Lot 77 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Opportunity Must Not Be Lost; Time Will Not Come Again" — When opportunity arrives, grasp it decisively. Missing a good opportunity often brings regret too late. Acting decisively at the right moment is the key to success.
Lot 77
MiddlePoem
Dragon murmurs with gentle rain; spring is deep
Clouds scatter, sun emerges, ten thousand forms are new
This opportunity is right before your eyes
Seize the moment; do not hesitate
Jī Bù Kě Shī Shí Bù Zài Lái
Historical Allusion
Opportunity Must Not Be Lost; Time Will Not Come Again
When opportunity arrives, grasp it decisively. Missing a good opportunity often brings regret too late. Acting decisively at the right moment is the key to success.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Opportunity is before you — act decisively, seize the moment, and do not hesitate.
General Guidance
Career
Opportunity before you; act decisively.
Love
Romantic opportunity; grasp it boldly.
Health
Health opportunity; actively improve.
Wealth
Financial opportunity; invest decisively.
Travel
Right time to travel; act decisively.
Litigation
Favorable moment; strike 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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