Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 84
Sign 84 of 100
The verse
青蚨盈萬積如邱收拾無從嘆不休好把一繩穿貫去教君怕足更何求
In English
Coins fill tens of thousands and pile like hills.Yet with no way to gather them, sighing does not stop.Better string them through with one cord.When you have enough, what more should you seek?
Textual notes
青蚨 means money. The term comes from a legend that coins marked with the blood of the qingfu insect would return after being spent.
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 comes first; wealth prospers and office rises.
- Business
- Wealth fortune moves freely; large gains repeatedly hit the mark.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Practice giving and you gain good descendants.
- Health
- Delight in goodness and giving; a good physician treats it.
- Marriage
- Broaden your heart and capacity; then a fine meeting is gained.
- Travel
- Mountains of gold and seas of silver; land and water are smooth.
- Household
- Household affairs go smoothly; wealth and children are both complete.
- Wealth
- Money gathers; what is spent enters the hand again.
- Current Fortune
- Rich as Shi Chong; both name and profit are complete.
- Lost Item
- The golden elixir is in the furnace; it will soon return to hand.
- Farming
- Strategy succeeds; all is filled with joy.
- Legal Matters
- A benefactor holds it on your behalf; everything is smooth.