/* ==========================================================
   The Syncreticon — design system
   Theme: Geburah (Mars) flowing into Tiphareth (Sun),
          through the Path of Lamed (Justice).
   ========================================================== */

/* ---------- Reset ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 0; }
html, body {
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  max-width: 100vw;
  width: 100%;
}
body { min-height: 100vh; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; color: inherit; }
button { cursor: pointer; border: 0; background: none; }
input, textarea, select { max-width: 100%; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; }

/* ---------- Design tokens ---------- */
:root {
  /* Palette */
  --syn-void:      #08080c;
  --syn-bg:        #0b0b11;
  --syn-surface:   #14131c;
  --syn-surface-2: #1c1a26;
  --syn-border:    #2a2836;
  --syn-border-hi: #3d3a4d;
  --syn-text:      #ece7d8;
  --syn-text-dim:  #928c7b;
  --syn-text-mute: #5e5a51;

  --syn-gold:      #c9a449;
  --syn-gold-hi:   #e2c274;
  --syn-gold-low:  #8a6f2e;
  --syn-mars:      #a6302b;
  --syn-mars-hi:   #d14a43;
  --syn-ink:       #060608;

  /* Type */
  --syn-serif:   "EB Garamond", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --syn-sans:    -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Inter, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --syn-mono:    ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;

  /* Rhythm */
  --syn-r:       6px;
  --syn-r-lg:    10px;
  --syn-shadow:  0 10px 40px -20px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  --syn-glow:    0 0 0 1px rgba(201,164,73,0.2), 0 8px 40px -8px rgba(201,164,73,0.15);
}

/* ---------- Body + type ---------- */
body {
  background: var(--syn-bg);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "onum";
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, legend, blockquote, cite {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
a { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s; }
a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold); }

hr {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  margin: 3rem auto;
  max-width: 200px;
}

::selection { background: var(--syn-gold); color: var(--syn-ink); }

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.syn-header {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  background: rgba(11, 11, 17, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(14px);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
}

/* Top row: brand on the left, tier badges on the right, same baseline,
   one single horizontal row that never wraps. */
.syn-header-top {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.syn-mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-sigil {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 28px; height: 28px;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.syn-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.syn-nav > a,
.syn-nav-link,
.syn-nav form button {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  padding: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  transition: color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
}
.syn-nav > a:hover,
.syn-nav-link:hover,
.syn-nav form button:hover {
  color: var(--syn-text);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
}
.syn-nav .syn-cta {
  color: var(--syn-gold) !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin-left: 0.6rem;
}
.syn-nav .syn-cta:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.08);
}
.syn-logout { display: inline; margin: 0; }

/* Glyph hidden on desktop — nav stays label-only at ≥900px. */
.syn-nav-glyph { display: none; }

/* Hamburger button and scrim default-hidden on desktop. */
.syn-nav-toggle { position: absolute; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.syn-nav-button { display: none; }
.syn-nav-scrim  { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   MOBILE NAV · Hamburger tray
   Applied when viewport < 900px — above that the desktop nav
   remains a single horizontal row.
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 899px) {
  /* Header hosts the mark + button only. The nav is laid out as a
     fixed-position tray below the header. */
  .syn-header {
    padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  }

  /* Two rows on mobile: row 1 = brand + hamburger; row 2 = tier
     ladder, full-width centered. Wrapping is what carries the ladder
     to its own line — at desktop the row is nowrap. */
  .syn-header-top {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.4rem 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
  .syn-mark {
    order: 1;
    flex: 1 1 auto;       /* grows so the hamburger gets pushed right */
  }
  .syn-tier-ladder {
    order: 3;
    flex: 1 0 100%;       /* wraps to the next row */
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 0.4rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
    margin-top: 0.2rem;
  }

  /* Hamburger button. */
  .syn-nav-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 44px; height: 44px;
    margin-left: 0;       /* brand's flex-grow pushes us right now */
    order: 2;
    border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
    border-radius: var(--syn-r);
    background: transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 30;
    position: relative;
  }
  .syn-nav-button-bar {
    display: block;
    width: 18px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--syn-text);
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: transform 0.2s, opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .syn-nav-button-x {
    display: none;
  }
  .syn-nav-toggle:checked ~ .syn-nav-button .syn-nav-button-bar {
    display: none;
  }
  .syn-nav-toggle:checked ~ .syn-nav-button .syn-nav-button-x {
    display: inline;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--syn-gold);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  /* Scrim that dismisses the tray on tap. */
  .syn-nav-scrim {
    display: block;
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(6, 6, 8, 0.6);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
    z-index: 20;
  }
  /* The toggle is nested inside .syn-header-top while the scrim and
     drawer are siblings of .syn-header-top — the ~ combinator can't
     bridge that, so we walk up to the shared ancestor with :has(). */
  .syn-header:has(.syn-nav-toggle:checked) .syn-nav-scrim {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  /* The tray itself — full-height drawer from the right. */
  .syn-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; right: 0;
    height: 100vh;
    width: min(320px, 84vw);
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0.25rem;
    padding: 5rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    background: var(--syn-surface);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
    box-shadow: -20px 0 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transform: translateX(100%);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease-out;
    z-index: 25;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .syn-header:has(.syn-nav-toggle:checked) .syn-nav {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  /* Each item becomes a full-width row with glyph + label. */
  .syn-nav > a,
  .syn-nav-link,
  .syn-nav form button {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    padding: 0.85rem 0.9rem;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--syn-text);
    border-radius: var(--syn-r);
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
  }
  .syn-nav > a:hover,
  .syn-nav-link:hover,
  .syn-nav form button:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  }
  .syn-nav-glyph {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 28px;
    color: var(--syn-gold);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .syn-nav-label {
    flex: 1;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  }

  /* Tier badge moves to its own row at the top. */
  .syn-nav .syn-tier-badge {
    order: -1;
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
    padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
    font-size: 0.7rem !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  }

  /* Logout button sits at the bottom with a separator. */
  .syn-nav .syn-logout {
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 1rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
    width: 100%;
  }
  .syn-nav .syn-logout button {
    color: var(--syn-text-dim);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  /* Body scroll lock when drawer is open. */
  body:has(.syn-nav-toggle:checked) {
    overflow: hidden;
  }
}


/* Tier badge in nav */
/* Tier ladder — three rungs always visible as buttons on the top row,
   right of the brand. Always a horizontal flex row, never wraps. */
/* ============================================================
   Tier ladder — uniform buttons across the top-right of the header.
   Three text rungs (Seeker, Adept, Magister) sit shoulder-to-shoulder
   at identical width and height. The optional fourth rung (G) appears
   only for the invitation-only key-holder, and shows a square button
   carrying the masonic Square-and-Compasses-with-G emblem.
   ============================================================ */
.syn-tier-ladder {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.syn-tier-ladder > .syn-tier-badge { flex-shrink: 0; }

.syn-tier-badge {
  /* Uniform button geometry — identical box for every rung. */
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 2rem;
  min-width: 5.6rem;
  padding: 0 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.20em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim) !important;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.10) 100%);
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04) inset,
    0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.32);
  transition: transform 0.12s ease, border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s,
              background 0.15s, opacity 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
}

/* Clickable hover (only applies to <a> rungs and to G's preview link). */
.syn-tier-badge.is-clickable:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06) inset,
    0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.32),
    0 0 0 1px var(--syn-gold-low) inset;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  opacity: 1;
}
.syn-tier-badge.is-clickable:active { transform: translateY(0); }

/* Muted = not your tier (or, for G, not the active preview).
   For non-G users this state is also LOCKED — pointer-events off, so
   the badge is visible-but-dead. */
.syn-tier-badge.is-muted {
  opacity: 0.42;
  filter: saturate(0.5);
}
.syn-tier-badge.is-locked {
  cursor: default;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-tier-badge.is-clickable.is-muted:hover { opacity: 0.92; filter: saturate(0.85); }

/* Current = full colour, with the rung's accent. */
.syn-tier-badge.is-current { opacity: 1; filter: none; }

.syn-tier-badge--seeker.is-current {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.22) 0%, rgba(201,164,73,0.06) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,225,150,0.18) inset,
    0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.36),
    0 0 12px -2px rgba(201,164,73,0.30);
}
.syn-tier-badge--adept.is-current {
  border-color: #8fa6d9;
  color: #d6e1f3 !important;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(143,166,217,0.22) 0%, rgba(143,166,217,0.06) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(180,200,240,0.18) inset,
    0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.36),
    0 0 12px -2px rgba(143,166,217,0.30);
}
.syn-tier-badge--magister.is-current {
  border-color: var(--syn-mars);
  color: #fff !important;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--syn-mars) 0%, #5a1c19 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,180,165,0.20) inset,
    0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.40),
    0 0 12px -2px rgba(196, 75, 68, 0.45);
}

/* G — invitation-only. A square button holding the masonic emblem;
   no text label (the symbol IS the identity). The user always refers
   to this rung as "G" but the button itself carries the emblem. */
.syn-tier-badge--g {
  min-width: 0;
  width: 2rem;
  padding: 0;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.62);
  color: #fff !important;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1d1d1d 0%, #000 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.10) inset,
    0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.55),
    0 0 14px -2px rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
}
.syn-tier-badge--g.is-current {
  border-color: rgba(255,235,180,0.95);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.16) inset,
    0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.55),
    0 0 16px -2px rgba(255,222,150,0.55);
}
.syn-tier-badge--g .syn-tier-emblem {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.syn-tier-badge--g .syn-tier-emblem .syn-icon-masonic {
  width: 1.45rem;
  height: 1.45rem;
}
.syn-tier-badge--g.is-clickable:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  color: #fff !important;
}

/* Visually-hidden text label kept for screen readers only. */
.syn-vh {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* On narrow screens, shrink the rungs but keep them readable.
   Names are critical for orientation, so we keep them on. */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-tier-badge { min-width: 0; height: 1.7rem; padding: 0 0.55rem; font-size: 0.6rem !important; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
  .syn-tier-badge--g { width: 1.7rem; padding: 0; }
  .syn-tier-badge--g .syn-icon-masonic { width: 1.2rem; height: 1.2rem; }
}

/* Backward-compat — old single-badge classes still used in a few spots */
.syn-tier-badge-free     { /* default, dim */ }
.syn-tier-badge-seeker   { border-color: var(--syn-gold-low); color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important; }
.syn-tier-badge-adept    { border-color: #8fa6d9; color: #b6c5e3 !important; }
.syn-tier-badge-magister {
  border-color: var(--syn-mars); color: #fff !important;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--syn-mars) 0%, #5a1c19 100%);
}

/* ---------- Main container ---------- */
.syn-main {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.syn-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: all 0.18s ease;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.syn-btn-primary {
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  color: var(--syn-ink);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  color: var(--syn-ink) !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -12px rgba(201,164,73,0.5);
}
.syn-btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
}
.syn-btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  color: var(--syn-gold) !important;
}
.syn-btn-block { width: 100%; }
.syn-btn-danger {
  background: var(--syn-mars);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border-color: var(--syn-mars);
}
.syn-btn-danger:hover {
  background: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  border-color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  color: #fff !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.syn-btn-danger-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi) !important;
  border-color: rgba(209,74,67,0.3);
}
.syn-btn-danger-ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  background: rgba(209,74,67,0.06);
}

/* ==========================================================
   LANDING — banner + hero + teaser
   ========================================================== */
.syn-hero-banner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-banner-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 80px -30px rgba(0,0,0,0.8),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(201,164,73,0.15);
  filter: saturate(105%) contrast(102%);
}

/* Teaser */
.syn-teaser {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 5rem auto;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-teaser .syn-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.syn-teaser-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.syn-teaser-card {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-teaser-glyph {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-teaser-card h4 {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-teaser-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-teaser-card p em  { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.syn-teaser-card p span { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-teaser-foot {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-teaser-foot strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* ------------ Archetypes (4 elemental cards) ------------ */
.syn-archetypes {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 6rem auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-archetypes-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
}
.syn-archetypes-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
}
.syn-archetypes-sub { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 1.02rem; }

.syn-archetype-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-archetype {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  transition: transform 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
  position: relative;
}
.syn-archetype:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-archetype-fire  { border-top-color: #d14a43; }
.syn-archetype-water { border-top-color: #6a85c9; }
.syn-archetype-air   { border-top-color: #c9a449; }
.syn-archetype-earth { border-top-color: #9b8a75; }

.syn-archetype-glyph { font-size: 1.8rem; display: block; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.syn-archetype h3 { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-archetype-for { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0 0 1.25rem; }
.syn-archetype blockquote {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.04);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-archetype blockquote em { color: var(--syn-gold); font-style: italic; }
.syn-archetype-voice {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-archetypes-foot {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ------------ How-it-works ------------ */
.syn-how {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 6rem auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-how header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.syn-how header h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); margin: 0.5rem 0; }

.syn-how-steps {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-how-steps li {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  position: relative;
}
.syn-how-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.syn-how-steps h3 { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.syn-how-steps p  { margin: 0; color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 0.96rem; }

/* ------------ Tiers-preview + Final CTA ------------ */
.syn-tiers-preview {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 6rem auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-tiers-preview header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.syn-tiers-preview header h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); margin: 0.5rem 0; }

.syn-final-cta {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 8rem auto 6rem;
  padding: 4rem 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 80% at 50% 0%, rgba(201,164,73,0.08), transparent 70%),
    var(--syn-surface);
}
.syn-final-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-final-cta p {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
}
.syn-final-cta .syn-hero-cta { justify-content: center; }

/* ==========================================================
   SIGNATURE PAGE
   ========================================================== */
.syn-sig {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 3rem auto 5rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-sig-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-sig-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-sig-missing {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.syn-sig-prose {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-sig-prose p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.syn-sig-prose b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; }

.syn-sig-divider {
  max-width: 200px;
  margin: 3rem auto;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

.syn-sig-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}
.syn-sig-card {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.3rem;
}
.syn-sig-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-sig-card p { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; }
.syn-sig-card small { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.5; display: block; }
.syn-sig-big {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem !important;
}
.syn-sig-card em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.syn-sig-card-astro { grid-column: span 2; }

.syn-sig-card-tier {
  grid-column: span 2;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.06), var(--syn-surface) 60%);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-sig-card-tier-free {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border-color: var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-sig-card-tier-magister {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(166,48,43,0.1), var(--syn-surface) 60%);
  border-color: var(--syn-mars);
}
.syn-sig-tier-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ==========================================================
   NATAL + SYNASTRY (Magister)
   ========================================================== */
.syn-natal {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 3rem auto 5rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-natal-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-natal-head h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-natal-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-natal-sub b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-natal-age {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.syn-natal-age b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

.syn-natal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.syn-natal-card {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem;
}
.syn-natal-sun    { border-left-color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-natal-moon   { border-left-color: #9bb0d9; }
.syn-natal-aspect { border-left-color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }

.syn-natal-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-natal-big {
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem !important;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.syn-natal-deg {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem !important;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}
.syn-natal-card small {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  display: block;
}
.syn-natal-card small b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

.syn-natal-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

.syn-natal-note {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.04);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* God-voice — the composed natal address */
.syn-god-voice {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  padding: 2rem 2.25rem 1.5rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.06), transparent 70%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 25px 70px -35px rgba(201,164,73,0.3);
}
.syn-god-mark {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.9rem; left: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  background: var(--syn-bg);
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-god-voice p {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.syn-god-voice p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-god-voice p b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; }
.syn-god-voice p i { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }

/* Natal section titles between groups */
.syn-natal-section-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 3rem 0 1.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-natal-section-title small {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

/* Interpretation body inside a planet card */
.syn-natal-interp {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 !important;
  color: var(--syn-text) !important;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem !important;
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

/* Planet card colour stripes */
.syn-natal-asc           { border-left-color: #c1a3d9; }
.syn-natal-planet-mercury { border-left-color: #e2c274; }
.syn-natal-planet-venus   { border-left-color: #9bd9c1; }
.syn-natal-planet-mars    { border-left-color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }
.syn-natal-planet-jupiter { border-left-color: #9bb0d9; }
.syn-natal-planet-saturn  { border-left-color: #8a8475; }

/* Aspect table */
.syn-aspect-table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.syn-aspect-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  min-width: 520px;
}
.syn-aspect-table thead th {
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-aspect-table tbody td {
  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-aspect-table tbody td b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-aspect-mode-fusion      { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-aspect-mode-harmony     { color: #9bd9c1; }
.syn-aspect-mode-polarity    { color: #c1a3d9; }
.syn-aspect-mode-tension     { color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }
.syn-aspect-mode-opportunity { color: #9bb0d9; }
.syn-aspect-mode-adjustment  { color: #d4b570; }

/* Synastry result */
.syn-synastry-result {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-synastry-result > header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.syn-synastry-result > header h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2rem);
  margin: 0.4rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}

.syn-synastry-prose {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-synastry-prose p { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; }
.syn-synastry-prose b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; }
.syn-synastry-prose i { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }

.syn-synastry-aspects {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
}
.syn-synastry-aspects h3 {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.syn-synastry-aspects table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-synastry-aspects th, .syn-synastry-aspects td {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-synastry-aspects th {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-synastry-aspects td b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-synastry-aspects td i { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-style: italic; }

.syn-sig-astro-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.syn-sig-astro-item { }
.syn-sig-astro-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.syn-sig-astro-big {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.syn-sig-note {
  grid-column: span 2;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-sig-nn { margin-top: 0.75rem; color: var(--syn-text-dim); }

/* Bars */
.syn-sig-bars {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}
.syn-sig-bar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr 30px;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}
.syn-sig-bar-label { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-sig-bar-track {
  background: var(--syn-surface-2);
  border-radius: 999px;
  height: 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-sig-bar-fill {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  border-radius: inherit;
  transition: width 0.4s;
}
.syn-sig-bar-fire  .syn-sig-bar-fill { background: #d14a43; }
.syn-sig-bar-water .syn-sig-bar-fill { background: #6a85c9; }
.syn-sig-bar-air   .syn-sig-bar-fill { background: #c9a449; }
.syn-sig-bar-earth .syn-sig-bar-fill { background: #9b8a75; }
.syn-sig-bar-val { color: var(--syn-text-mute); font-family: var(--syn-mono); font-size: 0.8rem; text-align: right; }

.syn-sig-voice-bars {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
  display: grid; gap: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-sig-voice-bars li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}

.syn-sig-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

/* Settings summary card */
.syn-sig-summary {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.05), var(--syn-surface) 70%);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.75rem 1.75rem 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.syn-sig-summary .syn-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.syn-sig-summary-title {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-sig-summary-prose p {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-sig-summary-prose b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; }
.syn-sig-summary-prose + .syn-btn { margin-top: 1rem; }
.syn-sig-summary-incomplete { text-align: center; }
.syn-sig-summary-incomplete p { color: var(--syn-text-dim); margin: 0 0 1rem; }

/* Voice preview — on Settings */
.syn-voice-preview {
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-voice-preview header { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.syn-voice-preview header h3 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-voice-preview-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
}

.syn-voice-card {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.syn-voice-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-voice-card p b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-voice-tag {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-voice-tag b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 600; }
.syn-voice-card-current { border-left-color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-voice-card-soft    { border-left-color: #8fa6d9; }
.syn-voice-card-firm    { border-left-color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }
.syn-voice-card-mythic  { border-left-color: #c1a3d9; }
.syn-voice-foot {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Original hero */
.syn-hero {
  padding: 6rem 1rem 5rem;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.syn-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(201,164,73,0.12), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 40% at 50% 100%, rgba(166,48,43,0.08), transparent 60%);
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-hero-inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.syn-eyebrow {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-hero-title .br-desktop { display: block; }
.syn-hero-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.syn-hero-cta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Pillars */
.syn-pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin: 5rem auto;
  max-width: 960px;
}
.syn-pillar {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.syn-pillar:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.syn-pillar-roman {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-pillar h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-pillar p {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}

/* Landing library teaser — six covers shown to unauthenticated visitors */
.syn-landing-library {
  margin: 5rem auto;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  max-width: 1400px;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-landing-library-head {
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.syn-landing-library-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.012em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.9rem;
}
.syn-landing-library-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-landing-library-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2.2rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1100px;
}
.syn-landing-library-card {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-landing-library-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: #1a1612;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  transition: transform 0.22s ease, box-shadow 0.22s ease;
}
.syn-landing-library-card:hover img {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.7), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.75);
}
.syn-landing-library-card figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  letter-spacing: 0.012em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  opacity: 0.92;
}
.syn-landing-library-cta {
  margin: 3rem 0 0;
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .syn-landing-library-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.4rem; }
  .syn-landing-library { margin: 3rem auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .syn-landing-library-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 320px; gap: 1.4rem; }
  .syn-landing-library-card figcaption { font-size: 0.95rem; }
}

/* Creed */
.syn-creed {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 6rem auto;
  padding: 4rem 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  max-width: 760px;
}
.syn-creed-ornament {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
}
.syn-creed blockquote { margin: 0; }
.syn-creed blockquote p {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.syn-creed cite {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ==========================================================
   FORMS
   ========================================================== */
.syn-form-wrap {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 4rem auto;
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
/* Settings page needs to break out of the form-wrap cage —
   the voice preview is prose, not a form. */
.syn-form-wrap.syn-settings {
  max-width: 820px;
}
.syn-form-wrap.syn-settings .syn-form {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-form-wrap h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.3rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-form-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.syn-form { display: block; }
.syn-field {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-field-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}
.syn-field-input,
.syn-form input[type="text"],
.syn-form input[type="email"],
.syn-form input[type="password"],
.syn-form input[type="date"],
.syn-form input[type="time"],
.syn-form input:not([type]),
.syn-form select,
.syn-form textarea {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  font-size: 1rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
}
.syn-form input:focus,
.syn-form select:focus,
.syn-form textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201,164,73,0.12);
}
.syn-form input::placeholder,
.syn-form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--syn-text-mute); }

.syn-field-hint {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.syn-field-error,
.syn-form .errorlist {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.syn-form-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}
.syn-form-actions .syn-btn { flex: 1; }

.syn-form-foot {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  text-align: center;
}

/* collapse password policy into a subtle details */
.syn-help-details {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-help-details summary {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  user-select: none;
}
.syn-help-details summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.syn-help-details summary::before {
  content: "›";
  display: inline-block;
  transform: rotate(0deg);
  transition: transform 0.15s;
  margin-right: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-help-details[open] summary::before { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.syn-help-details ul {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0 1rem;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-help-details li { margin: 0; }

/* ==========================================================
   ONBOARDING — questions
   ========================================================== */
.syn-onboard { max-width: 680px; margin: 5rem auto; padding: 0 1rem; }
.syn-onboard-steps { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.syn-onboard-steps li { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-onboard-note {
  margin-top: 2.5rem; font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute); font-style: italic;
  padding-top: 1.5rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

.syn-onboard-q .syn-form { max-width: 620px; margin: 0 auto; }

.syn-q {
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  transition: border-color 0.15s;
}
.syn-q:hover { border-color: var(--syn-border-hi); }
.syn-q legend {
  padding: 0 0.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-choice {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem;
  margin: 0 -0.5rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  transition: background 0.1s;
}
.syn-choice:hover { background: rgba(201,164,73,0.05); }
.syn-choice input {
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  accent-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-choice span { line-height: 1.45; }

/* ==========================================================
   ORACLE DASHBOARD
   ========================================================== */
.syn-oracle { padding: 2.5rem 0 5rem; }

.syn-oracle-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-oracle-header .syn-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.syn-oracle-title {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4.5vw, 2.7rem);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.syn-oracle-title-prefix {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  margin-right: 0.3em;
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* Hour triptych: past / now / coming */
/* Explainer paragraph before the triptych */
.syn-hour-explainer {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0.5rem auto 1.75rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-hour-explainer strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

.syn-hour-triptych {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  align-items: stretch;
  perspective: 1400px;
}

/* --- Flip tile: hidden checkbox toggles rotation of the card. --- */
.syn-hour-flip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 300px;
}
.syn-flip-toggle {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.1rem; right: 1.1rem;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}

.syn-flip-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas: "stack";
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 300px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 0.65s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0.05, 0.25, 1.15);
  cursor: pointer;
  will-change: transform;
}
.syn-flip-toggle:checked + .syn-flip-card {
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.syn-flip-toggle:focus-visible + .syn-flip-card .syn-flip-front,
.syn-flip-toggle:focus-visible + .syn-flip-card .syn-flip-back {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--syn-gold);
}

.syn-flip-face {
  grid-area: stack;
  position: relative;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, box-shadow 0.25s;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* --- Front face: the tile's resting state. --- */
.syn-flip-front {
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  text-align: left;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, rgba(201,164,73,0.10), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.015), var(--syn-surface));
}
.syn-flip-front::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--syn-gold-low), transparent);
  opacity: 0.35;
}
.syn-hour-label {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-hour-glyph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 3.1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.2rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(201,164,73,0.25);
}
.syn-hour-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-hour-tag {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-style: italic;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-flip-hint {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  padding-top: 0.6rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-flip-hint::after {
  content: " ↻";
  color: var(--syn-gold);
}

/* --- Back face: the reading. --- */
.syn-flip-back {
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.syn-flip-back-hint {
  align-self: flex-end;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.syn-hour-lead {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-hour-lead b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-hour-line {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-hour-line b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 0.25rem;
}
.syn-hour-ritual b { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-hour-meta {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: auto 0 0;
  padding-top: 0.6rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.syn-hour-meta em {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: normal;
  margin-right: 0.2rem;
}

/* --- Past / Now / Next variants. --- */
.syn-hour-past  .syn-flip-face,
.syn-hour-next  .syn-flip-face { opacity: 0.82; }
.syn-hour-flip:hover .syn-flip-face { opacity: 1; border-color: var(--syn-border-hi); }

.syn-hour-now .syn-flip-face {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, rgba(201,164,73,0.18), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.08), var(--syn-surface) 65%);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px -14px rgba(201,164,73,0.3);
}
.syn-hour-now .syn-hour-name { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-size: 1.75rem; }
.syn-hour-now .syn-hour-label { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-hour-now .syn-hour-glyph { font-size: 3.4rem; }

