Balanced
A lot of temporary misfortune before soaring. You may feel belittled and constrained, a rain-soaked phoenix pecked by sparrows, but it is only the weather. Gao Junbao's forced marriage looked humiliating and ended in glory. Be patient, keep to yourself, don't quarrel with petty people, and spread your wings when the sky clears.
| Home | 欠利 A little off |
|---|---|
| Yourself | 謹防 Be careful |
| Wealth | 阻 Obstructed |
| Dealings | 待時 Wait for the right time |
| Marriage | 遲滯 Delayed |
| Pregnancy | 有虛 A false alarm |
| Travelers | 留連 Lingering away |
| Crops | 晚 Late |
| Livestock | 損 Loss |
| Finding someone | 難 Difficult |
| Lawsuits | 虧 At a disadvantage |
| Moving | 守舊 Keep things as they are |
| Lost things | 凶 Unfavourable |
| Illness | 延 Prolonged |
| Family graves | 改 Change it |
此卦鸞鳳被雨之象。凡事待時大利也。
小人日盛。君子莫為。只宜守己。待時施為。
The image: a phoenix in the rain; wait, and great gain follows. The verdict: the petty are rising, so the noble should hold back; keep to yourself and act when the time comes.
In folk tales, Gao Junbao, son of Gao Huaide, was escorting grain to relieve the besieged Song emperor when the woman bandit chief Liu Jinding captured him at Shuangsuo Mountain and forced him to marry her. Humiliated at first, he and his new wife then fought together through the siege and rescued the emperor, a tale that ended in honour.
Reference: Lot 93 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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