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Guanyin Oracle · Lot 63

Balanced

昔日行船失了針
今朝依舊海中尋
若還尋得原針在
也費工夫也費心

What it means

A lot of hard recovery. What you want to regain is not impossible, but costly. Huang searched twenty-eight years and was reunited, proof that sincerity moves heaven; yet weigh whether the search is worth it. If you recover it, guard it with care.

By matter

Home欠利 A little off
Yourself謹防 Be careful
Wealth有 Yes, there will be
Dealings成 Will succeed
Marriage不合 Not a good fit
Pregnancy阻 Obstructed
Travelers滯 Stalled
Crops吉 Auspicious
Livestock莫養 Don't raise now
Finding someone難 Difficult
Lawsuits宜和 Better to settle
Moving宜遷 Moving is good
Lost things凶 Unfavourable
Illness難痊 Slow to heal
Family graves暫安 Calm for now

Line by line

  1. 昔日行船失了針
    Long ago a needle was lost from a boat.
  2. 今朝依舊海中尋
    Today you still search the sea for it.
  3. 若還尋得原針在
    Even if you find the very needle,
  4. 也費工夫也費心
    it will have cost great time and heart.

Classic commentary

此卦海中尋針之象。凡事費心勞力也。

福是緣基。緣是福種。說得分明。切宜守謹。

The image: searching for a needle in the sea; much effort and worry. The verdict: blessing is the root of affinity, affinity the seed of blessing; now that this is clear, guard it carefully.

The story · Huang the Filial Son Seeks His Mother

Huang Juejing of the Yuan lost his mother in war when he was five. As a grown man he vowed to find her, crossing rivers and begging along the way through storms and hardship. After twenty-eight years he found her in Ruzhou and brought her home (History of Yuan).

Reference: Lot 63 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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