Lot 45 (Upper) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "A Fool's Single Gain" — From a thousand worries comes one gain — even a slow person has strengths. Step by step with feet on the ground; success will come.
Lot 45
UpperPoem
The spiritual ape climbs high and looks far into the distance
Branch by branch connected, no end in sight
Clever mind and nimble hands meet good fortune
Step by step, footprint by footprint — success
Yú Zhě Yī Dé
Historical Allusion
A Fool's Single Gain
From a thousand worries comes one gain — even a slow person has strengths. Step by step with feet on the ground; success will come.
General Guidance
A good lot. Clever and adaptable, seize opportunities, and with grounded step-by-step progress you will certainly succeed.
General Guidance
Career
Flexible and adaptive; rising step by step.
Love
Thoughtful and attentive; love flows well.
Health
Flexibly adjust your lifestyle.
Wealth
Flexible financial management; good luck.
Travel
Flexible travel; adapt as needed.
Litigation
Respond flexibly; dissolve disputes.
- 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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