Lot 29 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Xie An's Comeback from Mount Dong" — Xie An lived in seclusion on Mount Dong, detached from affairs, and when the moment was right emerged to serve and win a great victory, achieving immortal merit.
Lot 29
MiddlePoem
A dragon in shallow waters is teased by shrimp
A tiger on flat ground is bullied by dogs
A hero's low point is not forever
A comeback from Mount Dong will come in time
Xiè Ān Dōngshān Zài Qǐ
Historical Allusion
Xie An's Comeback from Mount Dong
Xie An lived in seclusion on Mount Dong, detached from affairs, and when the moment was right emerged to serve and win a great victory, achieving immortal merit.
General Guidance
A middle lot. A temporary low point, not a permanent situation. Lie low and wait — the day of your comeback is approaching.
General Guidance
Career
Temporary setback; lie low and wait.
Love
Love is at a low ebb; wait for the turn.
Health
Rest and restore your energy.
Wealth
Temporarily weak finances; await the right moment.
Travel
Postpone travel plans.
Litigation
Step back temporarily; await a better moment.
- 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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