Lot 49
BalancedWang Xiang Seeks Carp beneath the Ice
Cold binds the earth and water has turned to ice;
Why grasp after achievement in this season?
Keep to yourself and sit quietly for now,
Until the time of change makes the way clear.
GUANYIN FORTUNE LOTS
The Lot in Detail
Traditional image
The image is of water frozen into ice. Conditions, not effort, are the present limit; conserve strength until the season becomes workable.
Traditional explanation
Water freezes into ice
Ice will melt back into water
If you ask about a plan
Do not labour after it in vain
Traditional guidance by topic
- Home
- Unsettled
- Self
- Pray for protection
- Wealth
- Difficult
- Trade
- Obstructed
- Marriage
- No union for now
- Pregnancy
- Risky
- Traveler
- Delayed
- Silkworms
- A shortfall
- Livestock
- Some loss
- Finding someone
- Will be found
- Disputes
- Harmony
- Relocation
- Keep to the established course
- Lost property
- Empty for now
- 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.