Lot 55 (Upper) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Time is as Precious as Gold" — Time once gone never returns, like water flowing east — the wise treasure time as they would gold and waste none of it.
Lot 55
UpperPoem
Midday: yang energy at its height
All things vigorous and full of vitality
Career at its zenith like the midday sun
Grasp each moment; let none pass in vain
Xī Shí Rú Jīn
Historical Allusion
Time is as Precious as Gold
Time once gone never returns, like water flowing east — the wise treasure time as they would gold and waste none of it.
General Guidance
A good lot. Excellent timing — grasp every moment and advance actively. If not now, when?
General Guidance
Career
Golden opportunity; advance actively.
Love
Love at its best; cherish and hold on.
Health
Full of energy; great time for physical exercise.
Wealth
Strong financial luck; seize investment opportunities.
Travel
Best possible time to travel.
Litigation
Favorable timing; strive actively.
- 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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