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .syn-hour-triptych {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.7rem;
  }
  .syn-hour-flip { min-height: 280px; }
  .syn-flip-card { min-height: 280px; }
  .syn-hour-glyph { font-size: 2.5rem; }
  .syn-hour-now .syn-hour-glyph { font-size: 2.8rem; }
}

/* Synthesis — the composed prose reading */
.syn-synth {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 2.2rem 1.75rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.04), transparent 70%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  position: relative;
}
.syn-synth::before {
  content: "❖";
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.6rem; left: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  background: var(--syn-bg);
  padding: 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.syn-synth-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.syn-synth-pillar {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.15rem 0.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
}
.syn-synth-sep { color: var(--syn-text-mute); }
.syn-synth-element {}

.syn-synth-body {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-synth-body b {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-synth-minute {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-synth-minute b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Mode tints — left border colour shifts by pillar */
.syn-synth-mode-truth    { border-left-color: #6a85c9; }  /* Mercury blue-violet */
.syn-synth-mode-fear     { border-left-color: #9b8ab8; }  /* Moon silver-violet */
.syn-synth-mode-outcomes { border-left-color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }

/* Element tints — subtle top-gradient colour shift */
.syn-synth-el-fire  { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(209,74,67,0.05), transparent 70%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-synth-el-water { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(106,133,201,0.05), transparent 70%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-synth-el-air   { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(226,194,116,0.05), transparent 70%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-synth-el-earth { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(155,138,117,0.05), transparent 70%), var(--syn-surface); }

/* THE LOOM — cross-thread + natal echo narrative */
.syn-loom {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 1.75rem 2rem 1.5rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.08), rgba(166,48,43,0.05) 70%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 70px -35px rgba(201,164,73,0.35);
  position: relative;
}
.syn-loom > header {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem; padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-loom-mark {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-loom-tag {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.syn-loom ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.8rem; }
.syn-loom li {
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-loom li b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; }
.syn-loom li i { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }

/* Per-card "weaves with" block */
.syn-stream-weaves {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-stream-weaves-tag {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}
.syn-weave {
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-weave:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.syn-weave-label {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin-right: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-weave b { color: var(--syn-text); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-weave-reason { color: var(--syn-text-mute); font-style: italic; }
.syn-weave-exact {
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.08);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-weave-exact .syn-weave-label { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-weave-exact b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-weave-natal {
  background: rgba(166,48,43,0.07);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-mars-hi);
  padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem !important;
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  border-top: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-weave-natal .syn-weave-label { color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }
.syn-weave-natal p { margin: 0.25rem 0 0; color: var(--syn-text); font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.syn-weave-natal p b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* Golden Thread — unity through echoes */
.syn-echoes {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 1.75rem 2rem 1.25rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.08), rgba(201,164,73,0.02) 70%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  position: relative;
}
.syn-echoes-strong {
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px -25px rgba(201,164,73,0.35);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-echoes > header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-echoes-mark {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-echoes-tag {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-echoes-verdict {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-echoes-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.syn-echo p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-echo p b  { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-echo p i  { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-style: italic; }
.syn-echo-element { border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold); padding-left: 1rem; }
.syn-echo-planet  { border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-mars-hi); padding-left: 1rem; }
.syn-echo-number  { border-left: 2px solid #8fa6d9; padding-left: 1rem; }

/* Free-tier upgrade nudge on Oracle */
.syn-tier-nudge {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.1), rgba(201,164,73,0.02) 60%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 40px -20px rgba(201,164,73,0.3);
}
.syn-tier-nudge > div:first-child { flex: 1; }
.syn-tier-nudge .syn-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.syn-tier-nudge h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-tier-nudge p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-tier-nudge p b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-tier-nudge > a.syn-btn { flex-shrink: 0; }

/* Continuity strip */
.syn-continuity {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.04);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
}
.syn-continuity-mark {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-continuity p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-continuity strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* Streams grid (deprecated — kept for possible fallback) */
.syn-streams {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(310px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ---------- Stream TABS (current default layout) ---------- */
.syn-stream-tabs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  padding: 0 0 0.4rem;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}
.syn-stream-tabs::-webkit-scrollbar { height: 4px; }
.syn-stream-tabs::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--syn-border-hi); border-radius: 2px; }

.syn-stream-tab {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
}
.syn-stream-tab:hover {
  color: var(--syn-text);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
}
.syn-stream-tab.is-active {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  border-bottom-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-stream-tab-glyph {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-stream-tab-label {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-stream-tab-lock { font-size: 0.7rem; opacity: 0.6; margin-left: 0.25rem; }

.syn-stream-panels {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-stream-panel {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 2rem 2.25rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-stream-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.syn-stream-panel .syn-stream-headline {
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-stream-panel .syn-stream-body {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  max-width: 740px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Sensory rite panel — five senses to invoke the sixth */
.syn-rite-panel {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.05), rgba(0,0,0,0.12) 70%);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-rite-panel-tag {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-rite-rows {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}
.syn-rite-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2rem minmax(4.2rem, auto) 1fr;
  gap: 0.4rem 0.85rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-rite-row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 0; }
.syn-rite-icon {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-rite-label {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-rite-row p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-rite-chant p {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 1rem !important;
}
.syn-rite-action {
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.06);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem !important;
  margin: 0.3rem 0;
}
.syn-rite-action .syn-rite-label { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-rite-action p { color: var(--syn-text); }

.syn-stream {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.3rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.syn-stream:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.syn-stream-live {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.04), var(--syn-surface) 70%);
}

.syn-stream-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-stream-glyph {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 32px;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-stream-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-stream-meta {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.syn-stream-headline {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.syn-stream-body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-stream-shadow {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-shadow-label {
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.2rem;
}
.syn-stream-contemplation {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.05);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Rich sections inside a stream card (Sun/Moon have work, love, ritual, etc.) */
.syn-stream-sections {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
}
.syn-stream-section {
  padding: 0.45rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-stream-section:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.syn-stream-section-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.syn-stream-section p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-stream-section-accent {
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.05);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-top: 0;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
  margin: 0.2rem 0;
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
}
.syn-stream-section-accent .syn-stream-section-label {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-stream-section-subtle p {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* Today's Ritual card */
.syn-ritual {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 2rem 1.5rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.05), transparent 80%),
    var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px -30px rgba(201,164,73,0.25);
  position: relative;
}
.syn-ritual::before {
  content: "⚚";
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.85rem; left: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  background: var(--syn-bg);
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}
.syn-ritual-head { margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
.syn-ritual-tag {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.syn-ritual-opening {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.3vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.syn-ritual-opening b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-ritual-opening i { color: var(--syn-gold); font-style: italic; }

.syn-ritual-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.syn-ritual-cell {
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-ritual-cell-wide { grid-column: span 2; }
.syn-ritual-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-ritual-cell p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-ritual-word {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif) !important;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  font-size: 1.05rem !important;
}
.syn-ritual-contemplation {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif) !important;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  font-size: 1rem !important;
}
.syn-ritual-timer {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  text-align: right;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}
.syn-ritual-timer b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 500; }

/* Hourly pulse row inside a stream card */
.syn-stream-pulse {
  margin: 0.25rem -0.25rem -0.25rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.04);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(201,164,73,0.2);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
}
.syn-stream-pulse-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-stream-pulse-name {
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-stream-pulse-meaning {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.syn-stream-pulse-meaning i { color: var(--syn-text-mute); font-style: italic; }

/* Locked stream card */
.syn-stream-locked {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(201,164,73,0.02), var(--syn-surface) 80%);
  border-style: dashed;
}
.syn-stream-locked .syn-stream-head { border-bottom-style: dashed; opacity: 0.6; }
.syn-stream-lock {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1rem 0.25rem 0;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-stream-lock-icon {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.syn-stream-lock-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.syn-stream-lock-body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
.syn-stream-lock-body b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-stream-lock .syn-btn { margin-top: 0.75rem; font-size: 0.85rem; padding: 0.55rem 1rem; }

/* Smaller tier-nudge variant (for after-cards "ascend" prompt) */
.syn-tier-nudge-small {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border-color: var(--syn-border);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.syn-tier-nudge-small h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.syn-tier-nudge-small p { font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* Geomantic figure (4 rows) */
.syn-geo-figure {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
}
.syn-geo-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  min-height: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}
.syn-geo-dot {
  width: 10px; height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  display: inline-block;
}

.syn-oracle-foot {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 4rem auto 0;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* ==========================================================
   TIERS
   ========================================================== */
.syn-tiers-wrap { padding: 4rem 0 6rem; }
.syn-tiers-wrap h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem);
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-tiers-intro {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
}

.syn-tiers {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.4rem;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-tier {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 2.25rem 1.5rem 2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.syn-tier:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.syn-tier.featured {
  /* Highlight is driven solely by .is-selected now, so a deselected Seeker
     carries no border/glow. .featured only marks the trial-badge tier. */
  border-color: var(--syn-border);
  background: var(--syn-surface);
}
.syn-tier-name {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
}
.syn-tier-trial-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.65rem;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.85rem;
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  color: var(--syn-ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(201,164,73,0.35);
}
.syn-tier-price {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1, "lnum" 1;
}
.syn-tier-price small {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.syn-tier-epigraph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-wrap: balance;
  word-break: keep-all;
  hyphens: none;
}
.syn-tier-epigraph b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; }
.syn-tier-epigraph small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  opacity: 0.78;
}
.syn-tier.featured .syn-tier-epigraph { border-bottom-color: var(--syn-gold-low); }
.syn-tier-current-badge {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.12);
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Tier selection confirmation page */
.syn-tier-select { max-width: 560px; }
.syn-tier-select-card {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-tier-select-price { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.syn-tier-select-amount {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-tier-select-price small {
  display: block; margin-top: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-tier-select-epigraph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.syn-tier-select-body {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-tier-select-note {
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.05);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}
.syn-tier-select-note em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.syn-tier-features {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0; margin: 0 0 2rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.syn-tier-features li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  word-break: keep-all;
  hyphens: none;
}
.syn-tier-features li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.syn-tier-features li::before {
  content: "·";
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-tier-features li small {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  opacity: 0.7;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-group {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  border-top: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0 0.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-group::before { content: none; }
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-group:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-cont {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  border-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-cont::before { content: none; }
/* Alignment spacers: reserve a row to line headings up across cards, but
   carry no bullet, no border line, and no background of their own — blank
   to the visitor. Hidden entirely on mobile (no subgrid there). */
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-spacer {
  display: none;
  border-top: 0;
  background: transparent;
}
.syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-spacer::before { content: none; }

/* Whole tier card is a link to the plans page. Absolutely positioned so it
   overlays the card without taking a subgrid track. */
.syn-tier-stretch {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-tier-trial-badge { z-index: 3; }

/* Tier lock badge on the landing book covers — mirrors the /knowledge/
   .col-lock-badge so a visitor sees which tier opens each book. */
.syn-landing-library-card { position: relative; }
.syn-landing-lock-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 8px;
  right: 8px;
  z-index: 2;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.72);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,164,73,0.4);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 2px 7px;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Desktop (3-column): lock the three cards onto shared row tracks via
   subgrid, so every section heading (The Oracle / The Library / The
   Divination Tools) lines up across the cards regardless of how the
   copy wraps. Shared tracks size to the tallest card, so a longer line
   in one card cannot push another card's heading out of line. */
@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .syn-tiers {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(18, auto);
    row-gap: 0;
  }
  .syn-tier {
    grid-row: 1 / -1;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: subgrid;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .syn-tier-features {
    grid-row: 4 / 17;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-rows: subgrid;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
  .syn-tier-gate { grid-row: 17 / 18; }
  .syn-tier-action { grid-row: 18 / 19; align-self: end; }
  .syn-tier-features li.syn-tier-spacer { display: block; }
}

/* Tier cards are click-to-select. */
.syn-tiers .syn-tier { cursor: pointer; }
.syn-tiers .syn-tier .syn-btn { cursor: pointer; }

/* Selected tier — gold border + glow on the card; the CTA is swapped to a
   real .syn-btn-primary (so its hover behaves), and we only add a glow here.
   No colour override — that caused gold-on-gold text to vanish on hover. */
.syn-tier.is-selected {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  box-shadow: var(--syn-glow), 0 0 0 1px var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-tier.is-selected .syn-tier-action .syn-btn {
  box-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(201,164,73,0.5);
}

/* Numerology of the Ladder — the deep price story */
.syn-price-story {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 6rem auto 2rem;
}
.syn-price-story header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding: 2.5rem 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-price-story header h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.3rem);
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-price-story-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.syn-price-block {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-price-block:last-of-type { border-bottom: 0; }
.syn-price-block-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-price-block-price {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  padding-right: 1.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-price-block-tag {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-price-block-head h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 1.65rem);
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-price-block > p {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.syn-price-block > p b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; }
.syn-price-block > p em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.syn-price-block-why {
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.04);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem !important;
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim) !important;
  font-size: 0.98rem !important;
}
.syn-price-block-why b:first-child { color: var(--syn-gold) !important; font-style: normal !important; }

.syn-price-story-closing {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.syn-tiers-preview-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ==========================================================
   MESSAGES + SETTINGS
   ========================================================== */
.syn-messages {
  max-width: 540px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.syn-message {
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-message-success {
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.08);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-message-error {
  background: rgba(209,74,67,0.08);
  border-color: var(--syn-mars);
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
}

.syn-settings-sub {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-settings code {
  font-family: var(--syn-mono);
  font-size: 0.88em;
  background: var(--syn-surface-2);
  padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-settings .syn-field-hint b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* Danger zone — inside settings */
.syn-danger-zone {
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding: 1.75rem 1.75rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(209,74,67,0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(209,74,67,0.2);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-danger-zone h3 {
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-danger-zone p {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

/* Delete-account page */
.syn-danger h1 { color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }

/* ==========================================================
   JOURNAL
   ========================================================== */
.syn-journal {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 3rem auto 4rem;
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-journal-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-journal-head h1 { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; }
.syn-journal-sub {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  max-width: 500px;
}

.syn-entry-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.syn-entry-row {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  transition: border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
}
.syn-entry-row:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.syn-entry-row > a {
  display: block;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-entry-row > a:hover { color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-entry-date {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
.syn-entry-kind-tag {
  padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.08);
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-entry-row time {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-entry-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-entry-mood {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-entry-kind-dream .syn-entry-kind-tag {
  background: rgba(106,133,201,0.1);
  color: #8fa6d9;
}
.syn-entry-kind-ritual .syn-entry-kind-tag {
  background: rgba(166,48,43,0.1);
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
}
.syn-entry-kind-intention .syn-entry-kind-tag {
  background: rgba(155,138,117,0.12);
  color: #c1b49b;
}

/* Empty state */
.syn-empty {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 4rem 1rem;
  border: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-empty p { margin: 0; color: var(--syn-text); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.syn-empty-sub { color: var(--syn-text-dim) !important; font-size: 0.95rem !important; margin: 0.5rem 0 2rem !important; }

/* Compose */
.syn-journal-compose .syn-form-wrap,
.syn-journal-compose { max-width: 720px; }
.syn-field-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.syn-field-row .syn-field { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }

/* Detail */
.syn-entry-detail {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 3rem auto 4rem;
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-entry-back { margin: 0 0 2rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.syn-entry-back a { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-entry-back a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-entry-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.syn-entry-date-large {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-entry-title-large {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.2rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-entry-mood-large {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
}
.syn-entry-body {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-entry-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.syn-entry-footer { color: var(--syn-text-mute); }

/* ==========================================================
   FOOTER
   ========================================================== */
.syn-footer {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 3.5rem 1rem 2.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  margin-top: 4rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -10%, rgba(201,164,73,0.06), transparent 55%),
    var(--syn-ink);
}
.syn-footer a { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-footer a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold); }

/* --- First Canon: the foundation message. --- */
.syn-footer-canon {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}
.syn-canon-sigils {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.syn-canon-sigil {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: text-shadow 0.4s, transform 0.4s;
}
.syn-canon-sigil-mars  { color: var(--syn-mars-hi, #c96057); }
.syn-canon-sigil-forge { color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-canon-sigil-dawn  { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-canon-sigil:hover { text-shadow: 0 0 10px currentColor; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.syn-canon-sigil-sep {
  color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.syn-canon-quote {
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.7rem;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}
.syn-canon-quote p {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.6vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-canon-cite {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.syn-canon-cite-lead {
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
}
.syn-canon-cite-sep {
  color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  margin: 0 0.15em;
}
.syn-canon-cite time {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.syn-footer-meta {
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-footer-meta small { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

/* --- Page colophon: attribution + caveat, layer above footer --- */
.syn-colophon {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 4rem auto 0;
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem 0;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-colophon-ornament {
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.4em;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.syn-colophon-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-colophon-mark {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-right: 0.2rem;
}
.syn-colophon-continuity {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-colophon-continuity strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-colophon-caveat {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.syn-colophon-caveat em { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-style: italic; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-canon-sigils { gap: 0.5rem; font-size: 1rem; }
  .syn-canon-quote p { font-size: 1rem; }
  .syn-canon-cite { font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
  .syn-colophon { padding: 1.5rem 1rem 0; }
}

/* ==========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================== */
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .syn-main { max-width: 1240px; }
  .syn-streams     { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .syn-natal-grid  { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .syn-tiers       { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .syn-archetype-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  .syn-how-steps   { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .syn-hero-banner { max-width: 1240px; }
}
@media (min-width: 1440px) {
  .syn-main { max-width: 1360px; }
  .syn-hero-banner { max-width: 1360px; }
}
@media (min-width: 1680px) {
  :root { font-size: 17px; }
  .syn-main { max-width: 1440px; }
  .syn-hero-banner { max-width: 1440px; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .syn-teaser-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .syn-pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin: 3rem auto; gap: 1rem; max-width: 520px; }
  .syn-tiers   { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .syn-archetype-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-how-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-sig-grid  { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-sig-card-astro { grid-column: span 1; }
  .syn-sig-note  { grid-column: span 1; }
  .syn-sig-astro-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  :root { font-size: 15px; }

  /* .syn-nav desktop-overrides removed; mobile rules live in the
     dedicated @media (max-width: 899px) block above. */
  .syn-sigil { width: 24px; height: 24px; font-size: 1.15rem; }
  .syn-name { font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }

  .syn-main { padding: 0 1rem; }

  .syn-hero { padding: 3rem 0 2.5rem; }
  .syn-hero-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 7.5vw, 2.4rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .syn-hero-title .br-desktop { display: inline; }
  .syn-eyebrow { letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.66rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
  .syn-hero-sub { font-size: 0.98rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .syn-hero-cta { gap: 0.6rem; }
  .syn-hero-cta .syn-btn { flex: 1; min-width: 140px; }

  .syn-pillar { padding: 1.5rem 1.3rem; }
  .syn-pillar h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; }

  .syn-creed { margin: 3.5rem auto; padding: 2.5rem 0.5rem; }
  .syn-creed blockquote p { font-size: 1.25rem; }
  .syn-creed cite { font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }

  .syn-form-wrap { margin: 2rem auto; padding: 0; }
  .syn-form-wrap h1 { font-size: 1.8rem; }

  .syn-tiers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .syn-tier { padding: 1.75rem 1.4rem; }

  .syn-form-actions { flex-direction: column; }

  .syn-hour-triptych { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.6rem; }
  .syn-oracle-title { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  .syn-streams { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  /* Price story on mobile */
  .syn-price-block-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .syn-price-block-price { border-right: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; }

  /* Natal grid stacks */
  .syn-natal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-synastry-aspects { font-size: 0.82rem; overflow-x: auto; }
  .syn-synastry-aspects table { min-width: 500px; }

  /* Tier nudge on oracle — stack on mobile */
  .syn-tier-nudge { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 1rem; padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.25rem; }
  .syn-tier-nudge > a.syn-btn { align-self: stretch; text-align: center; }

  /* Today's Ritual — stack columns on mobile */
  .syn-ritual { padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem 1.25rem; }
  .syn-ritual-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-ritual-cell-wide { grid-column: span 1; }

  /* Stream panels — mobile-first tighter spacing */
  .syn-stream-panel { padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem; }
  .syn-stream-panel .syn-stream-headline { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .syn-rite-row { grid-template-columns: 1.1rem minmax(3.6rem, auto) 1fr; gap: 0.35rem 0.55rem; padding: 0.45rem 0; }
  .syn-stream-tab { padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem; }
  .syn-stream-tab-label { font-size: 0.85rem; }

  .syn-synth { padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem 1.4rem; }
  .syn-synth-body { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .syn-synth-meta { flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: 0.66rem; }

  /* Landing on mobile */
  .syn-hero-banner { padding: 0 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; }
  .syn-teaser { margin: 3rem auto; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
  .syn-teaser-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.75rem; }

  /* Journal on mobile */
  .syn-journal-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .syn-journal-head .syn-btn { align-self: stretch; }
  .syn-field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }

  /* Settings sub-links stack */
  .syn-settings-sub { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .syn-settings-sub .syn-btn { flex: 1; min-width: 150px; }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .syn-oracle-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-hero-cta { flex-direction: column; }
  .syn-hero-cta .syn-btn { width: 100%; flex: initial; }
  .syn-name { font-size: 0.65rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
  .syn-teaser-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-entry-actions { flex-direction: column; }
  .syn-entry-actions .syn-btn { width: 100%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   LIBRARY · Publications and chapter reader
   ============================================================ */

.syn-library { padding: 2rem 0 4rem; max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; }
.syn-library-head { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.syn-library-head h1 { margin: 0 0 0.4rem; font-size: 2.4rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.syn-library-lede { color: var(--syn-text-dim); max-width: 640px; line-height: 1.6; }

.syn-book-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(340px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.syn-book-card {
  display: flex; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  transition: border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
}
.syn-book-card:hover { border-color: var(--syn-border-hi); }
.syn-book-card--magister { border-color: rgba(166, 48, 43, 0.4); }
.syn-book-card--magister:hover { border-color: var(--syn-mars); }
.syn-book-card--locked { opacity: 0.7; }
.syn-book-card--locked:hover { opacity: 0.9; }

.syn-book-sigil {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  background: var(--syn-void);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.syn-book-sigil--lg { width: 72px; height: 72px; font-size: 2.4rem; }

/* Per-collection sigil tint — carries the tradition palette from the
   library landing through to the publication landing's sigil badge. */
.syn-book-sigil--grimoires    { color: rgba(232,140,90,0.85); border-color: rgba(232,140,90,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(44,16,16,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--thelema      { color: rgba(240,90,80,0.88); border-color: rgba(240,90,80,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(44,10,10,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--theosophy    { color: rgba(190,180,240,0.9); border-color: rgba(170,160,232,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(20,19,44,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--hermetica    { color: rgba(140,212,170,0.88); border-color: rgba(140,212,170,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(20,42,31,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--folklore     { color: rgba(200,190,90,0.88); border-color: rgba(190,180,80,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(31,32,16,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--eastern      { color: rgba(240,180,80,0.88); border-color: rgba(240,180,80,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(42,26,8,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--egyptian     { color: rgba(248,212,100,0.94); border-color: rgba(120,170,232,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(10,24,48,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--mysticism    { color: rgba(248,232,200,0.92); border-color: rgba(248,232,200,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(31,28,20,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--astrology    { color: rgba(232,232,240,0.95); border-color: rgba(170,160,232,0.45); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(10,10,34,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--classical    { color: rgba(232,170,110,0.88); border-color: rgba(232,170,110,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(42,31,20,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--norse        { color: rgba(180,210,225,0.92); border-color: rgba(170,200,220,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(20,32,42,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--tarot        { color: rgba(220,170,240,0.92); border-color: rgba(212,160,232,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(29,10,42,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--spiritualism { color: rgba(190,220,232,0.88); border-color: rgba(180,210,220,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(14,26,34,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--masonic      { color: rgba(220,225,240,0.92); border-color: rgba(210,215,230,0.42); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(26,30,42,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }
.syn-book-sigil--syncreticon  { color: rgba(240,201,90,0.92); border-color: rgba(240,201,90,0.5); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(42,32,16,0.95) 0%, var(--syn-void) 80%); }

.syn-book-cover {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 80px; height: 80px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  background: var(--syn-void);
}
.syn-book-cover img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.syn-book-cover--lg { width: 144px; height: 144px; }
.syn-book-card--has-cover { align-items: center; }

.syn-book-body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.syn-book-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.syn-book-title a { color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-book-title a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-book-subtitle {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
}
.syn-book-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-book-desc {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.syn-book-gate { margin: 0; }
.syn-book-open {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
}
.syn-book-open:hover { background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.08); border-color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-book-locked-note {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-book-locked-note a {
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--syn-mars);
}

/* ------- Publication (TOC) page ------- */

.syn-book { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 0 4rem; }
.syn-book-head { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; padding-bottom: 1.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border); }
.syn-book-crumb { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--syn-text-mute); margin: 0 0 1.5rem; }
.syn-book-crumb a { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-book-crumb a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

.syn-book-title-block {
  display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.syn-book-title-block h1 { margin: 0 0 0.3rem; font-size: 2.2rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.syn-book-title-block .syn-book-subtitle { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }

.syn-book-toc { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; counter-reset: syn-ch; }
.syn-book-toc li { margin: 0; }
.syn-book-toc-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem 1fr auto;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.9rem 0.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  transition: background 0.1s, color 0.1s;
}
.syn-book-toc-row:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-book-toc-num {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.syn-book-toc-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-book-toc-wc {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ------- Chapter reader ------- */

.syn-book-reader {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 0 5rem;
}
.syn-book-crumbs {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.syn-book-crumbs a { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-book-crumbs a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-book-crumbs span { margin: 0 0.4rem; color: var(--syn-text-mute); }

.syn-book-reader-head {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-book-reader-pos {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-head h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 2rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.syn-book-reader-body {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-book-reader-body p {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-body h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 1.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}
.syn-book-reader-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-book-reader-body strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 600; }
.syn-book-reader-body em { color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote {
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 0.5rem 0 0.5rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-book-reader-body ul, .syn-book-reader-body ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  padding-left: 1.6rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-body li {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-body hr {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  margin: 2.5rem auto;
  max-width: 180px;
}
.syn-book-reader-body a { border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--syn-gold-low); }

