08. Coffin

Playing Card Correspondence: Nine of Diamonds

Attribute: Negative

General Meaning: Severe illness, death, ending, failure, rupture, termination, lying down

Color Theme: Blue (Yin within Yin); passive stagnation.

Day and Night Reflections: Amid lush grass lies a split tree trunk—within it, the Walker rests, peaceful and serene. At dusk, the small coffin reveals a slight opening; by day, it shuts tight. Whether the coffin quietly opens at night or silently closes during the day may not matter. This marks the end of one journey and the beginning of another. The withered wood returns to earth, and from it, life will blossom anew.