Penghu Tianhou Temple · 100-sign set
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 59
Sign 59 of 100
The verse
不為工賈不為農黃卷青燈自苦攻若問終身休咎事試看龍虎與風雲
In English
Not a craftsman, not a merchant, not a farmer.With yellow scrolls and a blue lamp, you study bitterly by yourself.If you ask about lifelong fortune and misfortune,Look at dragons and tigers meeting wind and cloud.
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Write your question and drawTextual notes
休咎 means good and bad fortune, good and evil. sign takes the scholar's path, not agriculture, commerce, or craft.
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
- Achievement is high across the land; your name ranks among the highest offices.
- Business
- Diligence and thrift establish the household and enterprise.
- Pregnancy and Children
- When the time arrives, flowers open and fruit forms.
- Health
- Meeting a benefactor in the Yin or Chen time, illness recovers safely.
- Marriage
- Two good people will surely join; a good date can be set.
- Travel
- Going out brings no blame; wind and cloud meet in opportunity.
- Household
- The family gate prospers; reunion has its time.
- Wealth
- Resources and wealth enter greatly; what is sought can be obtained.
- Current Fortune
- Gathering comes continuously; fortune has arrived.
- Lost Item
- Investigate the lost item; it can return by tomorrow.
- Farming
- Fields are harmonious and abundant; the harvest has surplus.
- Legal Matters
- Yang grows and yin diminishes; official favor will be obtained.