/* ────────── Facsimile-mode publications (Masonic, etc.) ──────────
   The verbatim-extract publications carry an inline page anchor at the
   top of each original page: `<sup class="syn-page-anchor">p. NN</sup>`.
   Without dedicated CSS they render as default browser superscript —
   sharp, distracting, hard on the eye against the body type.  Style
   them as a subtle horizontal divider that lets the reader feel the
   page boundary without breaking the reading rhythm. */
.syn-book-reader-body sup.syn-page-anchor {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #8a8275);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: lowercase;
  vertical-align: baseline;
  top: 0;
}
/* The markdown renderer wraps every line in a <p>; when a paragraph
   contains nothing but a page anchor, drop the paragraph margins so the
   anchor itself owns the vertical rhythm. */
.syn-book-reader-body p:has(> sup.syn-page-anchor:only-child) {
  margin: 2.4rem 0 1.6rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-book-reader-body sup.syn-page-anchor::before,
.syn-book-reader-body sup.syn-page-anchor::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 4rem;
  height: 1px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent,
    var(--syn-gold-low, #6b5a30) 50%,
    transparent);
  margin: 0 0.9rem;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
/* The very first page anchor in a chapter sits right under the H1; give
   it a little less top space so it nests cleanly below the header. */
.syn-book-reader-body > sup.syn-page-anchor:first-child {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}
/* When a page anchor immediately follows another anchor (rare — happens
   when an original page is image-only), collapse the spacing. */
.syn-book-reader-body sup.syn-page-anchor + sup.syn-page-anchor {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

/* Standalone short ALL-CAPS paragraphs (≤ ~30 chars) in facsimile bodies
   are usually section markers in the original — `OPENING`, `CLOSING`,
   `THE GRAND LODGE`, `ANTIENT CHARGES`. Small-caps wrapping already
   makes them read as small caps; this rule centres them and gives them
   a touch of breathing room so they read as headings rather than as
   bare text. We target paragraphs containing only a single small-caps
   span (the typographic marker the renderer applied). */
.syn-book-reader-body p:has(> span.syn-sc:only-child) {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin: 2rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #d6b04e);
}
.syn-book-reader-body p:has(> span.syn-sc:only-child) > span.syn-sc {
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ─────── Ritual stage directions ───────
   Pure stage-direction paragraphs — those wrapped entirely in `*…*` by
   the ritual formatter — render in markdown as `<p><em>…</em></p>`
   (paragraph whose only child is an `<em>`).  Style them like a
   stage-direction in a script: subtle warm background, gold left rule,
   smaller / italic body, indented from the dialogue column.  This sits
   alongside the prayer/latin treatments lower in this stylesheet. */
.syn-book-reader-body p:has(> em:only-child) {
  margin: 1.0rem 0 1.0rem 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 1rem 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.28);
  background: rgba(40, 26, 10, 0.22);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #b8a47a);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-book-reader-body p:has(> em:only-child) > em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #b8a47a);
}

/* Inline action notes inside speaker exchanges — `**WM** *names JW* — …`
   render as `<strong>…</strong> <em>…</em> — …`.  Give them a gentle
   inline tint (slight warm background, no border) so they read as a
   parenthetical action, distinct from the surrounding dialogue text but
   without breaking the line into a block. */
.syn-book-reader-body p > strong + em,
.syn-book-reader-body p > strong + em ~ em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #c9b07e;
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.07);
  padding: 0 0.3em;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Speaker prefix and em-dash separator — `<strong>WM</strong>` is
   already gold (inherited from `.syn-book-reader-body strong`); add
   slightly more letter-spacing so two-letter abbreviations read as
   labels rather than running into the following word. */
.syn-book-reader-body p > strong:first-child {
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-right: 0.1em;
}

/* Pager between chapters */
.syn-book-pager {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  padding-top: 1.8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}

/* Top variant of the chapter pager — slimmer chrome, sits above the
   chapter title so the reader can move chapters without scrolling first.
   The visual weight is lower than the bottom pager (the post-chapter
   pager is the natural "what next?" moment); the top pager is just a
   convenience. */
.syn-book-pager--top {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-bottom: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-book-pager--top .syn-book-pager-prev,
.syn-book-pager--top .syn-book-pager-next {
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  min-height: 0;
}
.syn-book-pager--top .syn-book-pager-title {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}
.syn-book-pager-prev, .syn-book-pager-next {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.2rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  min-height: 3.5rem;
}
.syn-book-pager-prev:hover, .syn-book-pager-next:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low); color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-book-pager-next { text-align: right; }
.syn-book-pager-empty { border-color: transparent !important; background: transparent; pointer-events: none; }
.syn-book-pager-label {
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-book-pager-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-book-pager-arrow {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-book-pager-toc {
  padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-book-pager-toc:hover { border-color: var(--syn-gold-low); color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

/* Gated view */
.syn-book-gated {
  display: flex; justify-content: center;
  padding: 4rem 1rem;
}
.syn-book-gated-inner {
  max-width: 560px;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-book-gated-inner .syn-book-sigil { margin: 0 auto 1.5rem; }
.syn-book-gated-inner h1 { margin: 0 0 0.3rem; font-size: 1.9rem; }
.syn-book-gated-lede {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-book-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-book-title-block { flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
  .syn-book-reader-body { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .syn-book-pager { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-book-pager-next { text-align: left; }
  .syn-book-toc-row { grid-template-columns: 2.4rem 1fr; gap: 0.6rem; }
  .syn-book-toc-wc { display: none; }
}

/* ---- Library groups (Syncreticon Works / Grimoires) ---- */
.syn-library-group { margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }
.syn-library-group-head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-library-group-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-library-group--grimoires .syn-library-group-head h2 { color: var(--syn-mars-hi); }
/* Ensure title inside a book card uses the right weight now that it's an h3 */
.syn-book-card h3.syn-book-title { margin: 0 0 0.2rem; font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.25; }

/* ============================================================
   LIBRARY · Figures (SVG sigils / plates / diagrams)
   ============================================================ */

.syn-figure {
  margin: 2rem auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-figure-art {
  display: inline-block;
  line-height: 0;  /* prevent descender artefact under inline SVG */
}
.syn-fig-svg {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  /* Parchment "page" — the engraving's native medium.
     A calibrated warm cream so the black ink reads clearly without
     dazzling a mobile night-reader. Gold-tinted shadow lifts the
     card off the dark page like a displayed artefact. */
  background: #ede4c8;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow:
    0 6px 24px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(140, 110, 60, 0.18);
}
/* When the figure is an <img>-loaded SVG (post-task #50 externalisation),
   the div carries the .syn-fig-svg class and the SVG is referenced as a
   raster. Make sure the IMG fills the card naturally. */
.syn-fig-svg > img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
}
/* Traced potrace sigils are silhouette paths; force their fill to the
   ink colour so they read clearly on any background. Only applies to
   INLINE <svg> elements (path-fill CSS cannot reach into <img>-loaded
   SVGs — those rely on the parchment card for contrast instead).
   Herbal-pantheon sketches (`syn-herb-sketch`) carry explicit per-path
   fills and must be excluded from this blanket override. */
svg.syn-fig-svg:not(.syn-herb-sketch) path { fill: #1a150c; }

/* Raster figures get a comparable card, sized to fit photographic
   illustrations from facsimile sources. */
.syn-fig-raster {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow:
    0 6px 24px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.syn-fig-raster > img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* Herb sketches: the parchment background is already painted as the first
   <rect> inside the SVG, so strip the CSS background/padding here and let
   the sketch occupy the full frame. Do NOT set `fill:` on paths — the
   inline `fill="…"` presentation attributes carry the correct values and
   no CSS override applies now that we've scoped the one above. */
.syn-herb-sketch {
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
}

.syn-figure figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-fig-num {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin-right: 0.3rem;
}

/* Size variants. */
.syn-figure--inline {
  /* Float the sigil beside the spirit description. */
  float: right;
  width: 200px;
  max-width: 40%;
  margin: 0.25rem 0 1rem 1.5rem;
  clear: right;
}
.syn-figure--inline .syn-fig-svg { padding: 0.6rem; }

.syn-figure--medium {
  max-width: 420px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.syn-figure--plate {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 3rem auto;
}
.syn-figure--plate .syn-fig-svg {
  padding: 1.5rem;
}

/* Rider-Waite-Smith tarot cards (Pictorial Key). Kept crisp at the source
   thumbnail's natural width; scoped to the rws_ basename so other publications
   are untouched. Two layouts, driven by the figure size:
     size="plate"  -> centred in the reading flow (long-description chapters:
                      the Trumps' inner symbolism and the Lesser Arcana)
     size="inline" -> side-by-side [text | card] (short-entry chapter:
                      the Greater Arcana divinatory meanings). */
.syn-figure[data-fig-basename^="rws_"] .syn-fig-raster > img {
  width: auto;
  max-width: 200px;
}
.syn-figure--plate[data-fig-basename^="rws_"] {
  float: none;
  clear: both;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 200px;
  margin: 1.25rem auto 1.6rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-figure--plate[data-fig-basename^="rws_"] .syn-fig-raster {
  max-width: 200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-figure--inline[data-fig-basename^="rws_"] {
  float: right;
  clear: right;
  width: 170px;
  max-width: 40%;
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0.8rem 1.4rem;
}
.syn-figure--inline[data-fig-basename^="rws_"] .syn-fig-raster {
  max-width: 170px;
}

/* Greater Arcana divinatory meanings: a true two-column lexicon — each card's
   meaning on the left, aligned in the same row with its card on the right.
   Scoped via :has() to the rws_ card images so other tables are untouched. */
.syn-book-reader-body table:has(td img[src*="/figures/rws_"]) {
  font-size: inherit;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table:has(td img[src*="/figures/rws_"]) thead {
  display: none;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table:has(td img[src*="/figures/rws_"]) td {
  vertical-align: top;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table:has(td img[src*="/figures/rws_"]) td:last-child {
  width: 170px;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table:has(td img[src*="/figures/rws_"]) td img {
  width: 150px;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.syn-figure--missing {
  padding: 1.2rem;
  border: 1px dashed var(--syn-mars);
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-mono);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* Clear floats at chapter end. */
.syn-book-reader-body::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-figure--inline {
    float: none;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 320px;
    margin: 1.5rem auto;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   LIBRARY · Reading typography (v2 polish)
   ============================================================ */

/* Tighten the reading measure — 38em matches 65–70 chars in serif,
   the classical ideal for long-form prose. */
.syn-book-reader {
  max-width: 38em;
}
.syn-book-reader-body {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.syn-book-reader-body p {
  margin: 0 0 1em;
  text-align: justify;
  hyphens: auto;
  -webkit-hyphens: auto;
}

/* Drop cap: first paragraph under each heading gets a 3-line raised cap. */
.syn-drop-cap::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 3.4em;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.9;
  padding: 0.1em 0.12em 0 0;
  margin-top: 0.08em;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Small caps for ALL-CAPS proper nouns. We lowercase in the HTML and apply
   true small-caps via font features so readability doesn't suffer from a
   paragraph littered with SHOUTED WORDS. */
.syn-sc {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
  font-feature-settings: "smcp" 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}

/* Heading refinement for dense historic prose. H3 becomes an italic small-cap
   run-in, giving structure without visual weight. */
.syn-book-reader-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  text-align: left;
}
.syn-book-reader-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: none;
  margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;
  text-align: center;
}
/* Ornamental fleuron before each H3. */
.syn-book-reader-body h3::before {
  content: "❦";
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

/* Blockquote (N.B. asides etc.) */
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote {
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.04);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: normal;
}
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote p { text-align: left; }
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

/* =========================================================================
   Liturgical typography — prayers, Latin orations, voces magicae
   ========================================================================= */

/* Latin paragraphs. Displayed in the same size as body text but in italic
   with a slightly warmer, muted color — signals to the reader "this is the
   Latin original" without pulling too much attention. */
.syn-book-reader-body p.syn-latin,
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-latin {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #b8a47a;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  hyphens: none;
}
.syn-book-reader-body p.syn-latin {
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.18);
  text-align: justify;
}

/* Prayers, invocations, conjurations — elevated above ordinary blockquote:
   gold left border, warmer background, first-line indent dropped, vertical
   breathing room. The typesetting a chapel missal would give them. */
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.6rem 1.1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.22);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.22);
  background: rgba(40, 26, 10, 0.35);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.75;
  position: relative;
}
/* Glyph at the top-left of every prayer — a drop of incense. */
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer::before {
  content: "✦";
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.5rem;
  left: 1rem;
  background: var(--syn-paper, #14100a);
  padding: 0 0.45rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer p {
  text-align: justify;
  text-indent: 0;
  margin: 0.6rem 0;
}
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer.syn-latin {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #c9b07e;
}
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer strong,
.syn-book-reader-body blockquote.syn-prayer em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

/* Voces magicae — the barbarous names of power. Tracked-out small caps,
   slight color shift, marks the catena as distinct from ordinary list of
   names while still being read aloud as speech. */
.syn-book-reader-body .syn-voces {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
  font-feature-settings: "smcp" 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: normal;
}

/* Ordered list restored from inline (1)(2)(3)… */
.syn-book-reader-body ol {
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
  counter-reset: syn-li;
  list-style: none;
}
.syn-book-reader-body ol li {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-left: 2rem;
  text-align: justify;
  counter-increment: syn-li;
}
.syn-book-reader-body ol li::before {
  content: counter(syn-li) ".";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 1.6rem;
  text-align: right;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Footnotes block — markdown's "footnotes" extension renders a <hr> + <ol>. */
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote ol {
  padding-left: 2rem;
  list-style: decimal;
}
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote ol li {
  padding-left: 0.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote ol li::before { content: ""; }
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote p { margin: 0; display: inline; }
.syn-book-reader-body .footnote-backref {
  margin-left: 0.4em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* Inline footnote reference — superscript, small, gold. */
.syn-book-reader-body sup.footnote-ref,
.syn-book-reader-body a.footnote-ref {
  font-size: 0.65em;
  vertical-align: super;
  line-height: 0;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-left: 1px;
  border: 0;
}

/* Running head: decoration line + book name over chapter */
.syn-book-reader-head {
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-book-reader-head h1 {
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-book-reader-pos {
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-book-reader-head::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 80px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 auto 1.2rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   LIBRARY · Reading-mode toggle (Chapter / Tome / Spread)
   ============================================================ */

.syn-mode-toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1.5rem;
  background: var(--syn-void);
}
.syn-mode-opt {
  padding: 0.45rem 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-mode-opt:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.syn-mode-opt--on {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.08);
}
.syn-mode-opt--off:hover {
  color: var(--syn-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

/* ============================================================
   LIBRARY · Tome view (whole book, one scroll)
   ============================================================ */

.syn-book-tome {
  max-width: 48em;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 0 6rem;
}
.syn-book-tome-head {
  text-align: center;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.syn-book-tome-head h1 {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.3rem;
  font-size: 2.3rem;
}
.syn-book-tome-head .syn-book-sigil { margin: 0 auto; }
.syn-book-tome-head .syn-book-meta { justify-content: center; margin-top: 0.8rem; }

.syn-tome-index {
  max-width: 32em;
  margin: 0 auto 4rem;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.8rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-tome-index ol {
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: tome-ix;
  column-count: 2;
  column-gap: 2rem;
}
.syn-tome-index li {
  counter-increment: tome-ix;
  break-inside: avoid;
  padding: 0.25rem 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
.syn-tome-index li a {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-tome-index li a:hover {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}

.syn-tome-chapter {
  max-width: 38em;
  margin: 0 auto 5rem;
  scroll-margin-top: 6rem;
}
.syn-tome-chapter-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-tome-chapter-head::before {
  content: "✦";
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.syn-tome-chapter-head h2 {
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-tome-chapter-head .syn-book-reader-pos {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
}

.syn-crumbs-current { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-tome-index ol { column-count: 1; }
  .syn-mode-toggle { width: 100%; }
  .syn-mode-opt { flex: 1; text-align: center; }
}

/* ============================================================
   DIVINATION · Index and systems
   ============================================================ */
.syn-div { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 0 5rem; }
.syn-div-head { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; text-align: center; }
.syn-div-head h1 { font-size: 2.4rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
.syn-div-lede {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.6;
}

.syn-div-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.syn-div-card {
  padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  text-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.8rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
}
.syn-div-card:hover { border-color: var(--syn-gold-low); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.syn-div-card h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-div-sub {
  font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute); margin: 0;
}
.syn-div-card p { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0; }
.syn-div-sigil {
  font-size: 2.8rem; color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-div-sigil--rune {
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-family: "Noto Sans Runic", "DejaVu Sans", monospace;
}
.syn-div-enter {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-div-enter:hover { background: rgba(201,164,73,0.08); border-color: var(--syn-gold); }

/* System home pages */
.syn-div-system { max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 0 4rem; }
.syn-div-system-head { text-align: center; margin: 2rem 0 2rem; }
.syn-div-system-head h1 { margin: 0.4rem 0; font-size: 2.2rem; }
.syn-div-system-body { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-div-system-body p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }

.syn-div-form {
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  padding: 1.8rem;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.9rem;
}
.syn-div-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-div-optional { color: var(--syn-text-mute); letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }
.syn-div-input {
  background: var(--syn-void);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-div-input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--syn-gold-low); }
.syn-div-form button { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 0.3rem; }

/* Result pages */
.syn-div-result { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 0 5rem; }
.syn-div-question {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 2rem auto;
  max-width: 600px;
}
.syn-div-result-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 360px) 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-div-text h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-div-number {
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute); margin: 0;
}
.syn-div-native {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}
.syn-div-reading {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}

/* Three-card spread */
.syn-div-spread {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.syn-div-spread--three {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
}
.syn-div-spread-cell {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-div-reversed .syn-fig-svg { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.syn-div-position {
  font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
}
.syn-div-position-desc {
  font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.syn-div-rune-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0.2rem;
}
.syn-div-rune-title {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.syn-div-mark {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--syn-mars-hi);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-div-figure {
  display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 0.5rem 0 0.8rem;
}
.syn-div-figure .syn-fig-svg { max-width: 220px; box-shadow: none; }

/* RWS card art in the tarot tool (Pamela Colman Smith plates from the
   Pictorial Key). Native ~150x257; shown crisp at natural size, capped. */
.syn-tarot-card-art img {
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  max-height: 300px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  display: inline-block;
}

.syn-div-actions {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

/* Recent castings / history */
.syn-div-recent { margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border); }
.syn-div-recent h2 { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--syn-gold-hi); letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.syn-div-recent ol, .syn-div-history { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
.syn-div-recent li, .syn-div-history li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border); }
.syn-div-recent li a, .syn-div-history li a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 170px 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.syn-div-recent li a:hover, .syn-div-history li a:hover { color: var(--syn-text); background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); }
.syn-div-recent-sys {
  font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-div-recent-when {
  font-family: var(--syn-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-div-recent-q {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-div-result-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; text-align: center; }
  .syn-div-recent li a, .syn-div-history li a { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.2rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   SIGNATURE · Full natal chart table (7 planets + Ascendant)
   ============================================================ */

.syn-sig-astro-head {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-sig-astro-head h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
}
.syn-sig-astro-subtitle {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-sig-natal {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.syn-sig-natal-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 0.9rem 0.9rem 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.015);
  align-items: start;
}
.syn-sig-natal-row:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}
/* Luminaries and Ascendant get a subtle gold left rail. */
.syn-sig-natal-sun,
.syn-sig-natal-moon,
.syn-sig-natal-ascendant {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
}

.syn-sig-natal-glyph {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
  padding-top: 0.1rem;
}
.syn-sig-natal-body { min-width: 0; }
.syn-sig-natal-headline {
  margin: 0 0 0.15rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}
.syn-sig-natal-planet {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-sig-natal-sep {
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-sig-natal-sign {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-sig-natal-element {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.syn-sig-natal-approx {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 1rem;
  cursor: help;
}
.syn-sig-natal-title {
  margin: 0.1rem 0 0.2rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-sig-natal-desc {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* The natal card gets full width in the signature grid. */
.syn-sig-grid .syn-sig-card-astro {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-sig-natal-row {
    grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    padding: 0.75rem 0.7rem;
  }
  .syn-sig-natal-glyph { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .syn-sig-natal-headline { font-size: 0.98rem; }
  .syn-sig-natal-desc { font-size: 0.9rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   PORTAL · subscriber hub
   ============================================================ */

.syn-portal {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.5rem 0 4rem;
}
.syn-portal-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
}
.syn-portal-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.8rem;
}
.syn-portal-lede {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-portal-lede em { color: var(--syn-gold-low); font-style: italic; }

.syn-portal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.syn-portal-tile {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  transition: transform 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.25s, background 0.2s;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 170px;
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-portal-tile::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% -10%, rgba(201,164,73,0.12), transparent 55%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-portal-tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -22px rgba(201,164,73,0.35);
  color: var(--syn-text) !important;
}
.syn-portal-tile:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.syn-portal-tile-glyph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.syn-portal-tile-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.syn-portal-tile-lede {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.syn-portal-tile-magister {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--syn-mars) 35%, var(--syn-border));
}
.syn-portal-tile-magister .syn-portal-tile-glyph { color: #e6b5a8; }
.syn-portal-tile-magister:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-mars);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -22px rgba(143,36,29,0.5);
}

.syn-portal-tile-locked { opacity: 0.64; }
.syn-portal-tile-locked:hover { opacity: 1; }
.syn-portal-lock { font-size: 0.75em; margin-left: 0.3em; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-portal { padding: 1.5rem 0 3rem; }
  .syn-portal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.7rem; }
  .syn-portal-tile { padding: 1.2rem 1rem 1.1rem; min-height: 140px; }
  .syn-portal-tile-glyph { font-size: 1.7rem; }
  .syn-portal-tile-name { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .syn-portal-tile-lede { font-size: 0.82rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   RADIO GROUP · for handedness and similar boolean clusters
   ============================================================ */
.syn-field-radio-group {
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.syn-field-radio-group legend {
  padding: 0;
}
.syn-radio-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-radio {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.95rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-radio:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-border-hi);
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-radio input[type="radio"] {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.15s;
}
.syn-radio input[type="radio"]::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: transform 0.15s;
}
.syn-radio input[type="radio"]:checked {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-radio input[type="radio"]:checked::before {
  transform: scale(1);
}
.syn-radio:has(input[type="radio"]:checked) {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.06);
}

/* ============================================================
   STREAM FLIP TILES · 8 divinatory streams as flip cards
   Reuses .syn-flip-toggle / .syn-flip-card / .syn-flip-face /
   .syn-flip-front / .syn-flip-back / .syn-flip-hint primitives.
   ============================================================ */

.syn-stream-grid-explainer {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 2rem auto 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-stream-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(460px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  perspective: 1600px;
}

.syn-stream-flip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 420px;
  height: 420px;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-card {
  /* Override the grid:stack from hour-flip. Here we want an absolute
     overlay so the tall back content doesn't stretch the card.      */
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  height: 100%;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem 1.25rem;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back {
  overflow-y: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: var(--syn-border-hi) transparent;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 5px; }
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--syn-border-hi); border-radius: 3px; }

/* --- Stream front face --- */
.syn-stream-front-glyph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 32px rgba(201,164,73,0.22);
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.15rem;
}
.syn-stream-front-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
}
.syn-stream-front-headline {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-stream-front-meta {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.syn-stream-front-lock-tag {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.2rem;
}
.syn-stream-front-lock-body {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-stream-front-lock-body b { color: var(--syn-gold); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-flip-hint-locked::after { content: " →"; color: var(--syn-gold); }

/* --- Stream back face — condense the existing stream content --- */
.syn-stream-back-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-stream-back-glyph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-stream-back-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0;
}
/* Scoped back-face tightening — the existing stream styles from tabs
   had generous spacing; compress for the flip-card viewport. */
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-headline {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.7rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-body {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-sections {
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-section {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-shadow {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  margin: 0.6rem 0;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-contemplation {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-pulse {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-rite-panel {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
}
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-rite-rows { gap: 0.35rem; }
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-rite-row { padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem; font-size: 0.85rem; }
.syn-stream-flip .syn-flip-back .syn-stream-weaves { margin-top: 0.6rem; }

/* --- Locked tile (simple anchor, no flip) --- */
.syn-stream-flip-locked {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 420px;
  height: 420px;
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.25s;
}
.syn-stream-flip-locked .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem 1.25rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px dashed var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  opacity: 0.76;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.syn-stream-flip-locked:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); color: var(--syn-text) !important; }
.syn-stream-flip-locked:hover .syn-flip-face {
  opacity: 1;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -22px rgba(201,164,73,0.3);
}

/* --- Geomancy figure on front (smaller than back) --- */
.syn-geo-figure-front { transform: scale(0.7); transform-origin: left top; margin: 0.1rem 0; }

/* Live-stream glow subtle accent */
.syn-stream-live .syn-flip-front::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem; right: 1rem;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(201,164,73,0.8);
  animation: syn-stream-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes syn-stream-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.5; }
  50%      { opacity: 1;   }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-stream-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
  .syn-stream-flip,
  .syn-stream-flip-locked { min-height: 380px; height: 380px; }
  .syn-stream-front-glyph { font-size: 2.6rem; }
  .syn-stream-front-title { font-size: 1.1rem; }
  .syn-stream-front-headline { font-size: 0.95rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   LANDING · Three-minute quiz
   ============================================================ */

.syn-quiz {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 3rem auto 4rem;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 3rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(201,164,73,0.08), transparent 60%),
    var(--syn-ink);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  scroll-margin-top: 2rem;
}
.syn-quiz-header {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
}
.syn-quiz-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.7rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-quiz-title em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }
.syn-quiz-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Progress dots */
.syn-quiz-progress {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.syn-quiz-dot {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.syn-quiz-dot b {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 20px; height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 19px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.syn-quiz-dot.is-active {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  background: rgba(201,164,73,0.06);
}
.syn-quiz-dot.is-active b {
  background: var(--syn-gold);
  color: var(--syn-ink);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
}
.syn-quiz-dot.is-done {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-quiz-dot.is-done b {
  background: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-ink);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-quiz-sep {
  width: 20px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--syn-border-hi);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.syn-quiz-step {
  animation: syn-quiz-fade 0.4s ease-out;
}
@keyframes syn-quiz-fade {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0);   }
}
.syn-quiz-step-intro {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-quiz-step-title {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}

