Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 5
Sign 5 of 100
The verse
却喜東風一夜催萬花萬卉各爭開黃金台上逢知己酌酒看花意氣恢
In English
Joyfully, the east wind urges everything on overnight.Ten thousand flowers and plants compete to open.On the golden terrace, you meet one who truly understands you.Pouring wine and viewing flowers, the spirit expands again.
Textual notes
卉 is also written as 奔.
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
- Ziwei shines high; rank and fortune move smoothly.
- Business
- Sources of wealth are sufficient; left and right are both favorable.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Many sons and many blessings; prosperity continues for ten generations.
- Health
- The heart opens and clears; old illness disappears.
- Marriage
- The knot is tied with one heart; a hundred years of harmony.
- Travel
- In the Jia and Yi directions, a great benefactor is present.
- Household
- Constant smoothness, peace, and safety; the new spring is greatly auspicious.
- Wealth
- Meeting one who understands you brings great good fortune.
- Current Fortune
- Gold and treasure enter greatly; pearls and jade all arrive.
- Lost Item
- Small goes out and great comes in; what was lost is recovered.
- Farming
- All treasures come to completion; livestock multiply.
- Legal Matters
- Good news arrives, and the lawsuit is resolved.