Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 15
Sign 15 of 100
The verse
種稻高原逢旱歲插苗低畝逢霖年欲晴不晴雨不雨天不絕人人絕天
In English
Planting rice on high ground meets a year of drought.Setting seedlings in low fields meets a year of heavy rain.It will not clear, yet it will not truly rain.Heaven does not cut people off; people cut themselves off from heaven.
The twelve aspects
A temple slip does not give one answer. The same four lines are read differently depending on what you came to ask about, and these are the twelve readings traditionally set down for this sign.
- Career and Recognition
- Deluded ambition becomes only a painted cake.
- Business
- Much worry and labor still end in emptiness.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Vital energy and blood are unsettled; the matter may come to nothing.
- Health
- Though the illness lingers long, full recovery is difficult.
- Marriage
- Lonely stars and widowed fate; injury or conflict is likely.
- Travel
- Mountains are long and waters far; people and horses are exhausted.
- Household
- The household looks desolate; the gate is cold and quiet.
- Wealth
- The timing of fate is poor; seeking brings nothing.
- Current Fortune
- Fortune is still far away. When will it arrive?
- Lost Item
- The item is lost through depletion; there is no need to keep searching.
- Farming
- There is no growth at all. Do not merely blame heaven.
- Legal Matters
- Official trouble is offended; many matters go against you.