GUANYIN ORACLE LOT 39
Meng Jiangnu Searches for Her Husband
Grinding stone into a mirror is wasted effort.
ORACLE VERSE
Translated verse
News from the edge of the sky is hard to understand.
Do not be suspicious or force what you desire.
If you grind a stone hoping to make a mirror,
You only waste your own labor.
Original Chinese verse
天边消息实难思，切莫多心望强求； 若把石头磨作镜，曾知枉费己工夫。
ALLUSION
Story allusion
Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Qiliang was sent to work on the Great Wall soon after their marriage. She went to find him and learned he had died. Seeking his bones for burial, she bit her finger and used blood to identify them, then wept so bitterly that the Great Wall collapsed. The story became a symbol of faithful devotion.
Poem meaning
This lot shows keeping the ordinary course in quiet. Staying within yourself is favorable.
Original reading
A thousand plans only waste effort. Better to keep the old. What cause is there to force it?
READING
Overall reading
The news you hear does not make sense, and private desire should not be used to force an outcome.
This is like grinding a brick or stone to make a mirror. However hard you work, the method cannot reach the goal.
BY QUESTION
Question-based reading
General Matters
The current method cannot reach the goal. Continuing this way only wastes effort.
Love and Marriage
This love does not belong to you, and private forcing will not obtain it. Step back to avoid wasted effort.
Work, Job Search, and Business
Effort brings little result because of obstruction. Good deeds and repentance can alter the direction.
Exams, Competition, and Promotion
Repeated attempts may still fail. If the chance has passed many times, forcing it is useless and retreat is safer.
Investment and Money
Money management may lose more the more you act. Better protect the principal.
Business Trade
Hard work may not lift business, and hoped-for profit is like morning dew.
Property
Buyers are not interested. Repentance and improvement may bring a later turn.
Health
This illness is hard to treat and may worsen with more treatment. Karmic illness needs repentance.
Change and Transfer
Change may be no better than the present. Diligent repentance can help matters turn.
Pregnancy and Children
Children follow destiny. If seeking a son, look to your virtue.
Legal Matters
It is too late to seek a turn in litigation. Accept the situation and follow the outcome.
Finding People or Things
The lost item is already gone. Searching is wasted labor, so forget it.
Travel and Going Abroad
Distant development may sound better, but Heaven does not agree. Stay where you are.
FAQ
FAQ
What does Lot 39 Meng Jiangnu Searches for Her Husband mean?
This is a Lower lot in You Palace. The verse gives the image, and the overall reading brings it back to the matter itself: The news you hear does not make sense, and private desire should not be used to force an outcome.
Should I read only the blessing level of Lot 39?
No. The level gives the broad weather, but the useful detail is in the translated verse, original reading, practical signals, and question-based sections. The practical signal begins: Home is peaceful. Self should guard against danger. Wealth is ordinary. Deals are blocked. Marriage does not fit. Pregnancy points to a girl.
Which part should I read for a concrete question?
Start with “General Matters.” The current method cannot reach the goal. Continuing this way only wastes effort
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