Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 57
Sign 57 of 100
The verse
生平冷淡知音少靜養根苗葆素真共羨一枝黃菊好秋深籬落自芬芳
In English
All your life has been quiet and plain, with few who truly understand.Quietly nourish the roots and seedlings, preserving simple truth.All admire one branch of yellow chrysanthemum.Deep in autumn, by the fence, it is fragrant by itself.
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
- The beginning is hard, but the autumn examination will surely succeed.
- Business
- All plans can flourish; autumn is the favorable season.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Do not be anxious; when the time arrives, the flower opens.
- Health
- Bitter first and sweet later; treatment brings peace.
- Marriage
- Though the affinity matches, delay may allow success.
- Travel
- Wait for good news; autumn is the appointed time.
- Household
- The family way is clear and auspicious; autumn brings reunion.
- Wealth
- The household path is ordinary; what is sought can be obtained.
- Current Fortune
- Difficult first and easy later; diligence will bring results.
- Lost Item
- If lost on a Si day, there is no need to search.
- Farming
- Spring and summer are ordinary; autumn and winter are worth seeing.
- Legal Matters
- Harmony is auspicious; stop it quickly.