Auspicious
An auspicious lot of late bloom and good upon good. You may feel you started late or waited too long, but when fortune turns, joys come one after another. Gao Shi succeeded only at fifty and then rose steadily. Don't compare your pace with others; keep building, and your flowers on brocade will come.
| Home | 祈保 Pray for safety |
|---|---|
| Yourself | 安 Safe and well |
| Wealth | 利 Favourable |
| Dealings | 阻 Obstructed |
| Marriage | 合 A good fit |
| Pregnancy | 生男 A boy |
| Travelers | 遲 Late |
| Crops | 八分 About eighty percent |
| Livestock | 平 Steady |
| Finding someone | 至 Will arrive |
| Lawsuits | 宜和 Better to settle |
| Moving | 吉 Auspicious |
| Lost things | 西北 To the northwest |
| Illness | 作福 Do good deeds and pray |
| Family graves | 利 Favourable |
此卦錦上添花之象。凡事大吉大利也。
守舊變新。運至材成。遂平生志。盡皆是命。
The image: flowers added to brocade; great fortune in all things. The verdict: from keeping the old to renewal; when fortune arrives, talent is fulfilled and lifelong ambitions are realised; all is as destined.
The Tang poet Gao Shi was poor in youth, failed to gain office, and achieved nothing on the frontier, so he farmed and studied, slowly gaining fame for his poems. Only at fifty did he pass an examination; thereafter his career flourished, and he became a regional governor, vice-minister of justice and a marquis.
Reference: Lot 47 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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