Capricorn
Cardinal Earth
The band that opens at the December solstice, the shortest day in the northern hemisphere. The light begins to return here, which is the reason so many calendars place a turning point in this band. Cardinal earth is the temperament of the structural opening: it starts by building something that has to hold. Read that as context for the gates in this band, not as a character reading.
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