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第 59 籤 · Lot 59 of 100

張良隱山

Zhang Liang Retires to the Mountains

兼籤
Two-sided
Language

籤詩 The poem

直上高樓去避身 四圍荊棘繞為林 天高君命長和短 得壹反成失二人
01

Going straight up a high tower to hide your body

02

Surrounded by a forest of thick, tangled thorns

03

Heaven is high, and human fate is inherently long or short

04

Trying to gain one thing will instead result in losing two

籤意 The image

此卦守舊防災之象。凡事守舊則吉也。

This lot symbolizes staying conservative to prevent disaster. It indicates being surrounded by obstacles and warns that greedy or ambitious actions will backfire entirely.

解曰 The reading

荊棘叢生,進退維谷。退守自保,切莫貪求。

You are trapped in a thorny situation. This is a time to retreat and protect yourself, not to advance. If you try to aggressively gain more, you will end up losing everything.

各項指引 Verdict by matter

MatterVerdictMeaning
自身Yourself平常Average, stay cautious
財運Money未遂/難Difficult, avoid greed
婚姻Marriage不合Incompatible
疾病Health祈保Requires prayers and rest
交易Business待時Wait and do not force
家宅Household祈福Pray for peace
六甲Pregnancy祈保Pray for safety
行人TravellerDelayed significantly
MatterVerdictMeaning
尋人Finding someoneBlocked, hard to find
訟詞LawsuitSeek a settlement to avoid loss
移徙Moving守舊Do not move
失物Lost item不見Cannot be found
田蠶Harvest平平Average
六畜LivestockExpect losses
墳墓Ancestral gravesAverage

典故 The episode this lot is named after

漢朝開國功臣張良深知伴君如伴虎,功成後明哲保身,隱退山林修道,免遭殺身之禍。

Zhang Liang, a brilliant strategist, helped Liu Bang establish the Han Dynasty. Recognizing that the Emperor would eventually turn on his most powerful generals, Zhang Liang wisely relinquished his power and retired to the mountains to practice Taoism, saving his own life while others were executed.

怎樣看這一籤 Reading lot 59

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

兼籤Two-sided

Lot 59 is graded 兼籤 · Two-sided. The source grades this lot across two bands. Weigh both readings.

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