Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 47
Sign 47 of 100
The verse
同舟共命總成然究竟中分善惡緣卻看一輪明月照清光照徹見媸姸
In English
Sharing one boat means sharing one fate; this is always so.In the end, good and bad affinities are divided.Look instead at the bright full moon shining.Its clear light reveals beauty and ugliness, high and low.
Textual notes
總 is also written as 諺. 輪 is also written as 年. 媸 is also written as 蚩. 媸姸 means beauty and ugliness, good and bad, high and low.
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
- Accumulate virtue first; brightness brings achievement.
- Business
- Trade honestly and squarely; development can be without limit.
- Pregnancy and Children
- First a son, then a daughter; accumulated virtue honors the family.
- Health
- Share goodness with others; joy comes without medicine.
- Marriage
- A good woman and good partner; a worthy person and good affinity.
- Travel
- Those above and below are harmonious; everywhere becomes smooth.
- Household
- Plans gain benefit; a child and wealth are added.
- Wealth
- Take only what is good; it will naturally be there.
- Current Fortune
- Do not seek through evil; remain peaceful and free.
- Lost Item
- Look before and after; it can return.
- Farming
- Fields are cold and quiet; livestock production is ordinary.
- Legal Matters
- When things go your way, you must still leave room.