Lot 61 (Upper) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "The Return of Yang" — At the winter solstice, one yang is born; at the extreme of darkness, light comes; at the extreme of difficulty, good fortune turns — from negation comes prosperity.
Lot 61
UpperPoem
One yang first stirs; ten thousand forms are new
Winter passes, spring comes — the world transforms
Hardships are past, brightness arrives
Goodness accumulated and virtue deep — blessings naturally deepen
Yī Yáng Lái Fù
Historical Allusion
The Return of Yang
At the winter solstice, one yang is born; at the extreme of darkness, light comes; at the extreme of difficulty, good fortune turns — from negation comes prosperity.
General Guidance
A good lot. After the extreme comes the turn — hardships are past and brightness is ahead. Accumulate goodness and virtue; blessings will deepen.
General Guidance
Career
Good things are coming; prepare actively.
Love
Hard times passed; love warms again.
Health
Health gradually improves; continue recuperating.
Wealth
Financial luck recovering; improvement near.
Travel
Travel is fine; prospects are improving.
Litigation
Situation improving; keep pressing.
- 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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