.home-hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;background:#0a203c;color:#fff;min-height:800px}.home-hero:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#0a203cf2 0%,#0a203cd9 34%,#0a203c66 50%,transparent 65%),url('assets/tree-of-life-gentle.png') right center/auto 80% no-repeat;mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 20%,#000 80%,transparent 100%);-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0%,#000 20%,#000 80%,transparent 100%)}.header{border-color:#ffffff40}.header .brand-dot{color:#9ec4e7}.header>.button{color:white;background:#0a203c40;border-color:#ffffffaa}.hero .eyebrow{color:#b8d7f2}.hero-copy{color:white}.hero .intro{color:#dce7f3}.hero .subtitle{color:#f4f7fb}.hero .text-link{color:white;border-color:#9fb9d4}.hero .availability{color:#b7cfe4}.hero .button{background:#d6e8f8;color:#10375f}.hero .button:hover{background:white}.cover-for:before{background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#a9c6df)}.cover-for:after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#a9c6df,transparent)}.tree-mobile{display:none}.featured-metaphor{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr;gap:0;padding:0;max-width:1120px;border-top:2px solid #32689b}.metaphor-visual{margin:0;background:#0a203c;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden}.metaphor-visual img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:contain;object-position:center}.metaphor-visual img.banyan{object-fit:contain;object-position:center}.metaphor-content{padding:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,3rem)}.metaphor-content h3{font:400 clamp(2.1rem,3.3vw,3rem)/1.13 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:0 0 .75rem}.metaphor-controls{max-width:1120px}.reflection-questions li{font-size:1.3rem}.sample-note{font-size:.82rem}.metaphor-content .eyebrow{margin-bottom:1.5rem}
@media(max-width:1000px) and (min-width:721px){.home-hero:before{background-position:center,right center}.featured-metaphor{grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr}.metaphor-visual img{aspect-ratio:3/5}}
@media(max-width:720px){.home-hero{background:#0a203c;min-height:0}.home-hero:before{display:none}.tree-mobile{display:block;width:100%;height:300px;object-fit:cover;object-position:right center;margin-top:1.5rem}.hero{padding-bottom:0}.featured-metaphor{grid-template-columns:1fr}.metaphor-visual{height:310px}.metaphor-visual img{width:100%;height:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center}.metaphor-content{padding:1.75rem 1.5rem}.metaphor-content h3{font-size:2.3rem}}

/* Circular hero illustration. */
.home-hero:before{display:none}.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:2.5rem;align-items:center}.hero-copy{width:100%;max-width:550px}.hero-tree-circle{width:min(100%,440px);aspect-ratio:1;margin:0 0 0 auto;border:2px solid #bed8ed80;border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;background:#0a203c;box-shadow:0 0 45px #93c5e51a}.hero-tree-circle img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:right center}.hero .intro strong{font-weight:700}.hero .subtitle{font-weight:600}.hero-actions{margin-top:1.3rem}.header nav{margin-left:auto}
@media(max-width:1000px) and (min-width:721px){.hero{gap:1.5rem}.hero-copy{max-width:100%}.hero-tree-circle{max-width:380px}}
@media(max-width:720px){.hero{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2.5rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem}.hero-tree-circle{width:min(85%,310px);margin:0 auto}.hero-copy{max-width:100%}}

/* Place the perspective line beside the hero tree. */
.hero{grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.3fr;gap:2rem}.hero-visual{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;align-items:center;gap:1.5rem}.hero-tree-circle{width:100%;max-width:370px;margin:0}.hero-tree-message{margin:0;color:#fff;text-align:left;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:clamp(1.15rem,1.5vw,1.5rem);line-height:1.45}.hero-tree-message strong{font-weight:700}.hero-tree-message span{display:block;margin-top:1.1rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;color:#dce7f3}
@media(max-width:1100px) and (min-width:721px){.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.hero-visual{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.5rem}.hero-tree-circle{max-width:330px;margin:auto}.hero-tree-message{max-width:330px;margin:auto;text-align:center}}
@media(max-width:720px){.hero-visual{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.5rem;width:100%}.hero-tree-circle{max-width:310px;margin:auto}.hero-tree-message{max-width:350px;margin:auto;text-align:center;font-size:1.3rem}}