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Guandi lots, no. 9

大吉籤
望渠消息向長安,常把菱花仔細看。見說文書將入境,今朝喜色上眉端。

The verse is shown in the original Chinese; we don't publish translations of the verses yet.

The painting

Peach blossom · Branches in full bloom: new life and a good season.

Grade

大吉籤 · Very auspicious

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. “望渠消息向長安” — which situation in your life does this line bring to mind?
  2. “常把菱花仔細看” — in that situation, what matters most to you, and what would you hate to lose?
  3. “今朝喜色上眉端” — if you could take only one small step first, which would it be?

About this set

A folk collection of fortune-stick poems named after Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms general; this site only explains the text. 100 in all. The four-line verses often speak of timing, advancing and holding back. Grades range from 大吉 (very auspicious) to 下下 (lowest).

Draw a lotLots are drawn at random by the site; the AI reading is original and for entertainment only.

The poems are traditional folk texts in the public domain, checked against several published versions. The ink paintings are drawn by the site from each poem's imagery. For cultural entertainment only — it can't predict the future and isn't advice of any kind. MoZhu is not affiliated with any temple or religious organization.