Lot 15 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem" — Zhuge Liang used the Empty City Stratagem to repel Sima Yi's forces, embodying the wisdom of careful planning and stillness overcoming action.
Lot 15
MiddlePoem
Tiger crouches in the forest, awaiting the right moment
One leap and the heavens and earth are shaken
Plan well before acting — the odds of victory are high
While the moment has not yet come, do not move lightly
Zhūgě Liàng Kōng Chéng Jì
Historical Allusion
Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem
Zhuge Liang used the Empty City Stratagem to repel Sima Yi's forces, embodying the wisdom of careful planning and stillness overcoming action.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Plan before acting; wait for the right moment to achieve great things. Do not rush.
General Guidance
Career
Plan before acting; move when the moment is right.
Love
Love needs time to mature.
Health
Balance rest and exercise moderately.
Wealth
Steady finances; wait for a good opportunity.
Travel
Prepare well before travel.
Litigation
Prepare thoroughly before responding to any dispute.
- 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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