Lot 57 (Lower) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Taming the Monkey-Mind and Horse-Will" — The monkey-mind and horse-will symbolize a scattered mind. Cultivation is the act of gathering the spirit back to stillness.
Lot 57
LowerPoem
The monkey-mind and horse-will are hard to control
The seven emotions and six desires trouble the spirit
What is needed most now is still, careful cultivation
Gather in the six senses — attain purity
Shōu Xīnyuán Yìmǎ
Historical Allusion
Taming the Monkey-Mind and Horse-Will
The monkey-mind and horse-will symbolize a scattered mind. Cultivation is the act of gathering the spirit back to stillness.
General Guidance
A lower lot. Mind is scattered. Still and careful cultivation is needed — gather the spirit and the way forward becomes clear.
General Guidance
Career
Scattered mind; concentrate your energy.
Love
Confused in love; think with a still mind.
Health
Mind mental health; nurture yourself in stillness.
Wealth
Inattentive mind risks financial mistakes.
Travel
Unsettled mind; travel with great care.
Litigation
Analyze with a still mind; avoid emotional reactions.
- 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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