Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Guandi Shrine — Lot 7
This tube asks about career. Whether to push or to pull back — say it clearly to yourself first.
Guandi Shrine · Lot 7Poor
恃勇轻进易失蹄麦城之鉴古来稀此时宜退不宜进养精蓄锐待时机
What it means: Do not charge. Step back and the ground opens.
The verse is kept in Chinese. It is a four-line regulated poem — rhyme and metre are part of the thing itself, and they do not survive translation. The reading below is written in English.
The reading
Advancing now costs you; this is a time to withdraw. Shrink the operation, keep the people and the money. Once this stretch passes, plan again.
Guandi's lots are about integrity and nerve: hold your ground and the road opens.
How to read this grade
Poor describes the present, not your fate. Its use is to tell you to pull back a little, stop adding to the position, and move again when the conditions have changed.
All eighty lots are lines written for Hanlu Temple. They are here to help you put a question into words — no promise, and no medical, financial or legal advice.
Draw this lot in the hall
Walk to the Guandi Shrine, sit down on a cushion and put your palms together. The tube of lots stands by the altar. A lot you drew in the same hall on the same day is remembered, so you can come back and read it again.