/* ------ Step 1: VOICE flip grid (reuses .syn-flip-*) ------ */
.syn-voice-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.9rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  perspective: 1400px;
}
.syn-voice-flip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 340px;
  height: 340px;
}
.syn-voice-flip .syn-flip-card {
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  height: 100%;
}
.syn-voice-flip .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-voice-glyph {
  font-size: 3rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0.1rem 0 0.3rem;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(201,164,73,0.25));
}
.syn-voice-glyph-back { font-size: 2rem; margin: 0; }
.syn-voice-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-voice-for {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-voice-quote {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.6rem;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-voice-quality {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-voice-pick {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem !important;
  font-size: 0.85rem !important;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Voice elemental tints */
.syn-voice-flip-fire  .syn-flip-front { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 15%, rgba(191, 79, 53, 0.14), transparent 55%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-voice-flip-water .syn-flip-front { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 15%, rgba(79, 128, 191, 0.14), transparent 55%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-voice-flip-air   .syn-flip-front { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 15%, rgba(163, 172, 185, 0.14), transparent 55%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-voice-flip-earth .syn-flip-front { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 15%, rgba(122, 102, 67, 0.14), transparent 55%), var(--syn-surface); }

.syn-voice-flip.is-chosen .syn-flip-face {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(201,164,73,0.18);
}

/* ------ Step 2: BIRTHDAY form ------ */
.syn-quiz-birthday {
  max-width: 420px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-quiz-bday-input {
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  color-scheme: dark;
}
.syn-quiz-bday-input:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--syn-gold);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-quiz-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ------ Step 3: STYLE cards ------ */
.syn-style-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.8rem;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.75rem;
}
.syn-style-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem;
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  transition: transform 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.15s;
  font-family: inherit;
}
.syn-style-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px -18px rgba(201,164,73,0.35);
}
.syn-style-glyph {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-style-card strong {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-style-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ------ Step 4: REVEAL — teaser flip tiles ------ */
.syn-quiz-reveal-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
}
.syn-quiz-reveal-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.7rem;
}
.syn-quiz-reveal-voice {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-quiz-reveal-sub {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

.syn-teaser-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  perspective: 1400px;
}
.syn-teaser-flip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 310px;
  height: 310px;
}
.syn-teaser-flip .syn-flip-card {
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  height: 100%;
}
.syn-teaser-flip .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-teaser-glyph {
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0.1rem;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(201,164,73,0.22));
}
.syn-teaser-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-teaser-front-line {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-teaser-back-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0.6rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-teaser-back-body {
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 auto;
  flex: 1;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
}
.syn-teaser-cta {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem !important;
  font-size: 0.85rem !important;
  width: 100%;
}

.syn-quiz-final-cta {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 1.75rem auto 0;
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-quiz-final-lede {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-quiz-final-lede b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-quiz { padding: 1.75rem 0.75rem 2rem; border-radius: 0; }
  .syn-quiz-progress { gap: 0.25rem; }
  .syn-quiz-dot { padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem; font-size: 0.68rem; gap: 0.3rem; }
  .syn-quiz-dot b { width: 16px; height: 16px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .syn-quiz-sep { width: 10px; }
  .syn-voice-flip, .syn-teaser-flip { height: auto; min-height: 320px; }
  .syn-voice-grid, .syn-teaser-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   LANDING · Tier ladder — strengthened copy
   ============================================================ */
.syn-tier-gate {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-tier.featured .syn-tier-gate {
  border-top-color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-tiers-cta {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.syn-tiers-cta .syn-btn { margin-top: 1rem; }
.syn-tiers-preview-sub b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ============================================================
   LIVE · change-window glow
   JS writes a --syn-glow value in [0..1] to tiles with
   [data-syn-glow-cycle] while within the 10-min-before/after
   change window (30s for minute-cycle tiles).

   Key trick: --syn-glow is registered as <number> via @property so
   the browser can interpolate its value every frame between JS
   updates. With a 1200ms linear transition, the ring breathes
   continuously rather than stepping once per second.
   ============================================================ */

@property --syn-glow {
  syntax: "<number>";
  inherits: true;
  initial-value: 0;
}

[data-syn-glow-cycle] {
  --syn-glow: 0;
  position: relative;
  /* Interpolate the custom property itself so every derived calc() in
     the ::after recomputes smoothly on every frame between JS writes. */
  transition: --syn-glow 320ms linear;
}

/* The ring sits outside the tile so the 3D-flipped faces don't mask
   it. Opacity scales linearly with the glow value, so at 0 it is
   literally invisible (no paint cost beyond the element itself). */
[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -3px;
  border-radius: calc(var(--syn-r-lg) + 3px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 5;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, calc(0.2 + 0.7 * var(--syn-glow)));
  box-shadow:
    0 0 calc(4px + 34px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(201, 164, 73, calc(0.1 + 0.6 * var(--syn-glow))),
    0 0 calc(1px + 14px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(201, 164, 73, calc(0.15 + 0.55 * var(--syn-glow))) inset;
  opacity: var(--syn-glow);
  /* Fallback interpolation for browsers that miss @property interpolation. */
  transition: border-color 320ms linear, box-shadow 320ms linear, opacity 320ms linear;
}

/* A very slow breath on top of the proximity curve. Driven by its own
   keyframe so it layers with (not replaces) the proximity interpolation.
   Uses a scale on the inset shadow via a secondary var. */
[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  animation: syn-glow-breathe 3.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes syn-glow-breathe {
  0%, 100% { filter: brightness(1)           saturate(1); }
  50%      { filter: brightness(calc(1 + 0.22 * var(--syn-glow))) saturate(calc(1 + 0.15 * var(--syn-glow))); }
}

/* Reduced motion: keep intensity, drop the breathe oscillation. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
    animation: none;
    transition: none;
  }
  [data-syn-glow-cycle] { transition: none; }
}

/* Live clock typography — monospace the digits so width doesn't jitter. */
.syn-live-clock {
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ============================================================
   TAROT · flip cards in divination result
   Front keeps the existing spread cell (position, SVG, meaning).
   Back reveals the deep reading: correspondences, catalyst, rite.
   Reuses .syn-flip-* primitives.
   ============================================================ */

.syn-div-help {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0.5rem auto 2rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-div-help em { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-style: italic; }

.syn-div-spread--three {
  perspective: 1600px;
}

.syn-tarot-flip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 640px;
  height: 640px;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-card {
  display: block;
  min-height: 0;
  height: 100%;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
  background: var(--syn-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Front keeps original cell aesthetics. Shrink the SVG so the meaning
   (which can run two or three lines) isn't clipped at the bottom. */
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front {
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-div-figure {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.3rem;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-div-figure .syn-fig-svg {
  max-width: 170px;   /* was 220 — the aspect is ~1.5 so height drops ~75px */
  height: auto;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-div-rune-name {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0.2rem;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-div-reading {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-flip-hint {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
}

/* Back — scrollable deep reading. */
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-back {
  text-align: left;
  overflow-y: auto;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: var(--syn-border-hi) transparent;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.3rem 1.2rem;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-back::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 5px; }
.syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-back::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--syn-border-hi); border-radius: 3px; }

.syn-tarot-back-head {
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
}
.syn-tarot-back-head .syn-div-position {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem;
  font-style: normal;
}
.syn-tarot-back-head .syn-div-position em {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  text-transform: none;
}
.syn-tarot-keywords {
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.3rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-tarot-keywords b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-tarot-refs {
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
.syn-tarot-refs b { color: var(--syn-gold-low); font-weight: 500; }

/* Section labels (uppercase eyebrow above each block). */
.syn-tarot-section-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.syn-tarot-amplified p,
.syn-tarot-shadow p,
.syn-tarot-catalyst p,
.syn-tarot-ritual p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.syn-tarot-amplified { margin-top: 0.2rem; }
.syn-tarot-shadow {
  padding: 0.5rem 0.7rem;
  background: rgba(143, 36, 29, 0.06);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-mars);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
}
.syn-tarot-shadow p { color: var(--syn-text-dim); font-size: 0.86rem; }

.syn-tarot-catalyst {
  padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.06);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: 0 var(--syn-r) var(--syn-r) 0;
}
.syn-tarot-question {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  font-size: 0.98rem !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
}

.syn-tarot-ritual {
  padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
  background: var(--syn-ink);
  border: 1px dashed var(--syn-gold-low);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
}
.syn-tarot-ritual p {
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.syn-tarot-meta {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-tarot-meta span em {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 58px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.3em;
}

/* Suit-tinted accents on the back face for minors. */
.syn-tarot-suit-wands     .syn-flip-back { background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% -5%, rgba(191, 79, 53, 0.12), transparent 50%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-tarot-suit-cups      .syn-flip-back { background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% -5%, rgba(79, 128, 191, 0.12), transparent 50%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-tarot-suit-swords    .syn-flip-back { background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% -5%, rgba(163, 172, 185, 0.12), transparent 50%), var(--syn-surface); }
.syn-tarot-suit-pentacles .syn-flip-back { background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% -5%, rgba(122, 102, 67, 0.14), transparent 50%), var(--syn-surface); }

/* Major arcana get a faint gold wash. */
.syn-tarot-flip-major .syn-flip-back {
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% -5%, rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.12), transparent 55%), var(--syn-surface);
}
.syn-tarot-flip-major .syn-flip-face { border-color: var(--syn-border-hi); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-tarot-flip { min-height: 580px; height: 580px; }
  .syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-front .syn-div-figure .syn-fig-svg { max-width: 150px; }
  .syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-face { padding: 1.2rem 1rem 1rem; }
  .syn-tarot-flip .syn-flip-back { padding: 1rem 1rem 0.9rem; }
  .syn-tarot-amplified p,
  .syn-tarot-shadow p,
  .syn-tarot-catalyst p,
  .syn-tarot-ritual p { font-size: 0.86rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   NUMEROLOGY · live clock inside the minute tile
   ============================================================ */
.syn-minute-clock {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.3rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.18);
}
.syn-minute-clock-back {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

/* ============================================================
   TIMEZONE · onboarding + settings explainer
   ============================================================ */
.syn-field-tz { margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
.syn-field-sublabel {
  display: inline;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-left: 0.3em;
}
.syn-tz-explain {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem 0.8rem;
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.035);
  border: 1px dashed var(--syn-border-hi);
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-tz-explain-lede {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-tz-explain-lede em { font-style: italic; color: var(--syn-gold); }
.syn-tz-explain ul {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  padding: 0 0 0 1.1rem;
  list-style: "· ";
}
.syn-tz-explain li {
  margin: 0.15rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-tz-explain li b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-tz-explain li em {
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-tz-explain-foot {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 0.55rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.syn-tz-explain-foot code {
  background: var(--syn-ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  padding: 0.05rem 0.35rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-tz-detect {
  margin-left: auto;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-low);
  color: var(--syn-gold) !important;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
}
.syn-tz-detect:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi) !important;
  background: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.06);
}

/* ============================================================
   LIVE · per-tile revelation countdown
   Shown at the base of every dynamic tile's front face,
   above the "tap to reveal" hint.
   ============================================================ */

.syn-reveal-countdown {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 0.55rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--syn-border);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

/* When the same tile also has the flip hint below, don't double the border. */
.syn-reveal-countdown + .syn-flip-hint {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0.2rem;
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* Compact on the hour-now tile, which already has the "hour now — Xm" label up top. */
.syn-hour-now .syn-reveal-countdown {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  opacity: 1;
}

/* ============================================================
   ORACLE · Discipline sections
   Tiles are grouped under a tradition header (Celestial, Cards &
   Lots, Numerology, …) so each family of readings is framed before
   it is read.
   ============================================================ */

.syn-disciplines-intro {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 2.5rem auto 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-disciplines-intro .syn-stream-grid-explainer {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.syn-discipline {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
}
.syn-discipline-header {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}
.syn-discipline-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.syn-discipline-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-discipline-title::before,
.syn-discipline-title::after {
  content: "✦";
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 0.7em;
  opacity: 0.45;
  margin: 0 0.7em;
  transform: translateY(-0.15em);
  font-style: normal;
}
.syn-discipline-lede {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* Subtle discipline-specific accent on the tile grid background */
.syn-discipline-celestial .syn-stream-grid  { background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -20%, rgba(79,128,191,0.04), transparent 60%); padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg); }
.syn-discipline-lots      .syn-stream-grid  { background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -20%, rgba(201,164,73,0.04), transparent 60%); padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg); }
.syn-discipline-numerology .syn-stream-grid { background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -20%, rgba(163,172,185,0.04), transparent 60%); padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg); }
.syn-discipline-green-kingdom .syn-stream-grid { background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -20%, rgba(117, 156, 94, 0.055), transparent 60%); padding: 0.5rem; border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg); }

/* Green-Kingdom herb tiles carry a subtle gold-green accent on the border */
.syn-discipline-green-kingdom .syn-stream-card {
  border-color: rgba(117, 156, 94, 0.22);
}
.syn-discipline-green-kingdom .syn-stream-card:hover,
.syn-discipline-green-kingdom .syn-stream-card:focus-within {
  border-color: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.38);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(117, 156, 94, 0.12),
              0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

/* "Read in the Pantheon →" link at the bottom of each herb tile */
.syn-stream-link {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 0.8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.16);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-align: right;
}
.syn-stream-link a {
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.syn-stream-link a:hover {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* =====================================================================
   The Witchcrafte discipline — forest-green / antler-copper accent.
   Distinct from the Green Kingdom's botanical palette: this is the
   horned-god / green-man / hearth-and-hearthstone aesthetic of the
   Olde Crafte. Primary #4a5c3a forest; accent #8b5a2b antler-copper.
   ===================================================================== */
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-grid {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -20%, rgba(74, 92, 58, 0.065), transparent 60%);
  padding: 0.5rem;
  border-radius: var(--syn-r-lg);
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-card {
  border-color: rgba(74, 92, 58, 0.26);
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-card:hover,
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-card:focus-within {
  border-color: rgba(139, 90, 43, 0.42);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(74, 92, 58, 0.14),
              0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-front-glyph {
  color: #a07245;  /* antler copper — a warmer metal than the gold */
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-link {
  border-top-color: rgba(139, 90, 43, 0.22);
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-link a {
  color: #b58658;
}
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-link a:hover {
  color: #d4a574;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
/* Free-tier (Rede meditation) tile — a quiet pale-green cast to mark
   the ethical-gate entry tile that Inquisitors can read in full. */
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-witchcrafte-rede-meditation .syn-stream-front-glyph,
.syn-discipline-witchcrafte .syn-stream-witchcrafte-rede-meditation .syn-stream-back-glyph {
  color: #7a9464;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-discipline { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .syn-discipline-title::before,
  .syn-discipline-title::after { margin: 0 0.4em; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   Reader-UX · glossary tooltips, bookmarks, return-button, appendix pages
   Appended 2026-04-24.
   ========================================================================= */

/* --- Glossary terms inline in body prose --- */
.syn-term {
  border-bottom: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 70%, transparent);
  cursor: help;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: background-color .2s ease;
  padding: 0 1px;
}
.syn-term:hover {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent);
}

/* --- Cross-reference anchors (ch. 373 / Appendix A) --- */
.syn-xref {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, transparent);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.syn-xref:hover {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-bottom-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}

/* --- Glossary tooltip popover --- */
.syn-tooltip {
  position: absolute;
  max-width: 360px;
  z-index: 200;
  background: #131218;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 0 1px rgba(199,166,90,0.08);
  padding: 14px 16px 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  transition: opacity .15s ease, transform .15s ease;
}
.syn-tooltip--open { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.syn-tooltip h3.syn-tooltip-term {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  padding-right: 24px;
}
.syn-tooltip .syn-tooltip-def {
  color: #d5ccb8;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.syn-tooltip .syn-tooltip-more {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-size: 13px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, transparent);
}
.syn-tooltip .syn-tooltip-more:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); }
.syn-tooltip-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px; right: 8px;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  color: #8d8573;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 2px 6px;
}
.syn-tooltip-close:hover { color: #e7e1d3; }

/* --- Arrival flash on linked paragraph --- */
@keyframes syn-flash-anim {
  0%   { background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 28%, transparent); }
  100% { background: transparent; }
}
.syn-flash {
  animation: syn-flash-anim 2.4s ease-out;
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 2px 4px;
  margin: 0 -4px;
}

/* --- Return-button (appears on arrival from a cross-ref) --- */
.syn-return-btn {
  position: fixed;
  top: 78px;
  right: 20px;
  z-index: 150;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  background: #1a1820;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 50%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 24px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
  transition: transform .15s ease, background .15s ease;
}
.syn-return-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  background: #221f2a;
  color: #fff;
}
.syn-return-arrow { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); font-size: 15px; }
.syn-return-title { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); font-style: normal; }

/* (Legacy .syn-para-bookmark removed — replaced by .syn-para-mark and
   .syn-para-ref. Rules live further down in the Paragraph actions block.) */

/* --- Bookmark save form --- */
.syn-bookmark-form {
  position: fixed;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 220;
  width: min(480px, calc(100vw - 32px));
  background: #131218;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
}
.syn-bookmark-form .syn-bookmark-excerpt {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 50%, transparent);
  padding-left: 10px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-bookmark-form label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #a59b85;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.syn-bookmark-form input {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 6px;
  background: #0a0910;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  border: 1px solid #2a2530;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: inherit;
}
.syn-bookmark-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.syn-bookmark-actions button {
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 13px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid #2a2530;
  background: #1a1820;
  color: #d5ccb8;
}
.syn-bookmark-actions .syn-bookmark-save {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #1a1820);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
}
.syn-bookmark-actions button:hover { background: #221f2a; }

/* --- Transient flash message --- */
.syn-flash-msg {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 24px; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, 12px);
  background: #131218;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 24px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-size: 14px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  z-index: 260;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.syn-flash-msg.show { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); }
.syn-flash-msg--bad { border-color: #7a3a3a; }

/* =========================================================================
   Appendix-specific formatting
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-head h1 {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

/* Tables inside appendices: responsive overflow-scroll, zebra stripes,
   compact padding, gold-accent column headers. */
.syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-body table,
.syn-book-reader-body table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 20px 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: inherit;
  display: block;
  overflow-x: auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table thead th {
  background: #1a1820;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, transparent);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table tbody td {
  padding: 7px 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #221f2a;
  vertical-align: top;
  white-space: normal;
}
.syn-book-reader-body table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) td {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.012);
}
.syn-book-reader-body table tbody tr:hover td {
  background: rgba(199, 166, 90, 0.05);
}

/* Glossary appendix: dense definition-list layout.
   Each entry is a paragraph that starts with <strong>Term</strong>—definition.
   We don't rewrite the HTML, just style the paragraph. */
.syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-body > p {
  margin: 10px 0;
  padding-left: 2em;
  text-indent: -2em;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-body > p > strong:first-child {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 0;
}

/* Appendix section headers (## A, ## B, ...) get a sticky letter-bar vibe. */
.syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-body h2 {
  position: sticky;
  top: 60px;
  z-index: 5;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0a0910 0%, #0a0910 75%, rgba(10,9,16,0) 100%);
  margin: 36px -16px 14px;
  padding: 14px 16px 10px;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 30%, transparent);
}

/* Letter-jump nav: JS-generated, rendered as a sticky pill-bar. */
.syn-letter-jump {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 8;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 8px 6px;
  margin: 0 -8px 16px;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid #221f2a;
}
.syn-letter-jump a {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 24px;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #a59b85;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.syn-letter-jump a:hover {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 20%, transparent);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-letter-jump a.active {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 30%, transparent);
  color: #fff;
}

/* Bibliography / Practitioners Index: tighter line height, smaller bottom margin */
.syn-appendix[data-appendix="g"] .syn-book-reader-body > p,
.syn-appendix[data-appendix="i"] .syn-book-reader-body > p {
  margin: 6px 0;
}

/* Drop-cap is out of place in reference pages; suppress for appendices. */
.syn-appendix .syn-drop-cap::first-letter {
  font-size: inherit;
  float: none;
  line-height: inherit;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-family: inherit;
}

/* Mobile: soften the sticky headers so they don't eat screen */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-appendix .syn-book-reader-body h2 {
    position: static;
    top: auto;
    background: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 25%, transparent);
  }
  .syn-letter-jump { position: static; backdrop-filter: none; }
  .syn-return-btn { top: auto; bottom: 12px; right: 12px; }
}

/* Saved references in Journal */
.syn-saved-refs {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid #221f2a;
}
.syn-saved-refs-head {
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  letter-spacing: .03em;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.syn-saved-refs-sub {
  color: #9a9180;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.syn-ref-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.syn-ref-row {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  background: #0f0e14;
  border: 1px solid #221f2a;
  border-left: 3px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 60%, transparent);
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: background .15s ease;
}
.syn-ref-row:hover { background: #14131a; }
.syn-ref-link { flex: 1; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; display: block; }
.syn-ref-where {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-ref-book { font-weight: 500; }
.syn-ref-sep  { opacity: .5; margin: 0 6px; }
.syn-ref-chapter { color: #d5ccb8; }
.syn-ref-excerpt {
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-ref-note {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-ref-date {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #6f6a5c;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-ref-del { display: inline-block; }
.syn-ref-del button {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  color: #6f6a5c;
  font-size: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.syn-ref-del button:hover { color: #d79090; background: rgba(215,144,144,0.08); }

/* Dashboard continue-reading tile */
.syn-continue-tile {
  grid-column: span 2;
  display: block;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #14131a 0%, #1a1820 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: transform .15s ease, border-color .15s ease;
}
.syn-continue-tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
}
.syn-continue-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #9a9180;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-continue-book {
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-continue-chapter {
  display: block;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* =========================================================================
   ORACLE · unified shell + .syn-rite component (2026-04-24 restructure)
   Both Daily and Hourly blocks use the same .syn-rite markup with
   data-planet="…" for strong colour-of-the-planet backgrounds.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-oracle {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 44px;
}
.syn-oracle > * { max-width: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0; }

/* --------- Per-planet accent colour tokens --------- */
.syn-rite,
.syn-orient-tile {
  --p-accent: #c7a65a;
  --p-soft:   rgba(199,166,90,0.10);
  --p-edge:   rgba(199,166,90,0.35);
  --p-bg:     rgba(199,166,90,0.04);
}
.syn-rite[data-planet="sun"],     .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="sun"]     { --p-accent:#d4b94a; --p-soft:rgba(212,185,74,0.12);  --p-edge:rgba(212,185,74,0.45); --p-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.05); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="moon"],    .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="moon"]    { --p-accent:#c3d4e0; --p-soft:rgba(195,212,224,0.10); --p-edge:rgba(195,212,224,0.38); --p-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.04); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="mars"],    .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="mars"]    { --p-accent:#c44b44; --p-soft:rgba(196,75,68,0.12);   --p-edge:rgba(196,75,68,0.46); --p-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="mercury"], .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="mercury"] { --p-accent:#d89a4a; --p-soft:rgba(216,154,74,0.11);  --p-edge:rgba(216,154,74,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.05); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="jupiter"], .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="jupiter"] { --p-accent:#6b84c9; --p-soft:rgba(107,132,201,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(107,132,201,0.44); --p-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.05); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="venus"],   .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="venus"]   { --p-accent:#4ea98a; --p-soft:rgba(78,169,138,0.11);  --p-edge:rgba(78,169,138,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.05); }
.syn-rite[data-planet="saturn"],  .syn-orient-tile[data-planet="saturn"]  { --p-accent:#8a82b8; --p-soft:rgba(138,130,184,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(138,130,184,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.05); }

/* --------- .syn-rite master component --------- */
.syn-rite {
  position: relative;
  padding: 26px 30px 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% -20%, var(--p-soft) 0%, rgba(26,24,32,0) 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #131218 0%, #0d0c12 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
}
.syn-rite--hour { margin-top: 0; }

/* Banner: left-justified, with kind-label + date + hero */
.syn-rite-banner { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.syn-rite-kind {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin-right: 14px;
}
.syn-rite-date {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8d8573;
}
.syn-rite-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
}
.syn-rite-sigil {
  font-size: 70px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px var(--p-soft);
}
.syn-rite-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8d8573;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-rite-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 36px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

/* Triptych — re-used for day + hour */
.syn-rite-triptych {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.syn-rite-flip {
  position: relative;
  height: 180px;
  perspective: 1200px;
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-toggle {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-card {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.3, 1);
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-toggle:checked ~ .syn-flip-card {
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-face {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 14px 12px;
  background: rgba(10,9,16,0.55);
  border: 1px solid #221f2a;
  border-radius: 6px;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 4px;
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-back { transform: rotateY(180deg); align-items: flex-start; justify-content: flex-start; }
.syn-rite-flip--now .syn-flip-face { border-color: var(--p-edge); background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--p-bg) 0%, rgba(10,9,16,0.7) 100%); }

.syn-rite-flip-label {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8d8573;
}
.syn-rite-flip-glyph {
  font-size: 36px;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 4px 0;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
}
.syn-rite-flip-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-rite-flip-sub {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: #8d8573;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-rite-flip-line {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #d5ccb8;
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-hint {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #6f6a5c;
}
.syn-rite-flip .syn-flip-back-hint {
  position: absolute;
  top: 8px;
  left: 12px;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  color: #6f6a5c;
}

/* Summary paragraph */
.syn-rite-summary {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.45);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--p-accent);
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.syn-rite-summary b { color: var(--p-accent); font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; }
.syn-rite-lead {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.syn-thread {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(8em, max-content) 1fr;
  column-gap: 14px;
  row-gap: 6px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-thread-row { display: contents; }
.syn-thread dt {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  align-self: center;
}
.syn-thread dd {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 6px 10px;
  color: #d5ccb8;
}
.syn-thread dd > b {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}
.syn-thread dd > span {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 12px;
  color: #b3a895;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
.syn-thread dd > span::before {
  content: "·";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.syn-thread dd > b + span,
.syn-thread dd > span + span { padding-left: 12px; }

