Lot 41
BalancedDong Zhuo Takes Lü Bu as His Son
Remember well this counsel without end:
Do not mistake a thief for your own son.
Do not crave the little sweetness before your eyes,
Lest another year repay it with ten thousand pains.
GUANYIN FORTUNE LOTS
The Lot in Detail
Traditional image
The image is of taking falsehood for loyalty. Immediate advantage can conceal a deep conflict of interest; judge character before benefit.
Traditional explanation
One choice is decisive
Do not misjudge it
Hold the warning firmly in mind
Then loneliness need not follow
Traditional guidance by topic
- Home
- Unsettled
- Self
- Ordinary
- Wealth
- Hold steady and wait
- Trade
- Difficult
- Marriage
- No union yet
- Pregnancy
- A boy; some alarm is indicated
- Traveler
- Will arrive
- Silkworms
- A partial yield
- Livestock
- Safe
- Finding someone
- Will arrive
- Disputes
- Reconciliation is advisable
- Relocation
- Pray for protection
- Lost property
- Difficult to find
- Illness
- Perform the traditional rite for protection
- Ancestral grave
- Balanced
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.