01
ༀSky leads, always blue
The first flag is sky — it opens every string and sets the cardinal direction the wind reads from.
02
༁White carries the air
Sun-bleached cotton, not pure white — weathered to bone over a season of passes and prayer.
03
༄Red is the fire element
The center of the string — woodblock-printed in madder, the warmest mark against the slate ground.
04
༅Green then yellow close it
Water and earth end the cycle — green for the rivers below, yellow grounding the string to the soil.