Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 60
Sign 60 of 100
The verse
常憑寶劍斬妖邪十五年來事足誇此去更宜韜晦好磽磽易缺理無差
In English
Often relying on a treasured sword to cut down demons and evil,The past fifteen years have been worthy of praise.From here onward, it is better to hide your brightness.Hard stone is easily chipped; the principle is not wrong.
Textual notes
磽 is pronounced like 敲 and refers to hard stone.
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
- Accumulating virtue must come first; later hope will naturally arise.
- Business
- Beginning and end are not smooth; in the end, capital is lost.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Old grievances and faults bring worry; pregnancy is alarming.
- Health
- Demons and harmful forces disturb; quickly create blessing.
- Marriage
- Like guarding widowhood at the gate; matching is extremely difficult.
- Travel
- Going forward is not favorable; the road meets resentment.
- Household
- Disorder does not settle; the family gate declines.
- Wealth
- The heart and reasoning are crooked; do not seek, do not seek.
- Current Fortune
- Wealth power is only empty hope; seeking brings no benefit.
- Lost Item
- Its direction is vague; do not keep thinking about it.
- Farming
- This year has no profit; look again next spring.
- Legal Matters
- Keep a calm heart and your proper place; official trouble can be avoided.