Lot 20 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Su Dongpo's Reflections at Red Cliff" — Exiled to Huangzhou, Su Dongpo sailed at Red Cliff and viewed life's ups and downs with philosophical equanimity, leaving immortal works.
Lot 20
MiddlePoem
Moon waning and full follow their fixed cycle
Life's flourishing and decline each have their time
In this moment be peaceful and at ease
Wait quietly — the flower will bloom in its own time
Sū Dōngpō Chìbì Huái Gǔ
Historical Allusion
Su Dongpo's Reflections at Red Cliff
Exiled to Huangzhou, Su Dongpo sailed at Red Cliff and viewed life's ups and downs with philosophical equanimity, leaving immortal works.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Life has its natural rhythms of rising and falling. Maintain equanimity and flow with nature's law.
General Guidance
Career
Career has ups and downs; keep equanimity.
Love
Love has its own fate; do not force it.
Health
Keep a cheerful spirit; health follows naturally.
Wealth
Steady finances; contentment brings joy.
Travel
Safe travel; at ease wherever you go.
Litigation
Right and wrong are impermanent; treat them lightly.
- 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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