Normally, fire and water mix as well as you'd expect. But sometimes, under just the right conditions--a spirit can form of equal parts fire and water, somehow forming a higher harmony. These volatile spirits rarely stray from the conditions that created them, but burn with curiosity for anything that enters their domain. I leave as an exercise to the reader to decide whether it is more unfortunate for the spirit or the visitor that few things can stand the scalding steam that comprises their physical bodies... Instinct: To surge forward

• Burst forth and recede