Mazu Fortune Stick No. 78 · Qian Hexagram
龍宮貝闕最森嚴，君去行商趂一航，財積如山人共羨，到家正值燕呢喃。 The Dragon King's shell-built palace is guarded strict and grand; you set out to trade on a single voyage. Your wealth piles up like mountains, envied by all, and you come home as the swallows twitter.
The poem
龍宮貝闕最森嚴
The Dragon King's shell-built palace is guarded strict and grand;
君去行商趂一航
you set out to trade on a single voyage.
財積如山人共羨
Your wealth piles up like mountains, envied by all,
到家正值燕呢喃
and you come home as the swallows twitter.
| Lot | Hexagram |
|---|---|
| No. 78 第七十八首 | Qian 乾 (The Creative) |
Text notes: line 4: the temple website reads 到家正道燕呢喃.
Readings by topic
| Topic | Reading |
|---|---|
| Career & exams | Luck in office; honor in sight 祿運時通 榮華可望 |
| Business | Agree terms now and wealth flows 目前互約 財運則通 |
| Pregnancy | Like father, like son; joy at the door 龍生龍子 喜氣盈門 |
| Marriage | Good timing; a well-suited match 辰相好佳 配合得宜 |
| Travel | Get out and you will find opportunities 驅運出門 必有際會 |
| Household | Out with the old, in with the new; luck fills the house 除舊佈新 滿門瑞氣 |
| Seeking wealth | Wealth pours in; seek through good 財源廣進 善求則有 |
| Luck of the times | The road is open; within easy reach 利路亨通 垂手可得 |
| Lost items | Returned to its owner, whole and intact 物歸原主 完璧歸趙 |
| Farming & livestock | Granaries full; livestock thriving 倉廩富足 六畜皆旺 |
| Lawsuits | Heaven helps the good; a patron backs you 吉人天相 貴人扶之 |
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
Braving the dragon's realm, you go off to trade and come home with a fortune everyone envies, just as the spring swallows return.
Reminder: When you succeed away from home, remember to come home.
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.
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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. 78: questions
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 78 say?
「龍宮貝闕最森嚴，君去行商趂一航，財積如山人共羨，到家正值燕呢喃」 In English: The Dragon King's shell-built palace is guarded strict and grand; you set out to trade on a single voyage. Your wealth piles up like mountains, envied by all, and you come home as the swallows twitter. It is paired with the Qian hexagram.
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 78 mean?
Braving the dragon's realm, you go off to trade and come home with a fortune everyone envies, just as the spring swallows return. Reminder: When you succeed away from home, remember to come home.