Lot 78 (Upper) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "The Carp Leaps Through Dragon Gate" — The carp bravely leaps through Dragon Gate and transforms into a dragon — symbolizing how through effort and struggle one can achieve a transformative leap.
Lot 78
UpperPoem
The spiritual snake transforms to dragon and soars in the ninth heaven
Reborn in body and spirit; heroic power revealed
This transformation is no ordinary matter
Rise yet another level; fortune and wisdom grow higher
Lǐyú Yuè Lóngmén
Historical Allusion
The Carp Leaps Through Dragon Gate
The carp bravely leaps through Dragon Gate and transforms into a dragon — symbolizing how through effort and struggle one can achieve a transformative leap.
General Guidance
A good lot. Carp leaping through Dragon Gate — a transformative leap. Courage plus perseverance will transform you; rise to a higher level.
General Guidance
Career
Carp leaping Dragon Gate; transformative success.
Love
Love takes a leap to a higher level.
Health
Health breakthrough; complete renewal.
Wealth
Financial luck takes a leap; greatly enhanced.
Travel
Unexpected pleasant surprises during travel.
Litigation
Break through the stalemate; achieve victory.
- 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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