Balanced
This lot says hidden worth will be recognised. You may have been overlooked for a long time, but the turn is close and someone with a good eye will lift you from the mud. Hai Rui was recalled after sixteen idle years. "The noble prosper": keep to what is right and even losses turn to gain.
| Home | 不利（漸安） Rough at first, settling later |
|---|---|
| Yourself | 秋冬吉 Good in autumn and winter |
| Wealth | 成 Will succeed |
| Dealings | 成 Will succeed |
| Marriage | 成 Will succeed |
| Pregnancy | 虛驚（有寶） A scare, then joy |
| Travelers | 至 Will arrive |
| Crops | 祈福 Pray for blessings |
| Livestock | 平 Steady |
| Finding someone | 見 Will be found |
| Lawsuits | 不利 Unfavourable |
| Moving | 守舊 Keep things as they are |
| Lost things | 阻 Obstructed |
| Illness | 作福 Do good deeds and pray |
| Family graves | 安 Safe and well |
此卦陰陽和合之象。凡所謀皆吉也。
得處無失。損中有益。小人逢凶。君子順吉。
The image: yin and yang in harmony; all plans go well. The verdict: what is gained will not be lost, and there is benefit within loss; the petty meet misfortune while the noble prosper.
The Ming official Hai Rui was famously incorruptible and spent sixteen years out of office. After Zhang Juzheng's death, the Wanli Emperor recalled him at seventy-two; he kept pressing to punish corruption, and when he died the people closed their shops to mourn him.
Reference: Lot 16 of the Guanyin Oracle at Mengjia Longshan Temple, Taipei, with its traditional image, verdict, guidance and story. Story summaries are our own.
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