Lot 52 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Wisdom of the Four Seasons" — Farmers work according to the four seasons — planting in spring, tending in summer, harvesting in autumn, storing in winter — showing that life too should follow nature's rhythm.
Lot 52
MiddlePoem
Spring plowing, summer tending, autumn harvesting and storing
The four seasons cycle — each has its work
Life too has its times of flourishing and decline
Use each moment well — let none pass in vain
Sìjì Lúnhuí de Zhìhuì
Historical Allusion
Wisdom of the Four Seasons
Farmers work according to the four seasons — planting in spring, tending in summer, harvesting in autumn, storing in winter — showing that life too should follow nature's rhythm.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Follow the seasons and fulfill each role. Every stage of life has its meaning — use time well.
General Guidance
Career
Follow the rhythm of career; develop in sequence.
Love
Love has its own timing; let it flow naturally.
Health
Adjust health care to the seasons for better results.
Wealth
Seize timely opportunities; manage steadily.
Travel
Choose the best timing for travel.
Litigation
Choose a favorable time to handle 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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