16: Ego, Collapse and Rebuilding

Sixteen is one of the sterner compounds in the old manuals.

What the tradition says

Traditional interpretations say a fall of pride, a wrecked plan, the necessity of rebuilding on a truer floor.

What we will not claim

Do not wait for a collapse because a book promised one. Do inventory now.

Ego is a poor architect. It keeps adding storeys.

A practical reading

Where is the structure theatrical? That is the only 16 question worth paying for. Across symbolic traditions, similar themes sometimes appear. That is interesting. It is not a demonstration that a name number causes an event.