Lot 10 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Tao Yuanming Returns to the Fields" — Tao Yuanming refused to bow for five pecks of rice, resigned his post and retired to the fields, finding spiritual freedom in simple rural life.
Lot 10
MiddlePoem
Autumn wind and falling leaves know the season's order
All things wax and wane in their appointed time
You consult the oracle with sincere heart
The Bodhisattva's own arrangements are already known
Táo Yuānmíng Guīyǐn Tiányuán
Historical Allusion
Tao Yuanming Returns to the Fields
Tao Yuanming refused to bow for five pecks of rice, resigned his post and retired to the fields, finding spiritual freedom in simple rural life.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Follow nature's course; do not force things. Wait with a calm heart — heaven's design will reveal itself.
General Guidance
Career
Go with the flow; do not force matters.
Love
Fate determines relationships; let things flow naturally.
Health
Adjust your mindset and follow nature's rhythm.
Wealth
Money comes and goes; maintain equanimity.
Travel
Travel as circumstances allow; no particular omen.
Litigation
Right and wrong have their own justice; do not force outcomes.
- Tradition
- Guanyin 100 Oracle (观音灵签 / 观音一百签) — a traditional divination practice at Guanyin temples across East Asia, drawing on classical Chinese allusions (典故) as reflective mirrors.
- Source
- Follows the widely circulated 100-lot text commonly printed at Chinese and Taiwanese Guanyin temples. No single canonical edition exists; minor wording variations occur across temple printings.
- Translation
- Chinese preserves traditional phrasing. English renderings are Cihang's adaptations for bilingual devotional reading, not scholarly translations.
- Note
- Reflection, not prediction. The oracle invites contemplation of the lot's historical allusion as a mirror for your present circumstances; it does not claim divinatory certainty.
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