/* Correspondence tiles */
.syn-rite-tiles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 10px;
}
.syn-rite-tile {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  background: rgba(10,9,16,0.4);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 3px;
  min-height: 64px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.syn-rite-tile--wide { grid-column: span 2; }
.syn-rite-tile-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-rite-tile p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
}
.syn-rite-tile-word {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .syn-rite-tiles { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .syn-rite-tile--wide { grid-column: span 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .syn-rite { padding: 20px 18px 22px; }
  .syn-rite-triptych { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-rite-tiles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-rite-tile--wide { grid-column: 1; }
  .syn-rite-sigil { font-size: 54px; }
  .syn-rite-name { font-size: 28px; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   ORIENTATION tile strip — shown between Hourly Rite and the disciplines
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-orient { }
.syn-orient-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.syn-orient-tag {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-orient-sub {
  margin: 0;
  color: #8d8573;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-orient-tiles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 12px;
}
@media (min-width: 1080px) { .syn-orient-tiles { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 700px)  { .syn-orient-tiles { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 420px)  { .syn-orient-tiles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.syn-orient-tile {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 14px 14px 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(26,24,32,0.85) 0%, rgba(12,11,18,0.92) 100%);
  border: 1px solid #221f2a;
  border-top: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 38%, transparent);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.syn-orient-tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-top-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(34,32,40,0.95) 0%, rgba(16,14,20,0.98) 100%);
}
.syn-orient-tile--magister { border-top-color: rgba(166,48,43,0.55); }
.syn-orient-tile--magister:hover { border-top-color: var(--syn-mars, #a6302b); }

.syn-orient-step {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.syn-orient-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-orient-count {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8d8573;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Discipline header — progression-of-rites styling
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-discipline-header {
  position: relative;
}
.syn-discipline-header .syn-discipline-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  margin-right: 10px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Numerology: 3-up; streams: 2-up default, 3-up on ultrawide
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-discipline-numerology .syn-stream-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 780px) { .syn-discipline-numerology .syn-stream-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.syn-streams,
.syn-stream-grid {
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
}

/* =========================================================================
   OCCULT SYSTEM tiles (reduced; bottom-of-page Magister section)
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-occult-tiles { margin: 0; }
.syn-occult-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.syn-occult-tag {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #9a9180;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-occult-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.syn-occult-sub { margin: 0; color: #8d8573; font-size: 0.85rem; font-style: italic; }
.syn-occult-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
@media (min-width: 1180px) { .syn-occult-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px)  { .syn-occult-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.syn-occult-tile {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(26,24,32,0.88) 0%, rgba(12,11,18,0.92) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 26%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.16s ease, border-color 0.16s ease;
}
.syn-occult-tile:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 58%, #2a2530); }
.syn-occult-tile--day-planet  { border-top: 2px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.5); }
.syn-occult-tile--hour-planet { border-top: 2px solid rgba(138,130,184,0.5); }
.syn-occult-tile--tarot-day   { border-top: 2px solid rgba(180,116,180,0.5); }
.syn-occult-tile--practice    { border-top: 2px solid rgba(78,169,138,0.5); }
.syn-occult-tile-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}
.syn-occult-tile-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-occult-tile-excerpt {
  flex: 1;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #b6ae9b;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-occult-tile-cta {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-top: auto;
}
.syn-occult-tile-edge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; right: 0;
  width: 20px; height: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 50%, color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 30%, transparent) 50%);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Shared .syn-rite grid — table-effect matching the old ritual block
   2 narrow cells top row, wide cells below; same CSS for both Daily and
   Hourly so the panels are identical in layout, differing only in content.
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-rite-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 2px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.45);
}
.syn-rite-cell {
  position: relative;
  padding: 14px 18px 12px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
}
.syn-rite-cell:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
.syn-rite-cell-wide {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  border-right: 0;
}
.syn-rite-cell:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.syn-rite-cell-wide + .syn-rite-cell-wide:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.syn-rite-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-rite-cell p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #e7e1d3;
}
.syn-rite-cell p b {
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-rite-word {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--p-accent) !important;
  font-size: 0.98rem !important;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-rite-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-rite-cell { border-right: 0; }
}

/* Kill the old syn-rite-tiles layout which we've replaced with the grid */
.syn-rite-tiles { display: none; }

/* =========================================================================
   Orientation tiles — equal height regardless of content length
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-orient-tile {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  min-height: 112px;
}
.syn-orient-tile .syn-orient-step { flex: 0 0 auto; }
.syn-orient-tile .syn-orient-name {
  flex: 1 1 auto;      /* absorbs vertical slack so count sits at bottom */
  display: block;
}
.syn-orient-tile .syn-orient-count {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 6px;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Occult System tiles — ALWAYS 2-col, tiles are larger/more prominent
   so they read as parity with every other discipline.
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-occult-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important;
  gap: 18px !important;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .syn-occult-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; } }

.syn-occult-tile { padding: 20px 22px 18px; min-height: 200px; }
.syn-occult-tile-title { font-size: 1.15rem; }
.syn-occult-tile-excerpt { font-size: 0.92rem; -webkit-line-clamp: 5; }

/* =========================================================================
   Harmonise triptych colour — when inside a .syn-rite with data-planet,
   the gold-chrome of .syn-hour-* cards tints to the planetary accent.
   Applies to both the Daily and Hourly rites.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-triptych { max-width: 100%; }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-glyph     { color: var(--p-accent); text-shadow: 0 0 24px var(--p-soft); }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-flip-hint      { color: var(--p-accent); border-top-color: var(--p-edge); opacity: 0.7; }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-flip-hint::after { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-flip-back-hint { color: var(--p-accent); opacity: 0.7; }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-ritual b  { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-line b    { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-lead b    { color: var(--p-accent); }

/* Now-card emphasis uses planetary colour, not gold */
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-now .syn-flip-face {
  border-color: var(--p-edge);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, var(--p-soft), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--p-bg), var(--syn-surface) 65%);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px -14px var(--p-soft);
}
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-now .syn-hour-name  { color: var(--p-accent); font-size: 1.75rem; }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-now .syn-hour-label { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-hour-now .syn-hour-glyph { font-size: 3.4rem; color: var(--p-accent); }

/* The gold-underglow bar on each front-face tints to planet too */
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-flip-front::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--p-edge), transparent);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* The radial gold highlight tints to planet */
.syn-rite[data-planet] .syn-flip-front {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 10%, var(--p-soft), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.015), var(--syn-surface));
}

/* Orientation tile — locked & partial states */
.syn-orient-tile--locked {
  opacity: 0.55;
  border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.syn-orient-tile--locked:hover { opacity: 0.85; border-top-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); }
.syn-orient-tile--locked .syn-orient-count {
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.syn-orient-tile--partial .syn-orient-count {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}

/* Inline variants of Loom / Synthesis — tighter spacing so they read as
   commentary on the preceding rite rather than standalone sections */
.syn-loom-inline,
.syn-synth-inline {
  margin: -20px 0 0;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
}

/* =========================================================================
   The Golden Thread — visible threading across the dashboard (2026-04-24)
   Each panel that participates in the day's echo gets a gold hairline;
   each rite summary carries an inline italic weave sentence.
   ========================================================================= */

/* Thread statement at the top of the Golden Thread section */
.syn-thread-statement {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  margin: 10px 0 4px;
  max-width: 72ch;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-thread-statement b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; }

/* Inline weave — the italic thread sentence appended to Daily/Hourly summaries */
.syn-thread-weave {
  display: inline;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--p-accent, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a));
  margin-left: 4px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--p-edge, var(--syn-gold-low, #8e7c4f));
  padding-left: 10px;
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--p-accent, #c7a65a) 5%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
  box-decoration-break: clone;
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
}
.syn-thread-weave b { color: var(--p-accent, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a)); font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; }

/* Threaded stream tiles — a visible gold hairline along the top edge
   signalling "this tile participates in today's thread". Subtle but
   consistent across disciplines so the eye can trace it. */
.syn-stream-flip[data-threaded="true"] .syn-flip-face {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-stream-flip[data-threaded="true"] .syn-flip-face::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent,
    var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 50%,
    transparent);
  opacity: 0.7;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Thread line inside stream tiles — subtle gold, small */
.syn-stream-thread {
  margin-top: 8px;
  padding-top: 8px;
  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 25%, transparent);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 90%, #b6ae9b);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-stream-thread b {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Grimoire tiles — Magister-only; two grimoires keyed to day + hour rulers.
   Same visual register as the Occult System tiles (they're siblings).
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-grimoire-tiles { margin: 0 0 28px; }
.syn-grimoire-head { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.syn-grimoire-tag {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #9a9180;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-grimoire-sub {
  margin: 0;
  color: #8d8573;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-grimoire-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .syn-grimoire-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.syn-grimoire-tile {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 22px 22px 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(28,25,34,0.9) 0%, rgba(14,12,20,0.95) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-mars, #a6302b) 28%, #2a2530);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: transform 0.16s ease, border-color 0.16s ease;
}
.syn-grimoire-tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-mars, #a6302b) 65%, transparent);
}
.syn-grimoire-tile--day-planet  { border-top: 2px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.55); }
.syn-grimoire-tile--hour-planet { border-top: 2px solid rgba(138,130,184,0.55); }

.syn-grimoire-tile-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}
.syn-grimoire-sigil {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-grimoire-eyebrow {
  flex: 1;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}

.syn-grimoire-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-grimoire-subtitle {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #a59b85;
}
.syn-grimoire-blurb {
  flex: 1;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #c7bfac;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.syn-grimoire-meta {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #6f6a5c;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.syn-grimoire-cta {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-top: auto;
}

/* =========================================================================
   Paragraph actions — 🔖 bookmark + ✦ journal reference
   Always visible next to every paragraph so the reader never has to
   hunt for them. Desktop: floating in the left margin. Narrow viewports:
   inline at the end of the paragraph.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-para-with-actions { position: relative; }

.syn-para-actions {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.15em;
  left: -44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  z-index: 5;
  user-select: none;
}

.syn-para-mark,
.syn-para-ref {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 26px; height: 26px;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1;
  background: rgba(10,9,16,0.55);
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 70%, #fff 30%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 28%, transparent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0.55;
  transition: opacity .15s ease, background .15s ease,
              color .15s ease, border-color .15s ease, transform .12s ease;
}
.syn-para-with-actions:hover .syn-para-mark,
.syn-para-with-actions:hover .syn-para-ref,
.syn-para-mark:focus-visible,
.syn-para-ref:focus-visible { opacity: 1; }
.syn-para-mark:hover,
.syn-para-ref:hover {
  opacity: 1;
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  color: #fff;
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

/* Narrow viewports: no room in the margin, so tuck the buttons in the
   top-right corner of the paragraph. Still always visible. */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .syn-para-actions {
    position: static;
    float: right;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 4px;
    margin: 0 0 4px 10px;
    top: auto; left: auto;
  }
  .syn-para-mark,
  .syn-para-ref { opacity: 0.7; }
}

/* Persistent bookmark marker — the paragraph holding this book's bookmark
   gets a gold ribbon on the left and a subtle tint so it's immediately
   recognisable on revisit. */
.syn-para-bookmarked {
  position: relative;
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 8%, transparent);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 6px 10px 6px 16px;
  margin: 0 -10px;
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-para-bookmarked::before {
  content: "🔖";
  position: absolute;
  top: -6px; left: -22px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0.95;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4));
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-para-bookmarked::before { left: -18px; font-size: 14px; top: -2px; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   Reader icon-key explainer — shown once per book (per user).
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-reader-keys-backdrop {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(5, 4, 10, 0.74);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  z-index: 240;
}
.syn-reader-keys {
  position: fixed;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 250;
  width: min(560px, calc(100vw - 28px));
  max-height: calc(100vh - 40px);
  overflow: auto;
  padding: 22px 26px 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(26,24,32,0.98) 0%, rgba(12,11,18,1) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, #2a2530);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 0 1px rgba(199,166,90,0.1);
}
.syn-reader-keys-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.syn-reader-keys-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-reader-keys-dismiss {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 30%, transparent);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  padding: 4px 10px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.syn-reader-keys-dismiss:hover { background: rgba(199,166,90,0.12); }
.syn-reader-keys-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 8px 16px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  color: #c7bfac;
}
.syn-reader-keys-list li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.syn-reader-keys-list .syn-reader-key-icon {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 22px;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-size: 1rem;
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .syn-reader-keys-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* A tiny "?" help button in the reader header re-opens the explainer */
.syn-reader-help {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 30%, transparent);
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  width: 22px; height: 22px;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin-left: 10px;
}
.syn-reader-help:hover { background: rgba(199,166,90,0.1); color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); }

/* =========================================================================
   Journal — My bookmarks (one per book, deliberate)
   Distinct from "Saved references" (many per book, clippings).
   ========================================================================= */
.syn-my-bookmarks {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid #221f2a;
}
.syn-my-bookmarks-head {
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  letter-spacing: .03em;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.syn-my-bookmarks-sub {
  color: #9a9180;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.syn-bm-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.syn-bm-row {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.syn-bm-link {
  display: block;
  padding: 14px 16px 12px;
  background: #0f0e14;
  border: 1px solid #221f2a;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: background .15s ease;
}
.syn-bm-link:hover { background: #14131a; }
.syn-bm-book {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-bm-sigil { font-size: 16px; }
.syn-bm-title { font-weight: 500; }
.syn-bm-where {
  color: #c7bfac;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-bm-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #a59b85;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-bm-date {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: #6f6a5c;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Reader hint strip — persistent affordance under the chapter title */
.syn-reader-hint {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: #9a9180;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent);
  border-radius: 4px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-reader-hint-sep { opacity: 0.5; }
.syn-reader-hint b { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); font-weight: 500; }

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .syn-reader-hint { font-size: 0.72rem; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   Publication detail page — Resume-bookmark tile + reader-features intro
   ========================================================================= */

/* ────────── Tarot deck card grid ────────── */
.syn-tarot-deck {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.syn-tarot-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}
.syn-tarot-grid--majors {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(11em, 1fr));
}
.syn-tarot-grid--minors {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(8em, 1fr));
}
.syn-tarot-grid a {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.6rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.07) 0%,
    rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.02) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.22);
  border-radius: 7px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  min-height: 4.2em;
  text-align: center;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s, transform 0.18s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.22);
}
.syn-tarot-grid a:hover {
  border-color: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.65);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.16) 0%,
    rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.06) 100%);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.syn-tarot-card-numeral {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  font-variant-numeric: oldstyle-nums;
}
.syn-tarot-grid--minors .syn-tarot-card-numeral { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.syn-tarot-court .syn-tarot-card-numeral {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.syn-tarot-card-name {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.syn-tarot-suit {
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-tarot-suit-name {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0.7rem;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-tarot-suit-glyph {
  font-size: 1.3em;
  margin-right: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-tarot-suit-elem {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* ────────── Footnote tooltip (page-flip + chapter view) ────────── */
.syn-fn-tooltip {
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
  background: var(--syn-bg, #0d0c14);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.45);
  border-left: 3px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.7);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.05rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, serif);
  max-width: 28em;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  z-index: 9999;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.18s;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.syn-fn-tooltip.syn-fn-tooltip--visible {
  display: block;
  opacity: 1;
}
.syn-fn-tooltip p { margin: 0.4em 0; }
.syn-fn-tooltip p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.syn-fn-tooltip p:last-child  { margin-bottom: 0; }
.syn-fn-tooltip a { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e); }

sup[id^="fnref"] a.footnote-ref {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0 0.1em;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background 0.15s;
  border-bottom: none;
}
sup[id^="fnref"]:hover a.footnote-ref,
sup[id^="fnref"] a.footnote-ref:focus {
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.16);
  outline: none;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .syn-fn-tooltip.syn-fn-tooltip--visible {
    position: fixed !important;
    bottom: 0 !important;
    left: 0 !important;
    right: 0 !important;
    top: auto !important;
    width: auto !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
    border-left: none;
    border-top: 3px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.7);
    box-shadow: 0 -6px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
    padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem 1.6rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
}

.syn-book-toc-section {
  margin: 1.6rem 0 1rem;
}
.syn-book-toc-section-title {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
  margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.18);
}

.syn-herb-pantheon-hint {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}
.syn-herb-letter-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  padding: 0.6rem;
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.18);
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.syn-herb-letter-bar a {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 1.8em;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: none;
}
.syn-herb-letter-bar a:hover {
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.32);
}
.syn-herb-letter {
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0.6rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #c8a85e);
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.32);
  font-weight: 600;
  scroll-margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.syn-herb-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15em, 1fr));
  gap: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-herb-grid a {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.16);
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.16);
}
.syn-herb-grid a:hover {
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.42);
}
.syn-herb-name {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.syn-herb-meta {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute);
}

.syn-book-search-launch {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
}
.syn-book-search-launch input[type="search"] {
  flex: 1;
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.06);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.32);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, serif);
}
.syn-book-search-launch input[type="search"]:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.7);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.14);
}
.syn-book-search-launch button {
  background: rgba(200, 168, 94, 0.85);
  color: var(--syn-bg, #0d0c14);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.syn-book-search-launch button:hover {
  background: rgba(228, 196, 110, 1);
}

.syn-book-resume {
  display: block;
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
  padding: 14px 18px 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(26,24,32,0.9) 0%, rgba(12,11,18,0.95) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 45%, #2a2530);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 5px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: background .15s ease, transform .12s ease;
}
.syn-book-resume:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(34,32,40,0.95) 0%, rgba(18,16,24,1) 100%);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.syn-book-resume-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-book-resume-where {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #e7e1d3;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-book-resume-excerpt {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #a59b85;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.syn-book-resume-cta {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}

.syn-book-reader-intro {
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
  padding: 18px 22px 16px;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-title {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

/* ────────── Collapsed-by-default reader tip ─────────────────────── */
/* Renders the "While you read" panel as a folded <details> disclosure.
   Closed state: a compact "Tip — bookmarks, glossary, journal-clips…"
   strip. Click to expand. Hidden entirely once the user has any
   bookmark anywhere in their library (server-side: view passes
   show_reader_tip=False). */
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip {
  padding: 10px 16px;
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip > summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  user-select: none;
  outline: none;
  padding: 2px 0;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip > summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip > summary::before {
  content: "▸";
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  width: 1em;
  text-align: center;
  transition: transform 0.15s;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip[open] > summary::before {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip .syn-reader-tip-marker {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 40%, transparent);
  border-radius: 999px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip .syn-reader-tip-summary {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip[open] {
  padding: 14px 20px 14px;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro.syn-reader-tip[open] .syn-book-reader-intro-list {
  margin-top: 14px;
}

/* Single-column rows. Icon in a fixed-width gutter on the left, text
   flowing beside it. `align-items: start` prevents multi-line text
   from running under the icon. */
.syn-book-reader-intro-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  color: #c7bfac;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-list .syn-reader-key-icon {
  grid-column: 1;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 1px;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-list li > *:last-child {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-list strong {
  color: #e7e1d3;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-right: 0.25em;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-foot {
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: #8d8573;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-book-reader-intro-foot a {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted currentColor;
}

/* Mobile: tighter gutter, smaller icon column */
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-book-reader-intro { padding: 14px 16px 12px; font-size: 0.88rem; }
  .syn-book-reader-intro-list li { grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr; gap: 10px; }
  .syn-book-reader-intro-list .syn-reader-key-icon { font-size: 1rem; }
}

/* Wider desktop: the intro panel extends slightly outside the 760px
   reading column since it's UI guidance, not prose. Collapses on narrower
   viewports. */
@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .syn-book-reader-intro { margin-left: -30px; margin-right: -30px; padding: 20px 28px 18px; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   Consultation rite — /journal/consult/ form, response, echoed, blocked.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-consult,
.syn-consult-blocked,
.syn-consult-echoed,
.syn-consultation {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 2rem auto 5rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.syn-consult-head {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.syn-consult-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low, #8d7843);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-consult-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-consult-lede {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 60ch;
}

/* --- Form --- */
.syn-consult-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem; }
.syn-consult-label {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-consult-textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 120px;
  padding: 1rem;
  background: rgba(8, 7, 14, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 26%, transparent);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  resize: vertical;
}
.syn-consult-textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}
.syn-consult-hint {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-consult-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.syn-consult-quota {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.6);
  border: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 20%, transparent);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-consult-quota-title {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

/* --- Blocked / upgrade nudge --- */
.syn-consult-pitch { color: var(--syn-text-dim); }
.syn-consult-pitch-lede { font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 1.5rem; }
.syn-consult-divider {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 16%, transparent);
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}
.syn-consult-pitch-cta { margin: 1.5rem 0; }
.syn-consult-reset { color: var(--syn-gold-low); font-style: italic; }
.syn-consult-back { margin-top: 2rem; }

.syn-tier-rung-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-tier-rung {
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.6);
  border-left: 3px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 26%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-tier-rung--magister {
  border-left-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  background: rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.7);
}
.syn-tier-rung strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

/* --- Consultation detail page (rendered markdown) --- */
.syn-consultation-body {
  background: rgba(10, 8, 16, 0.5);
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}
.syn-consultation-body h1 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-consultation-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.8rem 0 0.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}
.syn-consultation-body h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-consultation-body p { margin: 0 0 0.8rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.syn-consultation-body blockquote {
  margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.5);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-consultation-body ul {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
}
.syn-consultation-body li { margin: 0.25rem 0; line-height: 1.5; }
.syn-consultation-body code {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-consultation-body em { color: var(--syn-text); font-style: italic; }
.syn-consultation-body strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-consultation-body hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 12%, transparent);
  margin: 2rem 0;
}

/* --- Reflection form below the rendered consultation --- */
.syn-consult-reflect h2 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  margin: 2rem 0 0.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}

/* --- Echoed-question screen --- */
.syn-consult-echo-body { color: var(--syn-text-dim); line-height: 1.65; }
.syn-consult-echo-lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}
.syn-consult-echo-prior {
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.5);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-consult-echo-prior-label {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-consult-echo-prior-q {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-consult-echo-now { font-size: 0.85rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--syn-gold-low); margin: 1.5rem 0 0.4rem; }
.syn-consult-echo-now-q { font-family: var(--syn-serif); font-size: 1.1rem; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 1.5rem; color: var(--syn-text); }
.syn-consult-echo-tail { color: var(--syn-text-dim); margin: 1.5rem 0; }
.syn-consult-echo-actions { margin-top: 2rem; }

/* --- Journal index — past consultations list --- */
.syn-journal-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.syn-btn-rite {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.1rem;
  background: rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  transition: background .15s;
}
.syn-btn-rite:hover { background: rgba(48, 38, 18, 0.85); }

.syn-consult-list { margin: 2rem 0; }
.syn-consult-list-head {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-consult-list-sub { color: var(--syn-text-dim); margin: 0 0 1rem; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.syn-consult-rows { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
.syn-consult-row a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color .15s, background .15s;
}
.syn-consult-row a:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 36%, transparent);
  background: rgba(20, 16, 28, 0.7);
}
.syn-consult-row-head {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-consult-row-tag {
  padding: 0.05rem 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-consult-row-q {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.syn-consult-row-decided { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--syn-gold-hi); margin: 0.3rem 0 0; }

/* =========================================================================
   Consult hero — the invitation tile on the Journal page and Oracle
   dashboard. Designed to stop the eye and pull the user in: gold-edged,
   gradient-warmed, sigil-led, with a clear "cast a consultation" CTA.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-consult-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 0%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 16%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(135deg,
      rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.85) 0%,
      rgba(14, 11, 22, 0.92) 60%,
      rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.95) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 38%, transparent);
  border-radius: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  box-shadow:
    0 14px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .18s ease, border-color .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}
.syn-consult-hero::before {
  /* faint chasing-gold edge that appears on hover — the "use me" wink */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: inherit;
  padding: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,
    transparent 0%,
    color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 0%, transparent) 35%,
    color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 70%, transparent) 50%,
    color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 0%, transparent) 65%,
    transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask:
    linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box,
    linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
          mask-composite: exclude;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .25s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-consult-hero:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 36%, transparent);
}
.syn-consult-hero:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.syn-consult-hero-sigil {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 96px;
  height: 96px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 36%, transparent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 40% 30%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 24%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 65%),
    rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.85);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 24px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent),
    0 0 22px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 10%, transparent);
}
.syn-consult-hero-glyph {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 35%, transparent));
}

.syn-consult-hero-body { min-width: 0; }
.syn-consult-hero-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low, #8d7843);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-consult-hero-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}
.syn-consult-hero-lede {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #b3a89a);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  max-width: 60ch;
}
.syn-consult-hero-lede em {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-consult-hero-streams {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}
.syn-consult-hero-streams li {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 0.18rem 0.65rem;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 24%, transparent);
  border-radius: 12px;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.syn-consult-hero-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 0%,
    var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 100%);
  color: #0e0a14;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 28%, transparent);
  transition: transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;
}
.syn-consult-hero:hover .syn-consult-hero-cta {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 32%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-consult-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 1.4rem 1.3rem;
    gap: 1rem;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .syn-consult-hero-sigil {
    width: 64px; height: 64px;
  }
  .syn-consult-hero-glyph { font-size: 1.7rem; }
  .syn-consult-hero-title { font-size: 1.25rem; }
}

/* Dashboard variant — slightly more compact since it sits above the
   Daily Rite which has its own visual gravity. */
.syn-consult-hero--dashboard {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.5rem;
}
.syn-consult-hero--dashboard .syn-consult-hero-title { font-size: 1.35rem; }

/* =========================================================================
   Consultation rite — form page (replaces the plain styling above for the
   new ceremonial form template; old .syn-consult- classes still used by
   blocked/echoed pages).
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-consult-rite {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 2.5rem auto 6rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.syn-consult-rite-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}

