Lot 76 (Lower Lower) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Surrounded by Songs of Chu" — Xiang Yu was surrounded and heard songs of Chu from all sides, his courage shattered — showing that in a desperate situation, calm is needed most; do not fall into disorder.
Lot 76
Lower LowerPoem
Rabbit year brings calamity after calamity
Songs of Chu from all four sides — hard to hold on
At this moment only wait with a still heart
Sincerely pray to the Buddha to pass through hardship
Sìmiàn Chǔ Gē
Historical Allusion
Surrounded by Songs of Chu
Xiang Yu was surrounded and heard songs of Chu from all sides, his courage shattered — showing that in a desperate situation, calm is needed most; do not fall into disorder.
General Guidance
The very worst lot. All things are greatly inauspicious. Wait with a still heart; absolutely do not act rashly. Sincerely pray for the Bodhisattva's protection.
General Guidance
Career
All greatly inauspicious; pause all plans.
Love
Greatly inauspicious in love; avoid conflict.
Health
Health crisis; seek medical care immediately.
Wealth
Extremely poor financial luck; strictly conservative.
Travel
Absolutely no travel; stay home.
Litigation
Dispute is extremely unfavorable; reconcile immediately.
- 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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