Mazu Fortune Stick No. 30 · Lü Hexagram
歛黛佳人仰看天，堂前鶴去月空圓，天淵浩浩津涯遠，迅浪痴風恐覆船。 A lovely woman, brows knit, gazes at the sky; the crane has left the hall, the moon is full for no one. Heaven and the deep are vast, the far shore distant, and wild waves and mad winds may overturn the boat.
The poem
歛黛佳人仰看天
A lovely woman, brows knit, gazes at the sky;
堂前鶴去月空圓
the crane has left the hall, the moon is full for no one.
天淵浩浩津涯遠
Heaven and the deep are vast, the far shore distant,
迅浪痴風恐覆船
and wild waves and mad winds may overturn the boat.
| Lot | Hexagram |
|---|---|
| No. 30 第三十首 | Lü 旅 (The Wanderer) |
No. 30 in the Baishatun system
The hundred-poem set used at Baishatun Gongtian Temple, Ganghu Tianyuan Temple and some others has twelve different poems at numbers 25 to 36. In that system this number reads:
大海茫茫未有涯
The great sea stretches without end;
扁舟漂蕩實堪嗟
a small boat drifts, how sad to see.
我今指引平安路
Now I point you to the safe road:
路在心頭汝自思
it lies in your own heart, so think it through.
If you drew your lot at one of those temples, go by that temple's poem.
Readings by topic
| Topic | Reading |
|---|---|
| Career & exams | Success is hard to win; a dream into old age 功名難圖 幻夢到老 |
| Business | A painted cake; lumber broken, money lost 圖成畫餅 折木傷財 |
| Pregnancy | Hoping for a child; look to heaven 欣求子息 仰望蒼穹 |
| Marriage | Flowers in a mirror, the moon in water; empty 鏡花水月 虛杳空圓 |
| Travel | Many obstacles; stay home 事多阻隔 且守家中 |
| Household | Misfortune at home; quarrels arise 家門不幸 反生齟齬 |
| Seeking wealth | A rough road; seeking is useless 命運多舛 求之無益 |
| Luck of the times | Money scatters; no luck at all 財祿失散 無運了然 |
| Lost items | Gone without a trace; no need to search 物已無蹤 不必尋找 |
| Farming & livestock | Chickens, dogs, crops: all come to nothing 雞犬桑麻 皆歸烏有 |
| Lawsuits | A clash with the year; legal trouble and gossip 年沖見剋 官非口舌 |
Readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple website; the English is our translation. The temple's list also has an "illness" reading; we leave it out. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
What it means
A beauty looks sadly at the sky; the crane has flown and the moon is full for no one. The water is deep, the shore far, and storms may capsize the boat.
Reminder: The situation is unstable. This is not the time for risky trips or bold moves.
This is a plain reading of the words. How it applies to your own question is best settled with the interpreter at the temple where you drew it.
How to draw a lot
- Light incense and tell Mazu your name, birth date and address, then state clearly the one matter you are asking about.
- Cast the moon blocks (jiaobei, two crescent-shaped wooden blocks) to ask whether you may draw. One face up and one face down means yes; then pull one stick from the cylinder.
- Cast the blocks again to confirm that this is your stick. Many temples ask for three yeses in a row; if not, put it back and draw again.
- Collect the poem with the matching number. Read the whole poem, then find the topic below that fits your question. If it is unclear, ask the temple's interpreter.
Ask about one thing at a time; the more specific the question, the easier the poem is to apply.
Common misunderstandings
A gloomy poem means the matter is doomed.
Most poems are reminders and directions. The same poem means different things for different questions, so look at the topic that matches yours.
You can keep drawing on the same question until you get a good poem.
By custom you ask once per matter. If you are still unsure, ask the temple's interpreter, or wait a while and ask again.
Previous: No. 29; next: No. 31.
A straight word: fortune poems are a matter of faith, and the meanings here are ours
The Chinese text, hexagram names and topic readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple of Tainan, checked line by line against three other sources; we only corrected obvious copying errors, and every page shows the temple's original wording wherever we changed it. The English translations and the plain-English meanings are our own reading of the words, not the temple's official interpretation. For a real reading, ask at the temple where you drew the lot. For legal, medical or financial questions, see a professional, and if you feel unwell, see a doctor. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment.
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Mazu fortune stick No. 30: questions
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 30 say?
「歛黛佳人仰看天，堂前鶴去月空圓，天淵浩浩津涯遠，迅浪痴風恐覆船」 In English: A lovely woman, brows knit, gazes at the sky; the crane has left the hall, the moon is full for no one. Heaven and the deep are vast, the far shore distant, and wild waves and mad winds may overturn the boat. It is paired with the Lü hexagram.
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 30 mean?
A beauty looks sadly at the sky; the crane has flown and the moon is full for no one. The water is deep, the shore far, and storms may capsize the boat. Reminder: The situation is unstable. This is not the time for risky trips or bold moves.