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第 12 籤 · Lot 12 of 100

包胥九頓

亦作 枯木生花

Bao Xu Weeps and Bows

上籤
Auspicious
Language

籤詩 The poem

否去泰來咫尺間 暫交偏枯往日慳 忽蒙天上降恩澤 枯木逢春又開顏
01

Bad luck leaves and good luck arrives in a blink of an eye

02

Temporarily exchanging the withered past for a new state

03

Suddenly receiving blessings bestowed from heaven

04

A withered tree meets spring and blooms again

籤意 The image

此卦枯木生花之象。凡事得時則吉也。

This lot symbolizes a withered tree bursting into bloom. It means that when the right time comes, everything will flourish and become highly auspicious.

解曰 The reading

否去泰來,枯木逢春。時來運轉,萬事皆吉。

Fortune turns from bad to good. Like a dead tree reviving in spring, you will experience a miraculous recovery and renewed joy.

各項指引 Verdict by matter

MatterVerdictMeaning
自身YourselfSmooth progress
財運MoneyAbundant
婚姻MarriageA perfect match
疾病HealthMiraculous recovery
交易BusinessHighly successful
家宅HouseholdSafe and peaceful
六甲PregnancyLikely a boy
行人TravellerArriving soon
MatterVerdictMeaning
尋人Finding someoneWill be found
訟詞LawsuitVictory
移徙MovingHighly favorable
失物Lost itemWill be found
田蠶HarvestExcellent harvest
六畜LivestockThriving
墳墓Ancestral gravesAuspicious

典故 The episode this lot is named after

春秋時楚國申包胥在秦國朝廷痛哭七日七夜,求得援軍復國的故事。

Shen Bao Xu of the Chu state wept for seven days and nights, bowing endlessly at the Qin court to beg for military aid to save his country. His extreme sincerity moved the Qin ruler, and his state was saved. It signifies intense dedication leading to a miraculous revival.

怎樣看這一籤 Reading lot 12

The poem

籤詩為主The poem leads

Four lines, seven characters each. Read them in order — they move from situation, to obstacle, to turn, to outcome. Everything below is commentary on them.

The grade

上籤Auspicious

Lot 12 is graded 上籤 · Auspicious. The conditions are with you. Act, and act honestly.

Your question

對號入座Find your matter

Take the line for the thing you actually asked about. The same lot reads differently for money than it does for a lawsuit — that is what the verdict table above is for.

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