A good friend once abruptly asked me when my birthday was. After a pause, I realized she was actually asking my Zodiac sign. I knew I needed to consider my reply very carefully. At the time, I knew very little about astrology. Soon though, with her guidance, I came to understand that, as a Sagittarius, I'm one of three "fire signs." Being that the natural representation of the Ri principle is fire, I decided to confront what this meant about my own identity. Honestly, the qualities of fire that I ruminated on made me a little uneasy. For example, I remember feeling particularly disheartened when I realized fire "cannot exist alone." Meditating on this form led me to come to terms with parts of myself which I would ordinarily attempt to ignore. In so doing, I came to understand the true meaning of fire as it exists in the Taegeuk: a symbol of liveliness, warmth, hope, and transformation.