.syn-consult-rite-sigil {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 38%, transparent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 40% 30%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 24%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 65%),
    rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.85);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 18px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 16%, transparent),
    0 0 28px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 12%, transparent);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 25%, transparent));
}
.syn-consult-rite-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low, #8d7843);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-consult-rite-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
  max-width: 22ch;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}
.syn-consult-rite-lede {
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #b3a89a);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 56ch;
}

/* Ceremonial textarea container — ringed in gold, glowing inner shadow */
.syn-consult-form-frame {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.4rem 1rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at top,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 6%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 70%),
    rgba(8, 6, 14, 0.75);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 32%, transparent);
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow:
    0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 8%, transparent);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.syn-consult-form-frame:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 22%, transparent),
    0 0 0 3px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 10%, transparent);
}

.syn-consult-textarea {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 140px;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.4rem 0.6rem;
  background: transparent !important;
  border: none !important;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  resize: vertical;
  outline: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
.syn-consult-textarea::placeholder {
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-text-dim, #b3a89a) 50%, transparent);
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-consult-form-foot {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  padding-top: 0.6rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 12%, transparent);
}
.syn-consult-form-hint {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  text-align: right;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-consult-counter {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low, #8d7843);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.syn-consult-counter--near { color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); }
.syn-consult-counter--full { color: #d8635c; }

/* Cast button — the ceremonial CTA */
.syn-consult-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.syn-btn-cast {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.95rem 2rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 0%,
    var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 100%);
  color: #0e0a14;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow:
    0 10px 28px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 28%, transparent),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  transition: transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;
}
.syn-btn-cast:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow:
    0 14px 36px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 36%, transparent),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}
.syn-btn-cast:active { transform: translateY(0); }
.syn-btn-cast-glyph { font-size: 1.1rem; }

/* Budget panel — at the bottom of the form, not pulling focus */
.syn-consult-budget {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.3rem;
  text-align: center;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.5);
  border: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 16%, transparent);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-consult-budget-label {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-consult-budget-line { margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.syn-consult-budget-tier { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-consult-rite-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
  .syn-consult-textarea  { font-size: 1.2rem; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   Reading detail — the rendered consultation as a sectioned artifact.
   This replaces the "raw markdown dump" look with discrete components.
   ========================================================================= */

.syn-reading {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 2rem auto 6rem;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.syn-reading-crumbs {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.syn-reading-crumbs a { color: var(--syn-gold-low); text-decoration: none; }
.syn-reading-crumbs a:hover { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }

/* --- Header: sigil, eyebrow, date, question call-out --- */
.syn-reading-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}
.syn-reading-sigil {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  line-height: 54px;
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 38%, transparent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 40% 30%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 22%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 65%),
    rgba(8, 6, 12, 0.85);
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}
.syn-reading-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-reading-when {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}

.syn-reading-question {
  margin: 1.2rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  max-width: 60ch;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 8%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 60%),
    rgba(15, 12, 22, 0.6);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 26%, transparent);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.syn-reading-question-label {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-reading-question-text {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

/* --- Section eyebrow used across panels --- */
.syn-reading-section-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0.8rem;
}

/* --- The Golden Thread — centred, glowing, the strongest visual --- */
.syn-reading-thread {
  position: relative;
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
  padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 16%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.55) 0%, rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.7) 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-reading-thread-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
}
.syn-reading-thread-statement {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 auto 1.2rem;
  max-width: 50ch;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-reading-thread-marks {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-reading-thread-marks li strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* --- Day / Hour panels paired side by side --- */
.syn-reading-pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-reading-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.syn-reading-panel {
  padding: 1.4rem 1.4rem 1.2rem;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.55);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent);
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.syn-reading-panel--day { border-top: 2px solid var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a); }
.syn-reading-panel--hour { border-top: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 60%, #6c8ec3); }
.syn-reading-panel-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-reading-panel-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-weight: 400;
}
.syn-reading-panel-meta {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-reading-dl,
.syn-reading-rite-dl {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr;
  column-gap: 1.2rem;
  row-gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-reading-dl dt,
.syn-reading-rite-dl dt {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  align-self: baseline;
  padding-top: 0.15rem;
}
.syn-reading-dl dd,
.syn-reading-rite-dl dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* --- The Sky --- */
.syn-reading-sky-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.syn-reading-sky-cell {
  padding: 1.2rem;
  background: rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.5);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.syn-reading-sky-label {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-reading-sky-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}
.syn-reading-sky-meta { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--syn-text-dim); margin: 0; font-style: italic; }

/* --- Cards & Lots — visual cards in a grid --- */
.syn-reading-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-reading-card {
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at top,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 6%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 70%),
    rgba(8, 6, 14, 0.7);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent);
  border-radius: 6px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-reading-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 60%, transparent) 50%,
    transparent 100%);
}
.syn-reading-card-kind {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-reading-card-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.syn-reading-card-num {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.syn-reading-card-num-sep { color: var(--syn-gold-low); font-size: 1.3rem; }
.syn-reading-card-glyph { font-size: 1.5rem; }
.syn-reading-card-line {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-reading-card-line strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-reading-card-line--quote {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 28%, transparent);
  padding-left: 0.7rem;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

/* --- Synthesis: callout block --- */
.syn-reading-synthesis {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.4) 0%, rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.6) 100%);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
}
.syn-reading-synthesis-framing {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-reading-synthesis-imperative {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-reading-synthesis-imperative strong,
.syn-reading-synthesis-framing strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); }
.syn-reading-synthesis-minute {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* --- Hourly Rite --- */
.syn-reading-rite {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(15, 13, 22, 0.55);
  border: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 20%, transparent);
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.syn-reading-rite-word {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
}

/* --- What the streams answer --- */
.syn-reading-answer {
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.syn-reading-answer-lede {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.syn-reading-answer-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.syn-reading-answer-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.4);
  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 36%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .syn-reading-answer-list li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.3rem; }
}
.syn-reading-answer-name {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  align-self: baseline;
  padding-top: 0.15rem;
}
.syn-reading-answer-note {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* --- Reflection form --- */
.syn-reading-divider {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
  margin: 3rem 0 2rem;
}
.syn-reading-reflect h2.syn-reading-reflect-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0.4rem;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.syn-reading-reflect-hint {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-reading-reflect-input {
  font-size: 1.05rem !important;
  min-height: auto !important;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem !important;
  background: rgba(8, 6, 14, 0.7) !important;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent) !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  width: 100%;
}
.syn-reading-reflect-input:focus {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) !important;
  outline: none !important;
}
.syn-reading-reflect-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* --- Narrator address — opens the reading by speaking to the question --- */
.syn-reading-address {
  margin: 2rem 0 2.4rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.7rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 0% 0%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 9%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(28, 22, 12, 0.4) 0%, rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.55) 100%);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
}
.syn-reading-address-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.syn-reading-address-text {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-reading-address-text strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }

/* --- Per-section resonance — the question threaded into each draw --- */
.syn-reading-resonance {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 8%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 100%);
  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 50%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-reading-resonance-label {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.syn-reading-resonance-note {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-reading-resonance--inline {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
}

/* --- Imperative — the closing call to action --- */
.syn-reading-imperative {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  background: rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.55);
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 22%, transparent);
}
.syn-reading-imperative-text {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}
.syn-reading-imperative-text strong { color: var(--syn-gold-hi); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-reading-imperative-minute {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- Foot actions --- */
.syn-reading-foot {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin: 2.4rem 0 1rem;
  padding-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ===== Past-consultations archive ===== */

/* Tile that lives on the Journal — replaces the inline 30-row dump. */
.syn-consult-archive-tile {
  display: block;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 0%,
      color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 9%, transparent) 0%,
      transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(20, 16, 10, 0.55) 0%, rgba(10, 8, 18, 0.6) 100%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 26%, transparent);
  border-radius: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile:hover {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-sigil {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-titles {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.15rem;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-count {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-recent {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
  background: rgba(8, 6, 14, 0.55);
  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 50%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-recent-label {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-recent-q {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-recent-when {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-consult-archive-tile-cta {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

/* The dedicated archive page. */
.syn-consult-archive {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem 0 4rem;
}
.syn-consult-archive-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 2.5rem;
}
.syn-consult-archive-sigil {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-consult-archive-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
.syn-consult-archive-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-consult-archive-lede {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  margin: 0 auto 1.4rem;
  max-width: 560px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-consult-archive-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.syn-consult-archive-month {
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.syn-consult-archive-month-head {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 18%, transparent);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.syn-consult-archive-pager {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold, #c7a65a) 14%, transparent);
}
.syn-consult-archive-pager-status {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.syn-consult-archive-pager-spacer { width: 1px; }


/* ============================================================
 * THE TEACHINGS — daily + hourly grids of flat discipline cards
 * ============================================================
 * Two bands: gold-accented daily tiles, indigo-accented hourly tiles.
 * Each card shows the reading summary on its face — no flip required.
 * The CTA at the bottom of the card opens the discipline's full chapter.
 */
.syn-teachings {
  margin: 3rem auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}
.syn-teachings-head {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-teachings-tag {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 70%, #6a6470);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.syn-teachings-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-hi, #ece6d8);
}
.syn-teachings-sub {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-mid, #a8a298);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* The two bands — daily and hourly. Each band is a header + grid. */
.syn-teachings-band {
  margin-top: 2.4rem;
}
.syn-teachings-band-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-hi, #ece6d8);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 22%, #2a2530);
}
.syn-teachings-band--hour .syn-teachings-band-title {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.32);
}

/* The grid */
.syn-teachings-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* The card — flat, summary on the face */
.syn-teaching-card {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, #15131a 92%, #2a2530);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 18%, #2a2530);
  border-top: 2px solid rgba(212, 185, 74, 0.45);  /* daily — gold */
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem 1.1rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  transition: border-color 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease;
}
.syn-teaching-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 50%, #2a2530);
  border-top-color: rgba(212, 185, 74, 0.85);
}
.syn-teaching-card--hour {
  border-top: 2px solid rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.55);  /* hourly — indigo */
}
.syn-teaching-card--hour:hover {
  border-color: rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.45);
  border-top-color: rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.95);
}

/* Card header — sigil + discipline name */
.syn-teaching-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 12%, #2a2530);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.syn-teaching-card--hour .syn-teaching-head {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.16);
}
.syn-teaching-sigil {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 80%, #ece6d8);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.syn-teaching-card--hour .syn-teaching-sigil {
  color: color-mix(in oklab, #8a82b8 75%, #ece6d8);
}
.syn-teaching-headtext {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  min-width: 0;
}
.syn-teaching-name {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--syn-text-hi, #ece6d8);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.syn-teaching-discipline-tag {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-low, #807a72);
}

/* Card body — eyebrow + title + excerpt */
.syn-teaching-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 65%, #807a72);
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
}
.syn-teaching-eyebrow--hour {
  color: color-mix(in oklab, #8a82b8 70%, #ece6d8);
}
.syn-teaching-card-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text-hi, #ece6d8);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-teaching-excerpt {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--syn-text-mid, #a8a298);
  margin: 0;
}

/* Card footer — the open-chapter CTA */
.syn-teaching-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 80%, #ece6d8);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-top: 1px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a) 14%, #2a2530);
  transition: color 200ms ease;
}
.syn-teaching-cta:hover {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
}
.syn-teaching-cta--hour {
  color: color-mix(in oklab, #8a82b8 80%, #ece6d8);
  border-top-color: rgba(138, 130, 184, 0.18);
}
.syn-teaching-cta--hour:hover {
  color: #b3acdb;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .syn-teachings-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PUBLICATION-CLASS CHASSIS  ▸  three editorial typographies
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Body classes set by knowledge.views._publication_class():
     .pub-class--restored-grimoire   — antique grimoire feel (the original 22)
     .pub-class--syncreticon-original — flagship Syncreticon literary chassis
     .pub-class--facsimile-verbatim   — clean reference for OCR'd extracts
   ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── Class 1 ▸ Restored grimoire ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.pub-class--restored-grimoire .syn-book-reader-body {
  /* The base serif (EB Garamond) is already wired site-wide. The
     parchment wash hint comes through inside figure SVGs and the chapter
     wrap below. */
}
.pub-class--restored-grimoire .syn-book-reader-body::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 4px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.6rem;
  width: 8rem;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent,
    color-mix(in oklab, #f7f2e5 70%, transparent),
    transparent);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.pub-class--restored-grimoire .syn-book-reader-head h1,
.pub-class--restored-grimoire .syn-tome-chapter-head h2 {
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.pub-class--restored-grimoire .syn-drop-cap::first-letter {
  /* A more generous drop ornament — the antique grimoire feel. */
  font-size: 4.4em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 0.05em 0.18em 0.1em 0;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-low, #8a6f2e) 80%, var(--syn-text, #ece7d8));
}

/* ── Class 2 ▸ Syncreticon original (flagship literary) ──────────────── */
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body,
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-tome-chapter .syn-book-reader-body {
  font-family: "EB Garamond", "Sorts Mill Goudy", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "onum", "calt";
  max-width: 38em;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  padding: 0 1.5em;
}
/* First narrative paragraph: drop cap, no indent. The renderer marks it
   with the .syn-drop-cap class — we override the size/lift here.       */
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body p.syn-drop-cap,
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body > p:first-of-type {
  text-indent: 0;
}
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body p.syn-drop-cap::first-letter,
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: "Sorts Mill Goudy", "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 3em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  float: left;
  padding: 0.05em 0.12em 0 0;
  margin: 0.05em 0.12em -0.1em 0;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e2c274) 70%, var(--syn-text, #ece7d8));
  font-style: normal;
  /* Optical-alignment nudge — keeps the cap flush with the left edge. */
  text-indent: -0.03em;
}
/* Section-break ornament — the trade-dress fleuron. Renders as `<hr>`
   in markdown; we replace its bar with a centred floral heart.        */
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body hr {
  border: none;
  height: auto;
  margin: 2.4em auto;
  text-align: center;
  background: none;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body hr::before {
  content: "\2766"; /* U+2766 FLORAL HEART */
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "EB Garamond", "Junicode", "Sorts Mill Goudy", serif;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-low, #8a6f2e) 80%, var(--syn-text-dim, #928c7b));
  letter-spacing: 0.6em;
  padding-left: 0.6em; /* compensate for trailing letter-spacing */
}
/* Echo passages — warm, inset, italic blockquote. */
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-body blockquote {
  margin: 1.6em 1.2em;
  padding: 0.8em 1.4em;
  border-left: 3px solid color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-low, #8a6f2e) 60%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e2c274) 4%, transparent);
  font-style: italic;
  color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--syn-text, #ece7d8) 92%, var(--syn-gold-hi, #e2c274));
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.pub-class--syncreticon-original .syn-book-reader-head h1 {
  font-family: "Sorts Mill Goudy", "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

/* ── Class 3 ▸ Facsimile-verbatim (OCR'd reference) ───────────────────── */
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body,
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-tome-chapter .syn-book-reader-body {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
/* No drop caps in reference material — would look pretentious on a
   Mackey lookup. */
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body p.syn-drop-cap::first-letter,
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: inherit !important;
  line-height: inherit !important;
  float: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  color: inherit !important;
  font-family: inherit !important;
}
/* Page-anchor superscripts (markers like p<sup>34</sup>) — currently
   intrude. Mute them. */
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body sup,
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body sup a {
  font-size: 0.7em;
  opacity: 0.5;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute, #5e5a51);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body sup:hover,
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-book-reader-body sup a:hover {
  opacity: 0.95;
}

/* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   FOREIGN-LANGUAGE TYPOGRAPHIC SPINE  ▸  :lang() based
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Authored markup (e.g. by publications/_lib/restore.py) carries
   lang="la" / "grc" / "he" / "ar" / "sa" etc. on inline <span> and
   block <p>/<blockquote>. The Markdown pipeline preserves these
   attributes; this spine renders them properly.
   ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

:lang(la), :lang(grc), :lang(he), :lang(arc), :lang(sa), :lang(pi),
:lang(non), :lang(is), :lang(ar), :lang(zh), :lang(zh-Latn) {
  font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga";
}
:lang(la) {
  font-style: italic;
  hyphens: auto;
}
:lang(grc) {
  font-family: "GFS Didot", "EB Garamond", "Old Standard TT", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-style: normal;
}
:lang(he), :lang(arc) {
  font-family: "SBL Hebrew", "Ezra SIL", "David", serif;
  font-style: normal;
  direction: rtl;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  font-size: 1.05em;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
:lang(ar) {
  font-family: "Amiri", "Scheherazade New", "Traditional Arabic", serif;
  direction: rtl;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  font-size: 1.05em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
:lang(sa), :lang(pi), :lang(hi), :lang(bo), :lang(zh-Latn) {
  font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "calt";
  hyphens: none;
}
:lang(sa)[script="deva"], :lang(hi) {
  font-family: "Sanskrit 2003", "Lohit Devanagari", "Noto Sans Devanagari", serif;
}
:lang(non), :lang(is) {
  hyphens: none;
}

/* Helper classes the build pipeline emits (publications/_lib/restore.py) */
.syn-latin {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #6c5f4a);
}
.syn-prayer {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--syn-gold-low, #b89968);
  padding-left: 1.2em;
  margin-left: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-conjuration {
  border-left: 3px double var(--syn-gold-low, #b89968);
  padding: 0.6em 1em;
  background: rgba(184, 153, 104, 0.05);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ============================================================
   .syn-captioned — museum-card treatment for set-aside content.
   Used for term-definition lists (Pearl.-/Sapphire.-), numbered
   day/hour lists, spells, rituals, prayers, conjurations, and any
   quoted set-piece that should read as a "displayed exhibit" rather
   than running prose. Pairs with the parchment-card figure treatment.
   ============================================================ */
.syn-captioned {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--syn-gold-low, #b89968);
  background: rgba(184, 153, 104, 0.045);
  padding: 1rem 1.4rem 1rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.6rem 0;
  border-radius: 2px 4px 4px 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}
.syn-captioned > :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.syn-captioned > :last-child  { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Term-definition list flavour — for stones / herbs / spirits catalogues.
   Each Term sits as a gold-tinted lead-in, body trails as a definition. */
.syn-term-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(7em, max-content) 1fr;
  column-gap: 1.1rem;
  row-gap: 0.7rem;
}
.syn-term-list dt {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  padding-top: 0.05em;
  text-align: right;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  padding-right: 0.9rem;
}
.syn-term-list dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-term-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    row-gap: 0.3rem;
  }
  .syn-term-list dt {
    text-align: left;
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
  }
}

/* Numbered list flavour — for day/hour judgements, enumerated rules,
   spell-step sequences. Stronger ordinal hierarchy than plain `<ol>`. */
.syn-num-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
  counter-reset: syn-num-list var(--syn-num-list-start, 0);
}
.syn-num-list > li {
  counter-increment: syn-num-list;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.4rem 1fr;
  column-gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--syn-border);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-num-list > li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.syn-num-list > li::before {
  content: counter(syn-num-list) ".";
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  text-align: right;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1, "lnum" 1;
}
.syn-voces {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim, #6c5f4a);
}

/* Runic script rendering */
.syn-rune,
span[lang="non-runr"],
span[lang="ang-runr"] {
  font-family: "Junicode", "Noto Sans Runic", "Segoe UI Symbol", serif;
  font-size: 1.4em;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

/* Translation gloss */
.syn-translation,
em.syn-gloss {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute, #8b7d65);
  font-size: 0.95em;
}
.syn-translation::before {
  content: "[trans.] ";
  font-size: 0.85em;
  color: var(--syn-text-mute, #8b7d65);
}

/* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   FACSIMILE FIGURES  ▸  the third figure size variant
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Used by `{{figure:foo|size="facsimile"}}` and as the chassis default
   for .pub-class--facsimile-verbatim publications. Sepia-bordered
   thumbnail with a "View full page" affordance underneath.
   ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

.syn-figure--facsimile {
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 1.2em auto;
  border: 1px solid #a08359;
  padding: 4px;
  background: #fbf6e9;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-figure--facsimile img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
.syn-figure--facsimile .syn-figure-art {
  display: block;
  line-height: 0;
}
.syn-figure--facsimile figcaption {
  font-size: 0.8em;
  color: #8b7d65;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 0.4em;
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
}
.syn-figure--facsimile .syn-figure-zoom {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.75em;
  color: #6c5f4a;
  text-decoration: underline;
  margin-top: 0.2em;
}
.syn-figure--facsimile .syn-figure-zoom:hover {
  color: var(--syn-gold, #c9a449);
}

/* For .pub-class--facsimile-verbatim: suppress in-line figures by default;
   accessible via the Original Pages side panel (toggled by the JS at
   syn-facsimile-panel.js, which adds `show-original-pages` to <body>). */
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim .syn-figure--facsimile {
  display: none;
}
.pub-class--facsimile-verbatim.show-original-pages .syn-figure--facsimile {
  display: block;
}

/* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SIDE-PANEL "ORIGINAL PAGES" BROWSER
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Right-side aside with thumbnail strip of every figure for the
   publication. Default-collapsed. Only rendered server-side on
   facsimile-verbatim publications (see chapter.html).
   ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

.syn-toggle-original {
  position: fixed;
  right: 1em;
  top: 6em;
  background: #fbf6e9;
  color: #3a2f1a;
  border: 1px solid #a08359;
  padding: 0.4em 0.8em;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  z-index: 100;
  border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}
.syn-toggle-original:hover {
  background: #f3ebd6;
  border-color: var(--syn-gold-low, #8a6f2e);
}
.syn-facsimile-panel[hidden] {
  display: none;
}
.syn-facsimile-panel:not([hidden]) {
  position: fixed;
  right: 1em;
  top: 9em;
  width: 220px;
  max-height: 70vh;
  overflow-y: auto;
  background: #fbf6e9;
  color: #3a2f1a;
  border: 1px solid #a08359;
  padding: 0.8em;
  z-index: 99;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.syn-facsimile-panel h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.6em;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #6c5f4a;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in oklab, #a08359 40%, transparent);
  padding-bottom: 0.4em;
}
.syn-thumbnails {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.8em;
}
.syn-thumb {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #6c5f4a;
}
.syn-thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid #a08359;
  background: white;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}
.syn-thumb span {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  color: #6c5f4a;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
}
.syn-thumb:hover img {
  border-color: var(--syn-gold, #c9a449);
}
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .syn-toggle-original,
  .syn-facsimile-panel {
    display: none !important;
  }
}


/* ======================================================================
   Oracle nav (tabs across Oracle / 23 / Readings)
   ====================================================================== */
.syn-oracle-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 4px;
  margin: 0 auto 18px;
  padding: 4px;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.55);
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.18);
  /* Constrain to the same max-width as the daily rite panel below
     (`.syn-23 { max-width: 920px }`) so the 23 / Readings sub-tabs
     never sit wider than the content they switch between. */
  max-width: 920px;
}
.syn-onav-tab {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 9px 14px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: #b3a895;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
}
.syn-onav-tab:hover { background: rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.08); color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a); }
.syn-onav-tab--on {
  background: rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.14);
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  border-color: rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.35);
}

/* ======================================================================
   Readings — passages for day + hour
   ====================================================================== */
.syn-readings {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-readings-group {
  position: relative;
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 18px 22px 22px;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 14, 0.4);
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.32));
  border-top: 3px solid var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
}
.syn-readings-group[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -2px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.55);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 calc(8px + 32px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.65),
    0 0 calc(2px + 14px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.18) inset;
  opacity: var(--syn-glow);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
.syn-readings-group-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.25));
}
.syn-readings-group-glyph {
  font-size: 48px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 22px var(--p-soft, rgba(201,164,73,0.18));
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-readings-group-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-readings-group-meta {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.syn-readings-period {
  position: relative;
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 18px 22px 22px;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 14, 0.4);
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.32));
  border-top: 3px solid var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
}
.syn-readings-period[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -2px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.55);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 calc(8px + 32px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.65),
    0 0 calc(2px + 14px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.18) inset;
  opacity: var(--syn-glow);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.syn-readings-period-head {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.25));
}
.syn-readings-period-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.syn-readings-period-meta {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
}
.syn-readings-cats {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}
.syn-readings-cat {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.25));
  border-radius: 5px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.syn-readings-cat[open] {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}
.syn-readings-cat-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr auto;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
}
.syn-readings-cat-head::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.syn-readings-cat-head::before {
  content: "▸";
  position: absolute;
  margin-left: -22px;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  transition: transform 160ms;
}
.syn-readings-cat[open] .syn-readings-cat-head::before {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}
.syn-readings-cat-glyph {
  font-size: 24px;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-readings-cat-title {
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-readings-cat-count {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-readings-cat-body {
  padding: 6px 14px 14px;
}
.syn-readings-cat-loading {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 8px 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-readings-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  transition: opacity 320ms linear;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 16px 18px;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage-head {
  grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage-glyph {
  font-size: 32px;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage-title {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  margin: 2px 0;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage-body {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  padding: 10px 0;
  margin: 10px 0;
}
.syn-readings-grid .syn-passage-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: 2.6em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin: 2px 6px 0 0;
}
.syn-readings-banner {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 16px 0 28px;
}
.syn-readings-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi, #e6c87a);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.syn-readings-lede {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: #c8b090;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 60ch;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.syn-passage[data-planet="sun"]     { --p-accent:#d4b94a; --p-soft:rgba(212,185,74,0.12);  --p-edge:rgba(212,185,74,0.45); --p-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.05); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="moon"]    { --p-accent:#c3d4e0; --p-soft:rgba(195,212,224,0.10); --p-edge:rgba(195,212,224,0.38); --p-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.04); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="mars"]    { --p-accent:#c44b44; --p-soft:rgba(196,75,68,0.12);   --p-edge:rgba(196,75,68,0.46); --p-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="mercury"] { --p-accent:#d89a4a; --p-soft:rgba(216,154,74,0.11);  --p-edge:rgba(216,154,74,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.05); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="jupiter"] { --p-accent:#6b84c9; --p-soft:rgba(107,132,201,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(107,132,201,0.44); --p-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.05); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="venus"]   { --p-accent:#4ea98a; --p-soft:rgba(78,169,138,0.11);  --p-edge:rgba(78,169,138,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.05); }
.syn-passage[data-planet="saturn"]  { --p-accent:#8a82b8; --p-soft:rgba(138,130,184,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(138,130,184,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.05); }

