Balanced
A lot of hidden protection and patience rewarded. There may still be danger, but you will come through, and a helper is about to appear. Lü Mengzheng held on to his resolve in a ruined kiln and became chancellor. The key is patience: endure this stretch and fortune follows.
| Home | 安 Safe and well |
|---|---|
| Yourself | 吉 Auspicious |
| Wealth | 西方 To the west |
| Dealings | 遂 As wished |
| Marriage | 成 Will succeed |
| Pregnancy | 祈福 Pray for blessings |
| Travelers | 阻 Obstructed |
| Crops | 七分 About seventy percent |
| Livestock | 利 Favourable |
| Finding someone | 西方 To the west |
| Lawsuits | 虧 At a disadvantage |
| Moving | 守舊 Keep things as they are |
| Lost things | 見 Will be found |
| Illness | 祈福 Pray for blessings |
| Family graves | 吉 Auspicious |
此卦神佛暗佑之象。凡事忍耐大吉也。
平平穩穩。四方名顯。改換從新。凶藏吉現。
The image: quiet protection from the divine; patience brings great fortune. The verdict: steady and secure, your name known on all sides; make a fresh start, and misfortune hides while good fortune shows. (The Longshan text lacks a verdict; it is supplied from another traditional edition.)
As a youth, Lü Mengzheng of the Northern Song was driven from home with his mother and lived in a ruined kiln, begging meals at a temple and enduring scorn. He kept studying through hardship, came first in the imperial exams, served three times as chancellor and was made Duke of Xu.
Reference: Lot 62 of the Guanyin Oracle at Mengjia Longshan Temple, Taipei, with its traditional image, verdict, guidance and story. Story summaries are our own. The verdict, missing in the Longshan text, is supplied from another traditional edition.
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