Lot 82 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Cherishing Life" — Life is precious and must be treasured. Every moment is a valuable opportunity; practice and accumulating virtue makes life more meaningful.
Lot 82
MiddlePoem
Harvesting in autumn and storing in winter — in their proper time
Flowers bloom and fall each as is fitting
Life's length is not determined by humans
Practice and accumulate virtue; add to blessings
Zhēnxī Shēngmìng
Historical Allusion
Cherishing Life
Life is precious and must be treasured. Every moment is a valuable opportunity; practice and accumulating virtue makes life more meaningful.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Cherish every moment of life, practice and accumulate virtue — life becomes more meaningful and blessings naturally deepen.
General Guidance
Career
Treasure work opportunities; take them seriously.
Love
Treasure every moment together; deep feelings.
Health
Treasure good health; actively maintain it.
Wealth
Treasure wealth; use it well.
Travel
Treasure travel experiences; broaden knowledge.
Litigation
Value peace; dissolve disputes.
- 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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