Balanced
This lot says drop illusion and seek substance. Some promises or rumours sound wonderful but may never come true; rather than be swayed, settle your mind and do real work. Imagined plums only last so long; to quench thirst you still need water. Verify more, imagine less.
| Home | 祈福 Pray for blessings |
|---|---|
| Yourself | 順利（不順） Looks smooth, but isn't |
| Wealth | 順利（甭想） Looks good, but unlikely |
| Dealings | 順利（且慢） Possible, but slow down |
| Marriage | 阻 Obstructed |
| Pregnancy | 安（空孕） Safe, though it may be a false alarm |
| Travelers | 遲 Late |
| Crops | 宜早種 Plant early |
| Livestock | 不利 Unfavourable |
| Finding someone | 見（難） Possible, but hard |
| Lawsuits | 和（勿興） Settle; don't start a suit |
| Moving | 守舊 Keep things as they are |
| Lost things | 不見 Not to be found |
| Illness | 還願 Fulfil your vows |
| Family graves | 吉 Auspicious |
此卦畫餅充饑之象。諸事多虛少實也。
心中不定。枉看經文。恰似畫餅。食也難吞。
The image: a painted cake for hunger; much illusion, little substance. The verdict: with an unsettled heart, reading scripture is in vain; like a painted cake, it cannot be eaten.
On a march without water, Cao Cao's soldiers were desperate with thirst. He told them a plum grove lay ahead; their mouths watered at the thought and they pressed on. "Quenching thirst by looking at plums" is like "a painted cake for hunger": relief that is only imagined.
Reference: Lot 17 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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