Lot 5
BalancedLiu Chen Encounters the Immortals
With a single awl you pierce the earth for a spring;
However hard you strive, the water is slow to rise.
Then, when the mind no longer grasps, a kindred spirit appears,
Takes your hand, and leads you up into the blue.
The Lot in Detail
Traditional image
The image is of boring through earth in search of a spring. The beginning is difficult; a timely ally or unexpected opening makes the later path easier.
Traditional explanation
What you seek may be found in the west
Do not move merely from impatience
Stillness may serve better than striving
Plan from the ground beneath your feet
Traditional guidance by topic
- Home
- Pray for blessing
- Self
- Favourable
- Wealth
- Favourable
- Trade
- A union is indicated
- Marriage
- A union is indicated
- Pregnancy
- Safe
- Traveler
- Delayed
- Silkworms
- Sow early
- Livestock
- Some loss
- Finding someone
- Will be found
- Disputes
- Reconciliation is advisable
- Relocation
- Favourable
- Lost property
- Not found
- Illness
- Perform the traditional rite for protection
- Ancestral grave
- Favourable
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.