Wong Tai Sin Fortune Sticks · Lot 38
The 38th Oracle Lot: Tao Yuanming Resigns from Office
Traditional fortune label: Good Fortune
Lot poem
Let me return, for official life is closed; a room barely large enough for my knees is still peaceful. Leaning against the southern window, I express my pride, discussing poetry and wine; leaning on my staff, I wander and feast my eyes on the mountains.
Story and textual notes
During the Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming refused to bow down for five bushels of rice, resigned from his official post, and returned to the countryside to enjoy quiet blessings. Living a life of seclusion, the 'Return' rhapsody he wrote for this is the meaning of this oracle lot.
Interpretation
Let me return! What is so great about being an official? Returning to my simple home, though it is small, I feel incomparably peaceful and happy. Leaning against the southern window, I harbor my pride and talk about poetry and wine with close friends. Holding a staff to climb high, wandering everywhere to fully enjoy the beauty of mountains and forests. Obtaining this oracle lot means enjoying peace and quiet, with good fortune and no misfortune.
Traditional summary
Fame is not achieved, wealth gradually arrives; livestock and sericulture bring slight profits; marriage is not harmonious, pregnancy produces a daughter; illness can be cured, travelers arrive; regarding plans, one must recognize opportunities; the household is safe, and cultivating virtue brings beauty.
Thematic references
- Annual Fortune
- The oracle lot implies stability only, with neither great joy nor great worry.
- Career
- This year is not a year for pursuing new ventures; it is best not to launch new plans for now and hold your ground.
- Wealth
- Do not hope for quick money, but income is stable; seeking wealth will be easier after winter.
- Self
- A very leisurely and pleasant year, with the opportunity to learn a new skill you like.
- Family
- Harmonious, happy, and amicable; if a family member is pregnant, the chance of giving birth to a daughter is higher.
- Romance
- Love is like hide-and-seek: when you are anxious, the partner is not; when the partner is anxious, you are not.
- Relocation
- Arbutus flowers look the same everywhere; remaining still is better than moving.
- Reputation
- The oracle lot implies that backstabbers often slander you; by all means, do not show off.
- Health
- Exercise more, keep your body fit, and wait for a turning point.
- Friendship
- There are many new friends, but none are career-oriented.
- Feng Shui
- The oracle lot implies stability without harm.
- Lost Items
- Seek it and it may be found.
- Self
- Cultivating virtue brings safety.
- Timing
- A tie situation with no great joy.
- Travel
- One must always know when to avoid.
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