Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 50
Sign 50 of 100
The verse
神仙事業由前定行向東來更向南取坎填離成大業長生不死是奇男
In English
The work of immortals was set by former causes.Go east, then farther south.Taking from Kan and filling Li completes a great work.Long life without death belongs to an extraordinary man.
Textual notes
填 is also written as 真. 奇 is also written as 其. 死 is also written as 老.
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
- Great wealth and rank: a vessel fit for ancestral rites.
- Business
- Fair trade naturally obtains benefit.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Joy in the birth of a son; blessing, rank, and longevity are complete.
- Health
- The body recovers safely; do not be impatient.
- Marriage
- The match is natural; do not force it proudly.
- Travel
- Approach others with harmony; spring is everywhere.
- Household
- A harmonious family is fitting and peaceful; all people are calm.
- Wealth
- Joyful energy lies southeast; asking others will bring results.
- Current Fortune
- It comes steadily; virtue and integrity are essential.
- Lost Item
- As if taken and carried nearby; search and it can be found.
- Farming
- Fine grain is greatly harvested; livestock all flourish.
- Legal Matters
- With no deception in any thought, you can be at peace.