Lot 83 (Lower) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Know a Face but Not the Heart" — Human hearts are hard to fathom; seeing a person's true heart takes time and testing. Never easily trust surface appearances.
Lot 83
LowerPoem
Dog year loyalty meets betrayal
Trust is let down; vigilance is needed
See people's true hearts before you act
Be sincere to others; do not be deceived
Zhī Rén Zhī Miàn Bù Zhī Xīn
Historical Allusion
Know a Face but Not the Heart
Human hearts are hard to fathom; seeing a person's true heart takes time and testing. Never easily trust surface appearances.
General Guidance
A lower lot. Human relationships are complex; carefully discern truth from falsehood. See people's true hearts before acting; guard against being deceived.
General Guidance
Career
Complex workplace relationships; discern carefully.
Love
Discern sincere feelings in love.
Health
Guard against medical fraud; choose legitimate care.
Wealth
Guard against financial fraud.
Travel
Travel carefully; guard against theft and fraud.
Litigation
The other party is insincere; respond carefully.
- 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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