.syn-passage {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 0% 0%, var(--p-soft) 0%, rgba(10,9,16,0) 60%),
    rgba(10, 9, 16, 0.5);
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--p-accent);
  transition: opacity 320ms linear;
}
.syn-passage[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -2px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.55);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 calc(8px + 32px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.65),
    0 0 calc(2px + 14px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.18) inset;
  opacity: var(--syn-glow);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
.syn-passage-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  align-items: start;
}
.syn-passage-glyph {
  font-size: 56px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 22px var(--p-soft);
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-passage-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-passage-eyebrow .syn-23-countdown { margin-left: 0; }
.syn-passage-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin: 0 0 4px;
}
.syn-passage-cite {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #b3a895;
  margin: 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-passage-body {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  margin: 14px 0;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--p-edge);
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--p-edge);
  text-align: justify;
  hyphens: auto;
}
.syn-passage-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 3.2em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  float: left;
  margin: 4px 8px 0 0;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px var(--p-soft);
}
.syn-passage-foot { text-align: right; }
.syn-passage-link {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 200ms;
}
.syn-passage-link:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }
.syn-passage-empty {
  text-align: center;
  color: #8a8275;
  font-style: italic;
  padding: 2rem 0;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-passage-head { grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .syn-passage-glyph { font-size: 40px; }
  .syn-passage-body { text-align: left; hyphens: none; }
}

/* ======================================================================
   Tab 23 — Today's Rite (document, planetary-themed, rich)
   ====================================================================== */
.syn-23 {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  --p-accent: #c8a84b;
  --p-soft:   rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.10);
  --p-edge:   rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.40);
  --p-bg:     rgba(200, 168, 75, 0.05);
}
/* Planet theming on Tab 23 root — same palette as the existing dashboard
   so the colour-mood follows the day. */
.syn-23[data-planet="sun"]     { --p-accent:#d4b94a; --p-soft:rgba(212,185,74,0.12); --p-edge:rgba(212,185,74,0.45); --p-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.05); }
.syn-23[data-planet="moon"]    { --p-accent:#c3d4e0; --p-soft:rgba(195,212,224,0.10); --p-edge:rgba(195,212,224,0.38); --p-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.04); }
.syn-23[data-planet="mars"]    { --p-accent:#c44b44; --p-soft:rgba(196,75,68,0.12);  --p-edge:rgba(196,75,68,0.46); --p-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-23[data-planet="mercury"] { --p-accent:#d89a4a; --p-soft:rgba(216,154,74,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(216,154,74,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.05); }
.syn-23[data-planet="jupiter"] { --p-accent:#6b84c9; --p-soft:rgba(107,132,201,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(107,132,201,0.44); --p-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.05); }
.syn-23[data-planet="venus"]   { --p-accent:#4ea98a; --p-soft:rgba(78,169,138,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(78,169,138,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.05); }
.syn-23[data-planet="saturn"]  { --p-accent:#8a82b8; --p-soft:rgba(138,130,184,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(138,130,184,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.05); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="sun"]     { --p-accent:#d4b94a; --p-soft:rgba(212,185,74,0.12); --p-edge:rgba(212,185,74,0.45); --p-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.05); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="moon"]    { --p-accent:#c3d4e0; --p-soft:rgba(195,212,224,0.10); --p-edge:rgba(195,212,224,0.38); --p-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.04); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="mars"]    { --p-accent:#c44b44; --p-soft:rgba(196,75,68,0.12);  --p-edge:rgba(196,75,68,0.46); --p-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="mercury"] { --p-accent:#d89a4a; --p-soft:rgba(216,154,74,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(216,154,74,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.05); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="jupiter"] { --p-accent:#6b84c9; --p-soft:rgba(107,132,201,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(107,132,201,0.44); --p-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.05); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="venus"]   { --p-accent:#4ea98a; --p-soft:rgba(78,169,138,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(78,169,138,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.05); }
.syn-23-section[data-planet="saturn"]  { --p-accent:#8a82b8; --p-soft:rgba(138,130,184,0.11); --p-edge:rgba(138,130,184,0.42); --p-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.05); }

/* Hero — large planetary sigil + name (top row), pantheon row below */
.syn-23-hero {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 28px 22px 22px;
  margin: 16px 0 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
}
.syn-23-hero-main {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}
.syn-23-hero-sigil {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 92px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-shadow: 0 4px 28px var(--p-soft);
  font-weight: 300;
}
.syn-23-hero-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.syn-23-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8d8573;
}
.syn-23-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 44px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-23-when {
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  color: #c8b090;
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.syn-23-lede {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  font-style: italic;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  max-width: 60ch;
  padding: 0 22px;
}

/* Section chassis */
.syn-23-section {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding: 18px 22px 20px;
  background: var(--p-bg);
  border-radius: 5px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--p-accent);
}
.syn-23-shead {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
}
.syn-23-shead-glyph {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-shadow: 0 0 14px var(--p-soft);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-23-h {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.syn-23-shead-aux {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
}
.syn-23-sub {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  margin: 14px 0 4px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-23-explain {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: #c8b090;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.syn-23-explain b { color: var(--p-accent); font-weight: 500; }
/* Voiced paragraphs: the seeker's voice cell speaking — slightly warmer
   colour, italic-leaning serif, faint left rule to separate from the
   factual explain copy that surrounds them. */
.syn-23-explain--voiced {
  color: #d8c4a3;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.4));
  padding: 6px 14px;
  margin: 4px 0 14px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.018);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
}
.syn-23-explain--voiced b { font-style: normal; }
.syn-23-explain--interlude {
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
  text-align: center;
  border-left: none;
  border-top:    1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.3));
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.3));
  padding: 14px 22px;
}
/* Aspirational-gap note: a quiet personal observation just under the
   lede when the seeker's Q6 self-report differs from their behavioural
   temperament. Smaller and softer than the lede, set in italic, with a
   thin top-rule to mark it apart from the page's body voice. */
.syn-23-gap-note {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #b8a586;
  margin: -2px 0 18px;
  padding: 8px 14px 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.25));
  max-width: 680px;
}

/* Final closer at the bottom of the page — small, centered, set apart. */
.syn-23-final-closer {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  text-align: center;
  color: #c8b090;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin: 32px auto 24px;
  max-width: 540px;
  padding: 16px 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.28));
}
.syn-23-tag {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.syn-23-rite {
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  color: #c8b090;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-23-rite b { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-23-rite--shadow b { color: #d8856a; }
.syn-23-meta {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: #8a8275;
}
.syn-23-quote {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--p-edge);
  padding: 4px 0 4px 14px;
  margin: 10px 0;
}

/* Tile grid for The Day / Hour attributes */
.syn-23-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr));
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 12px 0 14px;
}
.syn-23-tile {
  padding: 8px 12px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}
.syn-23-tile--wide { grid-column: span 2; }
.syn-23-tile-label {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
}
.syn-23-tile p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* The Hermetic axiom — its own dignity */
.syn-23-section--hermetic .syn-23-axiom {
  font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 14px 0 6px;
  padding: 4px 22px;
  position: relative;
}
.syn-23-section--hermetic .syn-23-axiom::before,
.syn-23-section--hermetic .syn-23-axiom::after {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-size: 1.6em;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1;
  position: absolute;
}
.syn-23-section--hermetic .syn-23-axiom::before { content: "“"; left: 0; top: -2px; }
.syn-23-section--hermetic .syn-23-axiom::after  { content: "”"; right: 0; bottom: -10px; }

/* The celestial pair — Sun + Moon side-by-side */
.syn-23-celestial {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  /* Template order is: Sun · Sun's Companion · Moon · Moon's Companion.
     Column flow places Sun (1,1), Sun's Companion (1,2), Moon (2,1),
     Moon's Companion (2,2). Result: Sun directly above Sun's Companion,
     Moon directly above Moon's Companion. */
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 14px;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-celestial {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: none;
    grid-auto-flow: row;
  }
}
.syn-23-cel {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 12px 8px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
}
.syn-23-cel-glyph {
  display: block;
  font-size: 44px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--p-soft);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-23-cel .syn-23-sub { margin-top: 0; }
.syn-23-cel .syn-23-explain { margin-top: 4px; }

/* Cards & Lots — each card with its own glyph */
.syn-23-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 4px;
  align-items: start;
}
.syn-23-card-glyph {
  font-size: 56px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 0 16px var(--p-soft);
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  padding-top: 4px;
}
.syn-23-card-glyph--rune  { font-size: 64px; }
.syn-23-card-glyph--iching {
  font-size: 72px;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-23-card-glyph--geo {
  font-size: 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 4px;
  line-height: 1;
  padding-top: 0;
  font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.syn-23-geo-row {
  display: block;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: inherit;
}
.syn-23-card-num {
  font-size: 0.8em;
  color: #8a8275;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-left: 8px;
}
.syn-23-card-body { padding-top: 4px; }
.syn-23-card .syn-23-sub { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 1.08rem; }

/* Numerology — big digits */
.syn-23-numerology {
  margin: 16px 0 18px;
  padding: 14px 18px 16px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--p-accent);
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.syn-23-numerology-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.syn-23-numerology-glyph {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px var(--p-soft);
}
.syn-23-numerology-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  margin: 0 0 2px;
}
.syn-23-numerology-meta {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.syn-23-numgrid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 6px 0 0;
}
.syn-23-num--primary {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--p-soft) inset, 0 4px 22px var(--p-soft);
}
.syn-23-num--primary .syn-23-num-digit { color: var(--p-accent); text-shadow: 0 2px 18px var(--p-soft); }
.syn-23-num--primary .syn-23-num-label { color: var(--p-accent); }

.syn-23-num--muted {
  opacity: 0.62;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(180, 168, 140, 0.18);
}
.syn-23-num--muted .syn-23-num-digit { color: #b3a895; text-shadow: none; }
.syn-23-num--muted .syn-23-num-label { color: #6f685a; }
.syn-23-num--muted .syn-23-num-title { color: #8a8275; }
.syn-23-num {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 10px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}
.syn-23-num-digit {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 56px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-weight: 300;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px var(--p-soft);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
}
.syn-23-num-label {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
}
.syn-23-num-title {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Tree of Life icon (Sephirah card)
   The 10 spheres in their Queen-Scale colours; today's leaf glows.
   Inactive spheres are outlined ghosts so the whole Tree reads as a
   single living glyph rather than a chart.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.syn-tree-of-life {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 88px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible;
}
.syn-tree-paths line {
  stroke: rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.32);
  stroke-width: 0.6;
  fill: none;
}
.syn-tree-spheres circle {
  fill-opacity: 0.14;
  stroke-width: 0.9;
  transition: fill-opacity 200ms, stroke-width 200ms;
}
/* Queen-Scale colour assignments — Western Hermetic Qabalah / Golden Dawn */
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="kether"]    circle { fill: #f5f5e0; stroke: #f5f5e0; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="chokmah"]   circle { fill: #a0a0a8; stroke: #a0a0a8; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="binah"]     circle { fill: #2a2a3a; stroke: #6a6a78; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="chesed"]    circle { fill: #3060c0; stroke: #3060c0; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="geburah"]   circle { fill: #c14a4a; stroke: #c14a4a; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="tiphareth"] circle { fill: #e6c47a; stroke: #e6c47a; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="netzach"]   circle { fill: #3aa869; stroke: #3aa869; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="hod"]       circle { fill: #d97f3a; stroke: #d97f3a; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="yesod"]     circle { fill: #7a4a9a; stroke: #7a4a9a; }
.syn-tree-spheres [data-sephirah="malkuth"]   circle { fill: #6e5a3a; stroke: #6e5a3a; }

/* The active leaf — full colour fill + glow, plus a subtle scale via
   stroke-width bump. Drop-shadow stacked twice for a soft halo. */
.syn-tree-active circle:first-of-type {
  fill-opacity: 1 !important;
  stroke-width: 1.4;
}
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="kether"]    { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #f5f5e0) drop-shadow(0 0 9px #f5f5e0); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="chokmah"]   { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #a0a0a8) drop-shadow(0 0 9px #a0a0a8); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="binah"]     { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #6a6a78) drop-shadow(0 0 9px #6a6a78); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="chesed"]    { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #3060c0) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #3060c0); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="geburah"]   { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #c14a4a) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #c14a4a); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="tiphareth"] { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #e6c47a) drop-shadow(0 0 12px #e6c47a); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="netzach"]   { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #3aa869) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #3aa869); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="hod"]       { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #d97f3a) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #d97f3a); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="yesod"]     { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #7a4a9a) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #7a4a9a); }
.syn-tree-active[data-sephirah="malkuth"]   { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #6e5a3a) drop-shadow(0 0 10px #6e5a3a); }

/* Sephirah card holds an SVG instead of a glyph in its left column;
   the SVG needs all the room the column can give and no font metrics. */
.syn-23-card-glyph--tree,
.syn-23-card-glyph--svg {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  text-shadow: none;
  color: var(--p-accent);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-tree-of-life { max-width: 70px; }
}

/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Hand-built SVG icon family — Pentacle / Hexagram / Wheel / Kamea.
   Each picks up `currentColor` from its card glyph slot, which is
   set to the planet's accent — so every icon takes the day's hue.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.syn-icon {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 88px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px var(--p-soft));
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .syn-icon { max-width: 70px; } }

/* RWS card art used as the Oracle's tarot-of-the-day glyph: a photo, so swap
   the line-icon drop-shadow for a card-like frame. */
.syn-tarot-rws-glyph {
  border-radius: 5px;
  filter: none;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

/* Pentacle — slight inner glow on the central glyph. */
.syn-icon-pentacle text { font-style: normal; }

/* Hexagram — central planet-glyph picks up the planet color too. */
.syn-icon-hexagram text { font-weight: 400; }

/* Wheel of the Year — eight stations, today's sabbat glows. */
.syn-icon-wheel .syn-wheel-stations circle { opacity: 0.55; }
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Yule"]       circle[data-sabbat="Yule"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Imbolc"]     circle[data-sabbat="Imbolc"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Ostara"]     circle[data-sabbat="Ostara"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Beltane"]    circle[data-sabbat="Beltane"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Litha"]      circle[data-sabbat="Litha"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Lughnasadh"] circle[data-sabbat="Lughnasadh"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Mabon"]      circle[data-sabbat="Mabon"],
.syn-icon-wheel[data-sabbat="Samhain"]    circle[data-sabbat="Samhain"] {
  opacity: 1;
  r: 4;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px currentColor) drop-shadow(0 0 8px currentColor);
}

/* Kamea — magic-square grid; central cell glows with the planet's accent. */
.syn-icon-kamea .syn-kamea-cells rect { opacity: 0.85; }
.syn-icon-kamea .syn-kamea-active {
  fill: currentColor;
  fill-opacity: 0.85;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 0.8;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 3px currentColor) drop-shadow(0 0 8px currentColor);
}
.syn-icon-kamea--daemon .syn-kamea-cells rect {
  stroke: rgba(150, 80, 80, 0.55);
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.syn-icon-kamea--daemon .syn-kamea-active {
  fill: #6e2222;
  stroke: #c14a4a;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 3px #c14a4a) drop-shadow(0 0 6px #6e2222);
}

/* Sun & Moon — celestial pane SVG holders. The Sun has its own gold so
   we don't tint with the planet accent; the Moon ditto for silver. */
.syn-23-cel-glyph--svg {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  text-shadow: none;
  color: var(--p-accent);
}
.syn-23-cel-glyph--svg .syn-icon { max-width: 60px; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)); }
.syn-icon-sun  { color: #e6c47a; }
.syn-icon-moon { color: #c3d4e0; }

/* Section-header SVG holder — replaces the small ⊕ glyph next to a section title. */
.syn-23-shead-glyph--svg {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
}
.syn-23-shead-glyph--svg .syn-icon { max-width: 36px; }

/* Animal icon — the medallion backing inherits the planet accent. */
.syn-icon-animal { color: var(--p-accent); }

/* Tarot, Caduceus, Plant, Herb, Stone, Metal, Colour, Tea, Incense,
   YinYang, Masonic — they all use currentColor inherited from the
   planet accent on the card glyph slot, so no extra colour rules needed. */
.syn-icon-yinyang { color: var(--p-accent); }
.syn-icon-masonic { color: var(--p-accent); }

/* Pantheon row in the hero — small icon holder. The pantheon-glyph
   span is 22px wide; SVG fills it. */
.syn-23-pantheon-glyph--svg {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  color: var(--p-accent);
}
.syn-23-pantheon-glyph--svg .syn-icon { max-width: 22px; }

/* Hero sigil — the large planet glyph at the top of the page.
   Uses an SVG instead of a Unicode glyph so it renders identically
   on every platform. */
.syn-23-hero-sigil--svg {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 92px;
  height: 92px;
  font-size: 0;
  text-shadow: none;
}
.syn-23-hero-sigil--svg .syn-icon {
  max-width: 92px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 24px var(--p-soft));
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-hero-sigil--svg { width: 64px; height: 64px; }
  .syn-23-hero-sigil--svg .syn-icon { max-width: 64px; }
}

/* Numerology header glyph holder — the lemniscate icon sits in the
   numerology block's small left-column glyph slot. */
.syn-23-numerology-glyph--svg {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  font-size: 0;
  color: var(--p-accent);
}
.syn-23-numerology-glyph--svg .syn-icon { max-width: 36px; }

/* Pantheon icons — many use planet-themed accent. Egyptian / Greek /
   Norse / Celtic / Olympic / Thelemic carry their own clear silhouettes
   and pick up planet accent colour. */
.syn-icon-egyptian, .syn-icon-greek, .syn-icon-norse,
.syn-icon-celtic, .syn-icon-olympic, .syn-icon-thelemic,
.syn-icon-numerology, .syn-icon-thread, .syn-icon-celestial,
.syn-icon-planet, .syn-icon-sigil, .syn-icon-word,
.syn-icon-gesture, .syn-icon-avoid, .syn-icon-scent,
.syn-icon-zodiac {
  color: var(--p-accent);
}

/* Zodiac glyph — drops inline alongside the sign name in the
   Celestial Sphere section, sized to text rather than card-sized. */
.syn-icon-zodiac {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1.25em;
  height: 1.25em;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0 0.12em 0 0;
  vertical-align: -0.22em;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 3px var(--p-soft));
}

/* Three-card Tarot spread (Past · Present · Future) */
.syn-23-spread {
  margin: 22px 0 30px;
  padding: 24px 28px 28px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.3));
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}
.syn-23-spread-head {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.32));
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-23-spread-title {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.syn-23-spread-meta {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-23-spread-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  /* Six row tracks — header / tag / position / upright / contemplation / shadow.
     Cards subgrid into these rows so the same conceptual section sits at
     the same y-coordinate across all three cards. */
  grid-template-rows: repeat(6, auto);
  gap: 22px;
}
.syn-23-spread-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: subgrid;
  grid-row: 1 / span 6;
  padding: 22px 22px 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.36) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.24) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.28));
  border-radius: 6px;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  row-gap: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
}
/* Each row keeps its own minimum height so empty cells in one card still
   reserve the slot (preserving alignment across columns). */
.syn-23-spread-row { margin: 0; align-self: start; }
.syn-23-spread-row--tag {
  min-height: 1.4em;
  padding: 4px 0 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(201,164,73,0.16);
  font-size: 0.7rem !important;
}
.syn-23-spread-row--position {
  min-height: 1.6em;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: #c8b090;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-23-spread-row--upright {
  min-height: 3em;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding: 4px 0;
}
.syn-23-spread-row--contemplation {
  min-height: 2em;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #d5ccb8;
  line-height: 1.55;
  position: relative;
}
.syn-23-spread-row--contemplation:not(:empty)::before {
  content: "❝";
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  top: 0;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  opacity: 0.45;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-23-spread-row--shadow {
  min-height: 1.6em;
  padding-top: 14px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(216, 133, 106, 0.28);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.syn-23-spread-row:empty::before { content: ""; display: block; }
.syn-23-spread-card-head {
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 73, 0.18);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.syn-23-spread-card-glyph { padding-top: 2px; }
.syn-23-spread-card-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1.28;
}
.syn-23-spread-position {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
}
.syn-23-spread-card-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.syn-23-spread-card-glyph {
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px var(--p-soft, rgba(201,164,73,0.18));
  text-align: center;
}

/* RWS card art in the daily Past·Present·Future spread — a card thumbnail
   in the head's first column beside the position + name. */
.syn-23-spread-card-head:has(.syn-23-spread-card-img) { grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr; }
.syn-23-spread-card-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 80px;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}
.syn-23-spread-position {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  margin: 0 0 2px;
}
.syn-23-spread-card-name {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.syn-23-spread-card-num {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: #8a8275;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.syn-23-spread-position-meaning {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #b3a895;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  padding-left: 8px;
}
.syn-23-spread-card .syn-23-explain { font-size: 0.9rem; }
.syn-23-spread-card .syn-23-quote { font-size: 0.9rem; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .syn-23-spread-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    /* Each card becomes its own 6-row block stacked vertically.
       Subgrid alignment across columns no longer applies; cards
       become independent flow blocks. */
    grid-template-rows: none;
  }
  .syn-23-spread-card {
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    grid-row: auto;
  }
  .syn-23-spread-row:empty { display: none; }
}

.syn-23-notes {
  margin: 14px 0 6px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr;
  gap: 4px 14px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-23-notes dt {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  align-self: baseline;
  padding-top: 2px;
}
.syn-23-notes dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: #c8b090;
}
.syn-23-notes dd b { color: var(--p-accent); font-weight: 500; }
.syn-23-notes dd i { color: #8a8275; font-style: italic; }

.syn-23 [data-syn-glow-cycle]::after {
  inset: -2px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.55);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 calc(8px + 36px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.65),
    0 0 calc(2px + 16px * var(--syn-glow)) rgba(212, 174, 70, 0.18) inset;
  opacity: var(--syn-glow);
  animation: none;
}
.syn-23-hero[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after { border-radius: 6px; }

/* Pantheon row inside the hero — the named faces of today's planet
   across traditions (Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Celtic, Olympic, Thelemic).
   Lifted out of the body card-list so the hero reads as the day's
   complete identity. */
.syn-23-hero-pantheon {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  padding: 12px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(201,164,73,0.3));
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 18px;
}
.syn-23-pantheon-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 22px max-content;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  column-gap: 8px;
  row-gap: 0;
  align-items: center;
}
.syn-23-pantheon-glyph {
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--p-accent, #c8a84b);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 10px var(--p-soft, rgba(201,164,73,0.18));
  text-align: center;
}
.syn-23-pantheon-trad {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a8275;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.syn-23-pantheon-name {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #e6dcc8;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-hero-pantheon { gap: 8px 14px; }
  .syn-23-pantheon-glyph { font-size: 18px; }
  .syn-23-pantheon-name  { font-size: 0.88rem; }
}
.syn-23-num[data-syn-glow-cycle]::after  { border-radius: 5px; }

.syn-23-countdown {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c8b090;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-23-countdown--inline {
  margin-left: 8px;
  vertical-align: baseline;
}
.syn-23-countdown--mini {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  align-self: center;
}

.syn-23-clock {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.syn-23-clock .syn-live-clock {
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--p-accent);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum";
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-hero-sigil { font-size: 64px; }
  .syn-23-name       { font-size: 32px; }
  .syn-23-card       { grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 14px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph { font-size: 40px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--rune   { font-size: 48px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--iching { font-size: 56px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--geo    { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; gap: 3px; }
  .syn-23-num-digit          { font-size: 42px; }

  .syn-23-card .syn-23-sub { font-size: 1rem; }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-explain,
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-quote,
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-rite { font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.55; }

  /* Cards & Lots backs use a 2-col <dl class="syn-23-notes"> on desktop —
     on mobile, stack each label/value pair so dd has full width. */
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-notes {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2px 0;
    margin: 12px 0 6px;
  }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-notes dt {
    margin-top: 8px;
    padding-top: 0;
  }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-notes dd {
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    padding-left: 0;
  }
}

/* On phones <520px the 56px-icon column eats too much horizontal
   real-estate from the LLM-voiced paragraph. Stack icon above text so
   the dynamic content gets the full viewport width minus card padding,
   and let the page itself use a tighter horizontal padding. */
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .syn-main {
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }
  .syn-23-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 14px 14px 16px;
    margin: 12px 0;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .syn-23-card-glyph {
    font-size: 38px;
    text-align: left;
    padding-top: 0;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--rune   { font-size: 44px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--iching { font-size: 48px; }
  .syn-23-card-glyph--svg .syn-icon { width: 38px; height: 38px; }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-sub  { font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.3; }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-tag  { font-size: 0.78rem; }
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-explain,
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-quote,
  .syn-23-card .syn-23-rite { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Prognostics panel — first panel of the Daily Rite
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-prog {
  margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  background: var(--p-bg, rgba(0,0,0,0.04));
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  border-radius: 10px;
}
.syn-23-prog-head { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.syn-23-prog-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--p-accent, currentColor);
}
.syn-23-prog-sub {
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-23-prog-band {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}
.syn-23-prog-band:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}
.syn-23-prog-band-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.78;
}

.syn-23-prog-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 8px;
}

.syn-23-prog-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border-radius: 7px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-left: 3px solid;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.syn-23-prog-card[open]  { padding-bottom: 10px; }
.syn-23-prog-warn        { border-left-color: #a83232; background: rgba(168,50,50,0.06); }
.syn-23-prog-ausp        { border-left-color: #2c7a3a; background: rgba(44,122,58,0.06); }

.syn-23-prog-card summary {
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-23-prog-card summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.syn-23-prog-icon {
  width: 22px; text-align: center; font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.syn-23-prog-warn .syn-23-prog-icon { color: #a83232; }
.syn-23-prog-ausp .syn-23-prog-icon { color: #2c7a3a; }
.syn-23-prog-cat { flex: 1; }
.syn-23-prog-score {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.07);
}
.syn-23-prog-warn .syn-23-prog-score { background: rgba(168,50,50,0.18); color: #8a2828; }
.syn-23-prog-ausp .syn-23-prog-score { background: rgba(44,122,58,0.18); color: #1f5530; }

