Lot 30
BalancedThe Great Chessboard Contest
I urge you: do not reach toward another's ground;
Like a crane in flight, you may meet a hidden arrow.
Go gathering wood, and a snake waits in the grass—
One venomous mouth can leave a lasting grief.
GUANYIN FORTUNE LOTS
The Lot in Detail
Traditional image
The image is of keeping within one's proper bounds. Hidden risks lie behind tempting openings; discretion and clean conduct are the surest protection.
Traditional explanation
Keep the lips closed and the teeth together
Do not meddle in another's affairs
If conscience is compromised
The harm returns to oneself
Traditional guidance by topic
- Home
- Safe
- Self
- Even and uneventful
- Wealth
- Wait for the right time
- Trade
- Delayed
- Marriage
- Not yet granted
- Pregnancy
- More alarm than harm
- Traveler
- Separated by obstacles
- Silkworms
- Unfavourable
- Livestock
- Unfavourable
- Finding someone
- Separated by obstacles
- Disputes
- A shortfall; do not begin
- Relocation
- Keep to the established course
- Lost property
- Not found
- Illness
- Recovery will be difficult
- Ancestral grave
- Highly auspicious
INTERPRETATIONRead the Signs · See the Way Forward
Bringing the classical oracle into conversation with your real circumstances, this reading first establishes the overall direction, then examines turning points and timing—so you can see your next move more clearly.