Lot 67 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Xunzi's Encouragement to Learn" — Xunzi encouraged learning and stressed accumulation: without small steps there is no thousand li; without small streams there is no great river or sea.
Lot 67
MiddlePoem
The horse gallops without stopping, the road is long
A journey of a thousand li begins beneath the feet
Step by step, grounded and firm
Without accumulating small steps, there is no thousand li
Xúnzǐ Quàn Xué
Historical Allusion
Xunzi's Encouragement to Learn
Xunzi encouraged learning and stressed accumulation: without small steps there is no thousand li; without small streams there is no great river or sea.
General Guidance
A middle lot of accumulation's power. Step by step, without rushing, small amounts add up — the goal is ultimately reached.
General Guidance
Career
Accumulate experience; rise step by step.
Love
Steady as flowing water; love deepens day by day.
Health
Daily exercise accumulates; effects are significant.
Wealth
Small amounts add up; wealth gradually accumulates.
Travel
Move step by step; enjoy the journey.
Litigation
Accumulate evidence; advance step by step.
- 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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