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第 5 籤 · Lot 5 of 100

劉晨遇仙

Liu Chen Meets the Immortals

中籤
Mixed
Language

籤詩 The poem

一錐草地要求泉 努力求之得最難 無意求之忽見源 歷盡險阻始亨通
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Digging into the ground to seek a spring of water

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Striving hard to get it is extremely difficult

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Unintentionally seeking it, you suddenly find the source

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A breakthrough achieved through enduring patience

籤意 The image

此卦錐地求泉之象。凡事先難後易也。

This lot symbolizes digging a well to find a spring. It means enduring hardship first before tasting sweetness.

解曰 The reading

望長求短,望遠求近。一旦運至,如同逢春。

Desire and reality are far apart, but through persistent effort, a path will eventually open. Patience brings a sudden stroke of luck.

各項指引 Verdict by matter

MatterVerdictMeaning
自身Yourself平平Average / Needs effort
財運MoneyDelayed but will come
婚姻MarriageTakes time to harmonize
疾病Health拖尾Prolonged but will recover
交易Business難成Difficult initially, success later
家宅Household祈保Pray for peace
六甲Pregnancy作福Take precautions
行人TravellerDelayed
MatterVerdictMeaning
尋人Finding someoneWill take time to find
訟詞LawsuitSeek a peaceful settlement
移徙Moving守舊Maintain the status quo
失物Lost item不見Difficult to find immediately
田蠶Harvest平平Average yield
六畜LivestockBeware of minor losses
墳墓Ancestral gravesAuspicious

典故 The episode this lot is named after

東漢劉晨、阮肇入天台山採藥迷路,奇遇仙女的故事。

During the Han Dynasty, Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao went into the Tiantai Mountains to gather herbs, got lost, and met two beautiful female immortals. After spending what felt like half a year with them, they returned home to find that seven generations had passed. It signifies unexpected discoveries after difficult journeys.

怎樣看這一籤 Reading lot 5

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

中籤Mixed

Lot 5 is graded 中籤 · Mixed. Good in one direction, costly in another. Read the matter you asked about.

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