Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.

Everything flows, out and in; all things rise and fall. The pendulum swing is seen in tide and season, in breath and pulse, in fortune and decay. Rhythm is the law that compensates, returning the measure of the swing to its balance. The wise observe rhythm and make allowance for its return. This principle is not a fatalism but a recognition of cycles and the timing within them. In sacred form, rhythm appears as repeating arcs and measured turns, a cadence that brings stability to change. To work with rhythm is to work with time itself, adjusting effort and rest, expansion and contraction. The cycle is the form of endurance.