Guanyin fortune stick

45

Upper stick

Guanyin fortune stick 45: Kindness and Good Deeds

Since ancient times gentleness has beaten force,
and a house that piles up good deeds will prosper greatly.
If you are the one who draws this stick,
you are like a thirsty traveler who comes upon fine nectar.

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The verdict

Heaven and earth respond, this stick comes true remarkably, the gods protect you, and once blessed, don't forget it.

What it says to you

Soft wins here. The poem says gentleness has always outlasted force, and a household that keeps doing good is a household that thrives. You have drawn the moment the thirsty person reaches cool, sweet drink: relief, and plenty of it. Helpful people are likely to show up, and the stick says they come because of how you treat others, patiently and without pushing. So keep your manners when you could win by being hard. Let the other person save face. And when the good thing arrives, don't forget who carried the water. A short thank-you note to someone who helped you this year would suit this stick exactly.

The story behind the stick

Lot 45 is named for Emperor Renzong of the Song, though editions disagree on which story. The Hong Kong-style edition titles it Renzong meeting an immortal without telling the tale. Another edition gives the sequel to the civet cat legend of lot 28: Renzong, raised believing another consort was his mother, learns through Judge Bao that his real mother is the blind Consort Li living in poverty, and the two are reunited. In actual history, Renzong learned the truth only after his birth mother had died. The legend fits a poem where gentleness outlasts force and a thirsty traveler finds fine nectar: years of patient suffering end in sweetness. The upper grade comes from that reward.

Line by line

1. Since ancient times gentleness has overcome hardness, an idea as old as the Daodejing. Readers take it as the stick's method: patience and softness achieve what force cannot.

2. A household that piles up good deeds will prosper greatly, echoing a saying from the Book of Changes. Readers read it as kindness repaid over time, often through family.

3. Whoever draws this stick is addressed directly. Readers take the line as a sign the blessing is personal, meant for your own question rather than offered as a general moral.

4. Like a thirsty traveler who comes upon fine nectar. Temple readers take it as relief arriving exactly when needed, with help from people who value your kindness.

The original verse

温柔自古胜刚强
积善之门大吉昌
若是有人占此卦
宛如正渴遇琼浆

Seven characters a line, as printed in the BW Monastery edition.

Sources for the story: https://www.sheup.org/constellationmatch/guanyinlingqian/guanyin45.htm; https://www.masterseanchan.com/guanyin-oracle/lot-45/; BW Monastery Singapore, Guanyin lots (base text); History of Song, biography of Consort Li.

Optional: the temple way

At a temple the stick is not yours until two moon blocks agree: one flat side up and one round side up, a holy cup.

Confirm with the moon blocks

About stick 45

Is Guanyin stick 45 good or bad?

Stick 45, "Kindness and Good Deeds", is a upper stick, a favorable stick. Heaven and earth respond, this stick comes true remarkably, the gods protect you, and once blessed, don't forget it.

What does Guanyin stick 45 say about love?

The two of you are well matched.

What does Guanyin stick 45 say about money?

Things go as you wish; business succeeds.

What does Guanyin stick 45 say about work?

Be humble and patient, and someone will help you.

Draw another stick , or for a straight yes or no, throw the moon blocks

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The verse follows the BW Monastery edition of the Guanyin set; the English rendering and reading are Jade Almanac's own. A drawn stick is a tradition and a prompt for reflection, not advice about health, money or the law.