beginning that happens whether or not you are ready — Fire returning on schedule. Traditional readings look at whether it is calm or disturbed, near or distant. Watching a sunrise that has already happened — arriving late to it — is a reported variant, read as a beginning you did not witness.
How is sunrise read in Chinese tradition?
Sources associate sunrise with yang renewing, and with the specific quality of a start that arrives rather than one that is made. It is grouped under Fire (火) in the five-element system.
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