Guanyin Oracle · Lot 78

Auspicious

What it means

A lot of balance and one true skill. Avoid extremes, keep things temperate, and all goes steadily well; what lets you stand anywhere is one solid ability. Qin Qiong's martial skill saved a future emperor and changed his life. Hone your strength and seize the moment it is seen.

By matter

Line by line

1. 冷水來澆白雪洋
   Cold water poured over white snow.
2. 不寒不熱自溫涼
   Neither cold nor hot, just right.
3. 要行天下無他事
   To travel the world you need nothing else
4. 惟有中藏一藝強
   but one true skill.

Classic commentary

此卦平善用事之象。凡事平穩大吉也。

囚人逢赦。病遇良醫。求財謀望。貴人指示。

The image: handling affairs calmly and kindly; steady and very lucky. The verdict: like a prisoner pardoned or the sick finding a good doctor; for wealth and plans, a helper will guide you.

The story · Rescue at Lintong

At the end of the Sui, Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, was ambushed at Mount Lintong. Qin Qiong, napping in a nearby temple, woke to the shouting, charged alone into the fray, drove off the attackers and saved Li Yuan's family; he later became a founding general of the Tang.

Reference: Lot 78 of the Guanyin Oracle at Mengjia Longshan Temple, Taipei, with its traditional image, verdict, guidance and story. Story summaries are our own.