Ouranos

The Sky, the Earth, and the law between them

OriginsSky and EarthBorn of the SkyThe Founder's SkyThunderThe Imprisoned ThunderFireThe Stolen FireThe OfferingThe OfferingMarsThe One Who Steps ForwardPloutosThe Blind God of WealthAchillesAchilles' ChoiceThe ShadowsTwelve tales of hubris and ruinThemisThe Division of the FireTalosThe Bronze GuardianGrainThe Gift of GrainThe FarmerThe Farmer KingThe TreesThe Trees That BearThe FleeceThe Fleece in the StreamSeasonsThe Seasons of PersephoneThe HearthThe Keeper of the HearthThe ShipsLeave the Greater Part AshoreThe PloughThe Return to the PloughThe Earth · Saturn's fieldOriginsSky and EarthBorn of the SkyThe Founder's SkyThunderThe Imprisoned ThunderFireThe Stolen FireOfferingThe OfferingMarsThe One Who Steps ForwardPloutosThe Blind God of WealthAchillesAchilles' ChoiceThe ShadowsTwelve tales of hubris and ruinThemisThe Division of the FireTalosThe Bronze GuardianGrainThe Gift of GrainFarmerThe Farmer KingTreesThe Trees That BearFleeceThe Fleece in the StreamSeasonsThe Seasons of PersephoneHearthThe Keeper of the HearthShipsLeave the Greater Part AshorePloughThe Return to the PloughThe Earth · Saturn's field

A philosophy of wealth told as thirty-one myths. A small allotment stands open to the sky's lightning; a large garden is kept in the earth; a law set down in advance divides what falls between them.

IOrigins

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    Sky and EarthTwo realms: a small allotment to the sky, a large core in the earth
  2. 02
    Born of the SkyHow a gift from the sky becomes lasting value on earth
  3. 03
    The Founder's SkyWhy this project is called Ouranos

IIThe Sky

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    The Imprisoned ThunderConvexity: the rare strike that repays years of waiting
  2. 05
    The Stolen FireA windfall that funds what comes after, at a price
  3. 06
    The OfferingA fixed premium buys exposure, not outcome
  4. 07
    The One Who Steps ForwardNo exposure, no strike: the entry
  5. 08
    The Blind God of WealthWealth is blind, which is why convexity is worth paying for
  6. 09
    Achilles' ChoiceThe barbell as a life decision

IIIThe Earth

  1. 10
    The Gift of GrainThe core: slow compounding in grain, olive and vine
  2. 11
    The Farmer KingDiscipline: rules, repetition and the tried and true
  3. 12
    The Trees That BearDividends and interest as fruit; the tree kept for its yield
  4. 13
    The Fleece in the StreamSelling premium: steady gold, and the flood it insures
  5. 14
    The Seasons of PersephonePositions have seasons; dormancy is not death
  6. 15
    The Keeper of the HearthThe cash reserve: pay the hearth first
  7. 16
    Leave the Greater Part AshoreThe barbell's oldest statement: ship only the lesser part
  8. 17
    The Return to the PloughHarvest the strike: sky winnings replanted in the earth

IVThe Law Between

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    The Division of the FireAllocation and rebalancing by a law set down in advance
  2. 19
    The Bronze GuardianThe automated system and its single point of failure

VThe Shadows

  1. 20
    Semele Asks to See the GodOversizing: size the offering to survive the god
  2. 21
    Phaethon's ChariotHubris after a win: scaling up too fast
  3. 22
    The Liver That Grows BackPremium bleed: the daily cost of holding fire
  4. 23
    Pandora's JarEvery windfall brings its consequences
  5. 24
    The Stone in Swaddling ClothesBad data, and discipline turned rigid
  6. 25
    Typhon RisesTail risk bred inside the safe core
  7. 26
    The Year Nothing GrewDrawdowns: the long winter, and recovery by settlement
  8. 27
    Erysichthon's HungerOvertrading: felling the grove for kindling
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    The Wrath of AchillesRevenge trading after a loss that felt unfair
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    Narcissus at the PoolOverfitting: in love with your own backtest
  11. 30
    Hermes at the CrossroadsThe cost of crossing: slippage, spreads and fees
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    Deucalion's FloodNaked premium: the flood that takes the village, not the pelt