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第 60 籤 · Lot 60 of 100

赤壁鏖兵

The Battle of Red Cliffs

下籤
Cautionary
Language

籤詩 The poem

抱薪救火大皆燃 燒遍三千亦復然 若問榮華并出入 不如意處保平安
01

Carrying firewood to put out a fire will only make it burn larger

02

Burning across three thousand miles, the result is the same

03

If you ask about glory, wealth, or going in and out

04

It is better to stay safe and peaceful in unfavorable circumstances

籤意 The image

此卦抱薪救火之象。凡事險難也。

This lot symbolizes carrying firewood to extinguish a fire. It warns that wrong actions or applying the wrong solutions will disastrously escalate the crisis. Seek safety first.

解曰 The reading

抱薪救火,弄巧成拙。切勿妄動,明哲保身。

Your current methods are making the problem worse. Ambition and action will only fan the flames of disaster right now. Retreat, abandon your current plans, and focus solely on survival and peace.

各項指引 Verdict by matter

MatterVerdictMeaning
自身Yourself祈保Pray heavily for peace
財運MoneyGuaranteed loss
婚姻Marriage不合Highly incompatible
疾病HealthDangerous, requires severe care
交易Business不成Will fail completely
家宅HouseholdDangerous, potential for disaster
六甲PregnancyDanger, beware of shock/fright
行人TravellerDelayed or blocked
MatterVerdictMeaning
尋人Finding someoneCannot be found
訟詞LawsuitGuaranteed to lose
移徙Moving守舊Absolutely do not move
失物Lost item不見Permanently lost
田蠶Harvest不利Poor harvest
六畜LivestockHeavy losses
墳墓Ancestral graves不利Unfavorable

典故 The episode this lot is named after

三國時曹操用鐵鎖連環戰船,反被周瑜與諸葛亮巧用火攻,燒毀百萬大軍,喻決策錯誤將致大災。

The Battle of Red Cliffs was a decisive naval battle during the Three Kingdoms period. Cao Cao chained his massive fleet of ships together to reduce seasickness, but this mistake allowed the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei to launch a devastating fire attack, burning his entire fleet to ashes. It warns that an arrogant miscalculation will lead to total destruction.

怎樣看這一籤 Reading lot 60

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

下籤Cautionary

Lot 60 is graded 下籤 · Cautionary. Something is in the way. Wait, or change the approach — this is not permanent.

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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