Lot 58
BalancedKing Wen Consults the Oracle
Remember well these plain and honest words:
Do not seek a strange new art in foreign ground.
Hold firmly to the work that has sustained you—
Beyond that course, the other paths bring little gain.
GUANYIN FORTUNE LOTS
The Lot in Detail
Traditional image
The image is of preserving the proven way. Novelty is not the answer at this moment; consolidate your craft, position, or relationship before considering a departure.
Traditional explanation
Stay where staying is sound
Keep what is rightly yours
Do not begin an unrelated venture
The established course is the safer one
Traditional guidance by topic
- Home
- Ordinary
- Self
- Unfavourable
- Wealth
- Favourable
- Trade
- Will succeed
- Marriage
- Obstructed
- Pregnancy
- A fright or surprise
- Traveler
- Delayed
- Silkworms
- An even chance
- Livestock
- Some loss
- Finding someone
- Will be found
- Disputes
- A shortfall
- Relocation
- Keep to the established course
- Lost property
- Unfavourable
- Illness
- Health is unsettled
- Ancestral grave
- A change is advisable
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.