.syn-23-prog-advice {
  margin: 8px 0 4px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  opacity: 0.88;
}

.syn-23-prog-evidence {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px dotted rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  padding-top: 6px;
}
.syn-23-prog-evidence li {
  margin: 6px 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.syn-23-prog-sig {
  font-weight: 600;
  display: inline-block;
}
.syn-23-prog-sig em {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  opacity: 0.7;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.syn-23-prog-src {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
  margin-top: 2px;
  padding-left: 4px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  padding-left: 8px;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-prog { padding: 0.85rem; }
  .syn-23-prog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.syn-23-prog-quiet {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

/* ============================================================
   Prognostics — unified per-category cards with hour rollover
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-prog-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 6px 0 4px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.syn-23-prog-timing {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.syn-23-prog-timing--day  { background: rgba(212,185,74,0.18); color: #6a5520; }
.syn-23-prog-timing--hour { background: rgba(196,75,68,0.18);  color: #7a2828; }
.syn-23-prog-timing--both { background: rgba(107,132,201,0.18); color: #25406b; }

.syn-23-prog-active-tag {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  background: rgba(76,140,90,0.22);
  color: #1f5530;
}
.syn-23-prog-active-tag--upcoming {
  background: rgba(120,120,140,0.16);
  color: #555;
}
.syn-23-prog-active-tag--passed {
  background: rgba(120,120,120,0.12);
  color: #888;
}

/* state — active: normal rendering */
.syn-23-prog-card.state-active { opacity: 1; }

/* state — upcoming: card present but dimmed */
.syn-23-prog-card.state-upcoming { opacity: 0.78; }

/* state — passed: heavily dimmed */
.syn-23-prog-card.state-passed {
  opacity: 0.45;
  filter: grayscale(0.4);
}
.syn-23-prog-card.state-passed .syn-23-prog-score {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

/* Smooth state transitions on hour rollover */
.syn-23-prog-card {
  transition: opacity 600ms ease, filter 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-prog-card [data-prog-bind="score"],
.syn-23-prog-card [data-prog-bind="advice"],
.syn-23-prog-card [data-prog-bind="evidence"] {
  transition: opacity 280ms ease;
}
.syn-23-prog-card.swapping [data-prog-bind] { opacity: 0.4; }

/* ============================================================
   Threaded Daily + Hourly cards
   Day anchor on top, hour echo below, same visual chassis as
   the existing .syn-23-card. Hour-echo line updates live.
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-thread {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  margin: 4px 0 6px;
}
.syn-23-thread-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.syn-23-thread-axis {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 38px;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.syn-23-thread-value {
  font-weight: 600;
}
.syn-23-thread-row--hour .syn-23-thread-axis {
  color: var(--p-accent, currentColor);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.syn-23-thread-row--hour .syn-23-thread-value {
  color: var(--p-accent, currentColor);
}
.syn-23-thread-when {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  opacity: 0.55;
  font-style: italic;
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .syn-23-thread-row { font-size: 0.88rem; }
  .syn-23-thread-axis { min-width: 32px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Per-row planetary tinting in threaded cards
   The Day row picks up the day_ruler's accent; the Hour row picks
   up the hour_ruler's accent and TRANSITIONS smoothly when the hour
   changes. Each row is a separately-styled entry under the card's
   concept (e.g. Colour), so it's unambiguous which value belongs
   to which time axis.
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-thread {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  padding-top: 6px;
  gap: 0;
}
.syn-23-thread-row {
  padding: 5px 8px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--row-bg, transparent);
  transition: background 600ms ease, color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-thread-row + .syn-23-thread-row {
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.syn-23-thread-axis {
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-thread-value {
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}

/* Per-planet accent override at the row level — applies whether the
   row is the Day axis or the Hour axis. The hour row's data-planet
   value is swapped by JS on the hour boundary, so the colour glides
   from one planet to the next over the 600ms transition. */
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="sun"]     { --row-accent:#d4b94a; --row-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="moon"]    { --row-accent:#c3d4e0; --row-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="mars"]    { --row-accent:#c44b44; --row-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="mercury"] { --row-accent:#d89a4a; --row-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="jupiter"] { --row-accent:#6b84c9; --row-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="venus"]   { --row-accent:#4ea98a; --row-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.06); }
.syn-23-thread-row[data-planet="saturn"]  { --row-accent:#8a82b8; --row-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.06); }

/* Slight contrast between Day and Hour rows — Hour gets a soft left
   stripe matching its planet, so the eye reads it as "the one that
   moves". */
.syn-23-thread-row--hour {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  padding-left: 8px;
  transition: border-color 600ms ease, background 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-thread-row--day {
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  padding-left: 8px;
}

/* ============================================================
   Threaded Day/Hour axis sections inside each card
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-axis {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  padding: 8px 10px 10px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  background: var(--row-bg, rgba(0,0,0,0.02));
  transition: border-color 600ms ease, background 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-axis + .syn-23-axis { margin-top: 6px; }

.syn-23-axis-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px 10px;
}
.syn-23-axis-label {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-axis-planet {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.syn-23-axis-value {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  margin-top: 2px;
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-axis-voice {
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  opacity: 0.92;
}

/* Planet colour overrides on the axis */
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="sun"]     { --row-accent:#d4b94a; --row-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.06); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="moon"]    { --row-accent:#c3d4e0; --row-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.06); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="mars"]    { --row-accent:#c44b44; --row-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.07); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="mercury"] { --row-accent:#d89a4a; --row-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.06); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="jupiter"] { --row-accent:#6b84c9; --row-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.06); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="venus"]   { --row-accent:#4ea98a; --row-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.06); }
.syn-23-axis[data-planet="saturn"]  { --row-accent:#8a82b8; --row-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.06); }

.syn-23-card--hour-only {
  opacity: 0.95;
}
.syn-23-card--hour-only .syn-23-axis--hour {
  margin-top: 6px;
}

/* Mobile tightening */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-axis { padding: 6px 8px 8px; }
  .syn-23-axis-value { font-size: 0.95rem; }
  .syn-23-axis-voice { font-size: 0.82rem; }
}

/* Hide the old (now-unused) thread classes if they linger anywhere */
.syn-23-thread, .syn-23-thread-row { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   The Thread — promoted to top of Daily Rite
   The personalized narrative is the lede; the structured thread
   attributes (Day, Hour, Element/Planet/Number echoes) appear
   below as planet-tinted marker pills, anchoring the prose to
   the actual day's data.
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-section--thread {
  border: 1px solid var(--p-edge, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  background: var(--p-bg, rgba(0,0,0,0.02));
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.syn-23-thread-narrative {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.syn-23-thread-narrative--secondary {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-23-thread-gap {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  opacity: 0.78;
  font-style: italic;
}

.syn-thread-markers {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  padding-top: 0.85rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--p-edge, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}
.syn-thread-marker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px 8px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--marker-bg, rgba(0,0,0,0.02));
  border-left: 3px solid var(--marker-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: border-color 600ms ease, background 600ms ease;
}
.syn-thread-axis {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 1.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--marker-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  min-width: 84px;
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-thread-pill {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  padding: 3px 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.syn-thread-pill--primary {
  background: var(--marker-accent-soft, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  color: var(--marker-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: background 600ms ease, color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-thread-pill--muted {
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  padding: 3px 4px;
}

/* Per-planet tinting on each marker row */
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="sun"]     { --marker-accent:#d4b94a; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(212,185,74,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(212,185,74,0.05); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="moon"]    { --marker-accent:#c3d4e0; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(195,212,224,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(195,212,224,0.04); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="mars"]    { --marker-accent:#c44b44; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(196,75,68,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(196,75,68,0.06); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="mercury"] { --marker-accent:#d89a4a; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(216,154,74,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(216,154,74,0.05); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="jupiter"] { --marker-accent:#6b84c9; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(107,132,201,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(107,132,201,0.05); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="venus"]   { --marker-accent:#4ea98a; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(78,169,138,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(78,169,138,0.05); }
.syn-thread-marker[data-planet="saturn"]  { --marker-accent:#8a82b8; --marker-accent-soft:rgba(138,130,184,0.16); --marker-bg:rgba(138,130,184,0.05); }

/* Echo markers (Element / Planet / Number) — use a neutral accent */
.syn-thread-marker--echo {
  --marker-accent: var(--p-accent, currentColor);
  --marker-accent-soft: var(--p-soft, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  --marker-bg: var(--p-bg, rgba(0,0,0,0.02));
}

/* The old standalone lede is gone — guard against orphans */
.syn-23-lede, .syn-23-gap-note { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .syn-23-section--thread { padding: 0.85rem 0.9rem 1rem; border-radius: 10px; }
  .syn-23-thread-narrative { font-size: 0.95rem; }
  .syn-thread-axis { min-width: 64px; font-size: 0.55rem; }
  .syn-thread-pill { font-size: 0.72rem; padding: 2px 7px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Hero — Day primary, Hour referenced
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-hero-main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-left: auto;
  padding: 8px 14px 8px 10px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--hour-edge, rgba(0,0,0,0.12));
  border-left: 4px solid var(--hour-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: border-color 600ms ease, background 600ms ease;
  min-width: 220px;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-sigil {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  color: var(--hour-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-sigil svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.syn-23-hero-hour-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1px;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-name {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--hour-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
  transition: color 600ms ease;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-rel {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  opacity: 0.7;
  margin-top: 1px;
}
.syn-23-hero-hour-clock {
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  opacity: 0.78;
  margin-top: 2px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="sun"]     { --hour-accent:#d4b94a; --hour-edge:rgba(212,185,74,0.45); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="moon"]    { --hour-accent:#c3d4e0; --hour-edge:rgba(195,212,224,0.40); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="mars"]    { --hour-accent:#c44b44; --hour-edge:rgba(196,75,68,0.46); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="mercury"] { --hour-accent:#d89a4a; --hour-edge:rgba(216,154,74,0.42); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="jupiter"] { --hour-accent:#6b84c9; --hour-edge:rgba(107,132,201,0.44); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="venus"]   { --hour-accent:#4ea98a; --hour-edge:rgba(78,169,138,0.42); }
.syn-23-hero-hour[data-planet="saturn"]  { --hour-accent:#8a82b8; --hour-edge:rgba(138,130,184,0.42); }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .syn-23-hero-hour {
    margin-left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   The Golden Thread — branded with the project's gold accent
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-section--golden-thread {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.45);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(212,185,74,0.10) 0%, rgba(212,185,74,0.02) 60%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(212,185,74,0.35),
    0 1px 4px rgba(212,185,74,0.15);
}
.syn-23-section--golden-thread::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 12px; right: 12px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(212,185,74,0.0) 5%,
    rgba(212,185,74,0.7) 50%,
    rgba(212,185,74,0.0) 95%,
    transparent 100%);
}
.syn-23-section--golden-thread .syn-23-h {
  color: #d4b94a;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(212,185,74,0.18);
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
}
.syn-23-section--golden-thread .syn-23-shead-glyph {
  color: #d4b94a;
}
.syn-23-thread-rede {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  font-style: italic;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #b89a30;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.syn-23-section--golden-thread .syn-thread-markers {
  border-top-color: rgba(212,185,74,0.35);
}

/* ============================================================
   Prognostics — icon sizing
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-prog-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.syn-23-prog-icon .syn-icon-prog {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}
.syn-23-prog-warn .syn-23-prog-icon { color: #a83232; }
.syn-23-prog-ausp .syn-23-prog-icon { color: #2c7a3a; }

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .syn-23-prog-icon { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Animal grid — multiple allies per axis (Day, Hour)
   ============================================================ */
.syn-23-card--animals .syn-23-card-glyph {
  align-self: flex-start;
}
.syn-23-animal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  transition: background 300ms ease, border-color 300ms ease;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip[data-primary="1"] {
  background: var(--row-accent-soft, rgba(0,0,0,0.08));
  border-color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
  border-left-width: 3px;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
}
.syn-23-animal-chip[data-primary="1"] .syn-23-animal-chip-icon {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip-icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.syn-23-animal-chip-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip-name {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--row-accent, var(--p-accent, currentColor));
}
.syn-23-animal-chip[data-primary="1"] .syn-23-animal-chip-name {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip-source {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  opacity: 0.72;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip {
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.syn-23-animal-chip-text { flex: 1; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; }

.syn-23-animal-chip-line {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  opacity: 0.75;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-top: 1px;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .syn-23-animal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .syn-23-animal-chip-icon { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
  .syn-23-animal-chip[data-primary="1"] .syn-23-animal-chip-icon { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
}

.syn-23-attrib {
  margin: 2rem auto 1rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  opacity: 0.5;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-23-attrib a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.syn-23-attrib a:hover { opacity: 1; }

/* ============================================================
   Consultation — personalised LLM response + Eye of Horus loader
   ============================================================ */
.syn-consult-personal {
  /* On the dark Syncreticon background, a translucent gold tint reads as
     parchment — but TEXT must be light against it, not dark. */
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(212,185,74,0.12) 0%, rgba(212,185,74,0.04) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.55);
  border-left: 4px solid #d4b94a;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(212,185,74,0.18);
  color: #f0e5c6;  /* readable on the dark page background */
}
.syn-consult-personal [hidden] { display: none !important; }

.syn-consult-personal-head {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.35);
}
.syn-consult-personal-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 1.8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #f0c95a;  /* warm gold heading */
  text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(212,185,74,0.25);
}
.syn-consult-personal-body p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  color: #f5ecd0 !important;  /* warm cream on dark — high contrast */
}
.syn-consult-personal-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.syn-consult-personal-error {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-style: italic;
  opacity: 0.85;
  color: #ddd1b0;
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-consult-personal-tiergate {
  color: #f0c95a;
  font-style: normal;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Eye of Horus loader — pulsating glow only, no caption text */
.syn-consult-loader {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
}
.syn-consult-loader[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.syn-consult-loader-eye {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 96px;
  height: 60px;
  color: #d4b94a;
  animation: syn-eye-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(212,185,74,0.4));
  transform-origin: center center;
}
.syn-consult-loader-eye svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
@keyframes syn-eye-pulse {
  0%   { opacity: 0.45; transform: scale(0.96); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(212,185,74,0.25)); }
  50%  { opacity: 1;    transform: scale(1.04); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(212,185,74,0.85)); }
  100% { opacity: 0.45; transform: scale(0.96); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(212,185,74,0.25)); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .syn-consult-loader-eye { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
}

/* G-tier banner when viewing another user's consultation */
.syn-reading-viewer-mode {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  background: rgba(212,185,74,0.12);
  border-left: 3px solid #d4b94a;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #6a5320;
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}

/* Prognostics signals in the consultation detail */
.syn-consult-signals {
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
}
.syn-consult-signals-h {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  color: #6a5320;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.syn-consult-signals-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.syn-consult-signal {
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-left: 3px solid;
}
.syn-consult-signals-warn .syn-consult-signal { border-color: #a83232; background: rgba(168,50,50,0.05); }
.syn-consult-signals-ausp .syn-consult-signal { border-color: #2c7a3a; background: rgba(44,122,58,0.05); }
.syn-consult-signal summary { cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.92rem; list-style: none; }
.syn-consult-signal summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.syn-consult-signal-mark { margin-right: 6px; }
.syn-consult-signals-warn .syn-consult-signal-mark { color: #a83232; }
.syn-consult-signals-ausp .syn-consult-signal-mark { color: #2c7a3a; }
.syn-consult-signal-score {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: 1px 7px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}
.syn-consult-signal-advice {
  margin: 8px 0 6px;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.syn-consult-signal-evidence {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  border-top: 1px dotted rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  padding-top: 6px;
}
.syn-consult-signal-evidence li { margin: 4px 0; }
.syn-consult-signal-source { opacity: 0.7; }

/* ============================================================
   Teaching pages — Intelligence & Daemon, future planet/sephirah
   ============================================================ */
.syn-teaching {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.2rem 1.4rem 4rem;
}
.syn-teaching-head { text-align: center; margin: 0 0 2.4rem; }
.syn-teaching-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.9rem;
}
.syn-teaching-sub {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.syn-teaching-prose {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.4rem;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--syn-text);
}
.syn-teaching-prose p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.syn-teaching-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.2rem;
  margin: 0 0 2.8rem;
}
.syn-teaching-card {
  background: var(--syn-bg-card, rgba(0,0,0,0.18));
  border: 1px solid var(--syn-border, rgba(201,164,73,0.18));
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.1rem 1.0rem;
}
.syn-teaching-card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--syn-border, rgba(201,164,73,0.18));
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.syn-teaching-glyph {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-teaching-card-title {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0;
}
.syn-teaching-card-sephirah {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
}
.syn-teaching-dl { margin: 0; }
.syn-teaching-dl dt {
  font-family: var(--syn-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--syn-gold-low);
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-teaching-dl dd {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.syn-teaching-note {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--syn-text-dim);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.syn-teaching-citations {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--syn-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.syn-teaching-citations h3 {
  font-family: var(--syn-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--syn-gold);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}
.syn-teaching-citations ul {
  margin: 0; padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.syn-teaching-citations li { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.syn-teaching-closer { text-align: center; margin-top: 2.4rem; }
.syn-23-teach-link {
  color: var(--syn-gold-hi);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--syn-gold-low);
}
.syn-23-teach-link:hover { color: var(--syn-gold); border-bottom-color: var(--syn-gold); }

/* Per-divination section header glyphs */
.syn-23-shead-glyph--rune { font-family: "Noto Sans Runic", "Segoe UI Historic", "Georgia", serif; font-size: 30px; }
.syn-23-shead-glyph--iching { font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Georgia", serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1; }
.syn-23-shead-glyph--geo {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--p-accent);
}
.syn-23-shead-glyph--geo .syn-23-geo-row { font-family: "Georgia", serif; letter-spacing: 4px; }
.syn-23-h-num { font-size: 0.72em; opacity: 0.7; font-weight: 400; margin-left: 4px; }

/* ============================================================
   Napoleon's Book of Fate — divination tool
   ============================================================ */
.syn-bof .syn-div-method { max-width: 46rem; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.syn-bof-form { max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.syn-bof-step { margin: 1.6rem 0; }
.syn-bof-label { display: block; font-size: 0.82rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #f0c95a; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.syn-bof-hint { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #c9bd97; margin: 0 0 0.8rem; font-style: italic; }
.syn-bof-select {
  width: 100%; padding: 0.7rem 0.8rem; font-size: 1rem;
  background: rgba(15,12,22,0.7); color: #f5ecd0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.45); border-radius: 7px;
}
.syn-bof-board {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(212,185,74,0.07), rgba(212,185,74,0.02));
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.35); border-radius: 10px; padding: 0.8rem;
}
.syn-bof-row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; min-height: 2.6rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 6px; cursor: pointer;
  background: rgba(15,12,22,0.5); border: 1px dashed rgba(212,185,74,0.3);
  transition: border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
}
.syn-bof-row:hover { background: rgba(212,185,74,0.08); }
.syn-bof-row:focus { outline: 2px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.5); outline-offset: 2px; }
.syn-bof-row--enough { border-color: rgba(143,196,166,0.6); border-style: solid; }
.syn-bof-rowlabel { width: 2rem; flex: 0 0 auto; color: #c9a04a; font-style: italic; text-align: right; }
.syn-bof-strokes { flex: 1 1 auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 3px; align-items: center; min-height: 1.4rem; }
.syn-bof-mark { display: inline-block; width: 2px; height: 1.1rem; background: #e6c87a; transform: rotate(8deg); }
.syn-bof-count { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 2rem; text-align: center; color: #f0c95a; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.syn-bof-board-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 0.7rem; }
.syn-bof-note { max-width: 40rem; margin: 1.6rem auto 0; font-size: 0.82rem; color: rgba(201,189,151,0.75); text-align: center; font-style: italic; }

/* result */
.syn-bof-cast-summary { text-align: center; margin: 1.2rem 0; }
.syn-bof-sign { display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; padding: 0.6rem 1rem; border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.3); border-radius: 8px; background: rgba(15,12,22,0.5); }
.syn-bof-sign-row { color: #e6c87a; letter-spacing: 0.3em; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.syn-bof-sign-meta { margin: 0.7rem 0 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #c9bd97; }
.syn-bof-sign-meta strong { color: #f5ecd0; }
.syn-bof-answer {
  max-width: 40rem; margin: 1.6rem auto; padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(212,185,74,0.1), transparent 70%), rgba(15,12,22,0.6);
  border: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.4); border-left: 3px solid #e6c87a; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
}
.syn-bof-answer p { font-family: var(--syn-serif, 'EB Garamond', Georgia, serif); font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.5; color: #f5ecd0; font-style: italic; margin: 0; }
.syn-bof-about { max-width: 42rem; margin: 2rem auto 0; font-size: 0.88rem; color: #c9bd97; }
.syn-bof-about summary { cursor: pointer; color: #f0c95a; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }
.syn-bof-about p { line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.7rem 0; }


/* Book of Fate — tool→library cross-link */
.syn-bof-crosslink {
  max-width: 40rem; margin: 1.4rem auto 0; padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #c9bd97; text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.2);
}
.syn-bof-crosslink a { color: #f0c95a; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(240,201,90,0.5); }
.syn-bof-crosslink a:hover { color: #f5ecd0; }


/* ── The Book of Fate — deterministic daily/hourly oracle surface ── */
.syn-23-bof .syn-23-bof-sigil {
  color: #f0c95a;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(240, 201, 90, 0.35);
}
.syn-23-bof-answer {
  font-family: var(--font-serif, Georgia, serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #f5ecd0;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(230, 200, 122, 0.55);
  padding: 0.2rem 0 0.2rem 1.1rem;
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0.4rem;
}
.syn-23-bof-links {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 1.4rem;
}
.syn-23-bof-link {
  font-family: var(--font-serif, Georgia, serif);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #f0c95a;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(240, 201, 90, 0.35);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
}
.syn-23-bof-link:hover { color: #ffe9a8; border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 233, 168, 0.7); }
.syn-23-bof-link--subtle { color: #c9bd97; border-bottom-color: rgba(201, 189, 151, 0.3); }
.syn-23-bof-link--subtle:hover { color: #e6c87a; border-bottom-color: rgba(230, 200, 122, 0.55); }


/* ============================================================= */
/*  Oracle entity reference — tappable names + popout card        */
/*  (The Syncreticon — The Explanation deep-links)               */
/* ============================================================= */

.syn-ref {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline;
  text-align: inherit;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(240, 201, 90, 0.65);
  transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.syn-ref:hover,
.syn-ref:focus-visible {
  color: #f0c95a;
  border-bottom-color: #f0c95a;
  outline: none;
}

.syn-ref-pop {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1200;
  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 24px));
  max-height: min(72vh, 560px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  background: rgba(20, 17, 12, 0.97);
  border: 1px solid rgba(230, 200, 122, 0.45);
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  padding: 16px 18px 14px;
  color: #f5ecd0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}
.syn-ref-pop[hidden] { display: none; }

.syn-ref-pop-close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px;
  right: 8px;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  color: #c9bd97;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 2px 6px;
}
.syn-ref-pop-close:hover { color: #f0c95a; }

.syn-ref-pop-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-right: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 189, 151, 0.22);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.syn-ref-pop-glyph {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #f0c95a;
  line-height: 1;
}
.syn-ref-pop-name {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #f0c95a;
}

.syn-ref-pop-facet { margin: 0 0 9px; }
.syn-ref-pop-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: #c9bd97;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}
.syn-ref-pop-text {
  margin: 0;
  color: #f5ecd0;
}

.syn-ref-pop-corr {
  margin-top: 10px;
  padding-top: 8px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 189, 151, 0.22);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: #c9bd97;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.syn-ref-pop-foot {
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding-top: 9px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(201, 189, 151, 0.22);
}
.syn-ref-pop-link {
  color: #e6c87a;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.syn-ref-pop-link:hover {
  color: #f0c95a;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Reference note — quiet pointer to The Explanation at the foot of every book chapter */
.syn-reference-note {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.22);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: center;
  color: rgba(201,189,151,0.72);
  font-style: italic;
}
.syn-reference-note a {
  color: #c9a04a;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(201,160,74,0.5);
  font-style: normal;
}
.syn-reference-note a:hover { color: #f0c95a; }

/* Guidebook tier backlinks — foot of The Explanation's chapters */
.syn-guide-tiers { text-align: left; max-width: 42rem; }
.syn-guide-tiers p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
.syn-guide-tier-links {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(201,189,151,0.85);
}
.syn-guide-tier-links a {
  color: #c9a04a;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(201,160,74,0.5);
  font-style: normal;
}
.syn-guide-tier-links a:hover { color: #f0c95a; }

/* Public teaser landing for locked Syncreticon Originals */
.syn-book-teaser { max-width: 60rem; margin: 1.5rem auto 4rem; padding: 0 1rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-head { display: flex; gap: 2rem; align-items: flex-start; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-head .syn-book-cover--lg { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 240px; max-width: 40vw; }
.syn-book-teaser-head .syn-book-cover--lg img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
.syn-book-teaser-meta { flex: 1 1 320px; }
.syn-book-teaser-meta h1 { margin: 0 0 0.3rem; }
.syn-book-voice { font-style: italic; color: #c9bd97; margin: 0 0 0.8rem; font-size: 0.92rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-lock { color: #f0c95a; font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 1.2rem 0 0.6rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-cta { margin: 0.4rem 0 0; }
.syn-book-teaser-contents { margin-top: 2.6rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(212,185,74,0.22); padding-top: 1.4rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-contents h2 { font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f5ecd0; margin: 0 0 0.8rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-toc { columns: 2; column-gap: 2.5rem; padding-left: 1.2rem; margin: 0; color: #d5cba8; line-height: 1.8; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.syn-book-teaser-toc li { break-inside: avoid; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .syn-book-teaser-toc { columns: 1; } }
.syn-book-teaser-foot { margin-top: 1.4rem; font-size: 0.88rem; color: rgba(201,189,151,0.8); font-style: italic; }
.syn-book-teaser-foot a { color: #c9a04a; }