Lot 49 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Wang Wei Walks to Where the Water Ends" — Wang Wei walked to the source's end, sat and watched clouds form, and attained the Chan state of ease with whatever comes — a heart without obstruction.
Lot 49
MiddlePoem
Walk to where the water ends and sit watching
When clouds arise, mountains layer and waters fold
Life always has its turning point
At ease with whatever comes — heart without obstruction
Wáng Wéi Xíng Dào Shuǐ Qióng Chù
Historical Allusion
Wang Wei Walks to Where the Water Ends
Wang Wei walked to the source's end, sat and watched clouds form, and attained the Chan state of ease with whatever comes — a heart without obstruction.
General Guidance
A middle lot. At ease with whatever comes; don't be attached to outcomes. Life always has turning points — open your heart and go with the natural flow.
General Guidance
Career
Go with the flow; career has its own design.
Love
Let love come as it comes; cherish the connection.
Health
An open heart; health comes naturally.
Wealth
Content with what comes; neither greedy nor grasping.
Travel
Travel spontaneously; enjoy the scenery along the way.
Litigation
Let it resolve naturally; don't force an outcome.
- 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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