Lot 31 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow" — One who was too eager pulled up seedlings to help them grow, only ruining them. All things have their natural timing and must not be rushed.
Lot 31
MiddlePoem
Midday sunlight illuminates the earth
All things grow and return to their proper place
When the moment comes, things succeed naturally
Do not seek quick results and miss the right opportunity
Yà Miáo Zhù Zhǎng
Historical Allusion
Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow
One who was too eager pulled up seedlings to help them grow, only ruining them. All things have their natural timing and must not be rushed.
General Guidance
A middle lot. All things have their natural timing; rushing only spoils things. Wait for the right moment and success will come naturally.
General Guidance
Career
Progress steadily; don't rush for results.
Love
Love needs time; do not rush it.
Health
Recovery takes time; follow the treatment.
Wealth
Wealth accumulation takes time; be patient.
Travel
Choose the right time to travel.
Litigation
Wait for the right moment to act.
- 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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