Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Mazu Hall — Lot 7
This tube asks about safety. Think of the person travelling, and the road they are on.
Mazu Hall · Lot 7Poor
黑云压浪莫开船此际出行恐有难宁可推迟三两日平安二字值千金
What it means: Not a good time for a long trip or water. Postpone it.
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
Do not travel far just now, and especially do not take risks on water. Push it back a few days if you can — safety is worth more than the schedule.
Mazu's lots usually land on the road: slower, steadier.
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 Mazu Hall, 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.