Image: Four female warrior conduct a ritual of rejoicing, dancing in a circle amid the waves of the ocean. Above them, the moon traverses then night, passing through its four phases.
Interpretation: The four warriors symbolize the four stages of life—child, youth, adult, and the elder. That the make a ritual of rejoicing symbolizes the spirit warrior’s attitude toward the world and its gift of sacred life. That they dance in the waves of the sea shows that rejoicing transports them beyond the shore of reason and immerses them in the oceanic experience of the oneness of all creation. Taken together, these symbols mean that you are, in every stage of life and every activity, celebration itself.
–Hexagram 19, Celebrating Passage, The Toltec I Ching