Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Wenquxing Hall — Lot 8
This tube asks about studies. Write the exam you have to pass clearly in your mind.
Wenquxing Hall · Lot 8Good
文昌案上墨犹香朱笔轻提名姓扬但把平常心态放从容入闱胜张皇
What it means: A steady head. You will perform.
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
On the day, calm matters more than knowledge. Bring everything you need, take three slow breaths before you start. Do not aim to exceed yourself; aim to write down correctly what you know.
Wenchang's lots rarely mention luck. They talk about work and frame of mind.
How to read this grade
Good sits one step below Excellent: the direction is right, but the work has to be carried with diligence and patience. If the verse talks about keeping, gathering or holding steady, that is the point of the lot.
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 Wenquxing 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.