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Lot #49

Bad Fortune

Oracle Poem

天寒地冻水成冰 何须贪吝取功名 只好守己静处坐 待叶兴盛自然明

So cold is the winter that turns into ice. So what is the purpose of honor and fame? The best way left is to wait and see. When the situation clears, then comes your time.

Interpretation

This lot describes cold water turning into ice. It means that all attempts at doing something beyond your ability will fail. Cold water freezes into solid ice and than becomes flowing water again. Such a change is natural in the physical worlds, so it is in human affairs. Man proposes but god disposes. Your family has an uncertain future and you must pray for your own safety. Business dealings run into obstacles, so money is hard to earn. Marriage is not successful and pregnancy may meet with risk. You will suffer damage to your silkworm, livestock and your grain crop. Travelers meet with obstacles on the way but the missing will reappear in due course. Lost things cannot be traced. Lawsuits will be settled. Migration is recommended. Sickness is likely to be prolonged but eventually cured. Renovation of your ancestral graves is recommended.

Celestial Guidance

  • 1. 家宅 Homestead: The house is disturbed.
  • 2. 自身 Self: Pray for yourself.
  • 3. 求财 Wealth: It's hard to get money.
  • 4. 交易 Deal: Transaction blocking.
  • 5. 婚姻 Marriage: Marriage disagreement.
  • 6. 六甲 Birth: To give birth safely.
  • 7. 行人 Traveler: Pedestrians are late.
  • 8. 田蚕 Sericulture: Silkworm loss.
  • 9. 六畜 Husbandry: Six animals damage.
  • 10. 寻人 Missing: See you missing.
  • 11. 公讼 Lawsuits: Public litigation moderate.
  • 12. 移徙 Migration: Migration is conservative.
  • 13. 失物 Lost: Lost and empty.
  • 14. 疾病 Sickness: The disease is difficult to recover.
  • 15. 山坟 Graves: The tomb is auspicious.