# Reading the Graph

Begin with a bounded question rather than a prediction request. Draw one node for condition, one for organized capacity, one for the opposing or institutional countermove, and one for what must become durable. Traverse only typed edges, then challenge the path with a contradictory edge or a different viewpoint.

Use epistemic labels aloud. “The source reports” differs from “the system synthesizes,” which differs from “the card symbolically suggests.” Divination here is disciplined reframing, not supernatural certainty or authority over affected people. A good reading makes a relationship more visible and leaves the reader with a reversible move, verification need, or better question.
