Mazu Fortune Stick No. 95 · Gen Hexagram
墻圍竹木稻盈田，雞犬桑麻境地偏，完却官糧無別事，太平世界一神仙。 Bamboo and trees for walls, rice filling the fields, chickens, dogs, mulberry and hemp in a quiet corner. Once the grain tax is paid, there is nothing else to do: in a world at peace, you live like an immortal.
The poem
墻圍竹木稻盈田
Bamboo and trees for walls, rice filling the fields,
雞犬桑麻境地偏
chickens, dogs, mulberry and hemp in a quiet corner.
完却官糧無別事
Once the grain tax is paid, there is nothing else to do:
太平世界一神仙
in a world at peace, you live like an immortal.
| Lot | Hexagram |
|---|---|
| No. 95 第九十五首 | Gen 艮 (Keeping Still) |
Readings by topic
| Topic | Reading |
|---|---|
| Career & exams | Cultivate the five virtues; success will come 修身五德 成名有期 |
| Business | Fair trade; goods bring profit 貿易公道 有貨利益 |
| Pregnancy | Congratulations; a fine child 恭喜恭喜 必得嘉種 |
| Marriage | A matchmaker arranges it; a fated match 媒妁撮合 良緣天定 |
| Travel | Good things keep coming; money and children 好事連連 財到子到 |
| Household | Luck is open; it will work out at home 時運元亨 在家必達 |
| Seeking wealth | Land brings wealth; seek and you will have it 有土有財 求之則有 |
| Luck of the times | It comes honestly; the time is here 有道而來 時亦已到 |
| Lost items | Look ahead and behind and you will find it 瞻前顧後 尋之即得 |
| Farming & livestock | A rich year; still, be frugal 年豐物阜 尤須儉約 |
| Lawsuits | Powerful backing; you will win 權貴扶之 必有勝訴 |
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 walled farm with full rice fields, chickens, dogs and crops. With the taxes paid and nothing else to worry about, you live like an immortal in peaceful times.
Reminder: An ordinary, settled life is a blessing in itself.
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. 95: questions
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 95 say?
「墻圍竹木稻盈田，雞犬桑麻境地偏，完却官糧無別事，太平世界一神仙」 In English: Bamboo and trees for walls, rice filling the fields, chickens, dogs, mulberry and hemp in a quiet corner. Once the grain tax is paid, there is nothing else to do: in a world at peace, you live like an immortal. It is paired with the Gen hexagram.
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 95 mean?
A walled farm with full rice fields, chickens, dogs and crops. With the taxes paid and nothing else to worry about, you live like an immortal in peaceful times. Reminder: An ordinary, settled life is a blessing in itself.