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Golden Ring Fortune Slip

Fifty-eighth Hexagram: Dui (The Lake). Promoting Virtue, Admiring the White Peony

The heavens sent beauty, a nation's pride, capable of toppling cities.

Human affairs are full of trials and cannot yet be contested.

Riches and honor turn out to be an illusion.

Live a simple life with plain food and clothing.

  • Love: With a bit of sass and playful arguments, getting along smoothly will bring good fortune. It's like childhood sweethearts.
  • Family fortune: There is an atmosphere of harmony, but self-discipline is required.
  • Pregnancy: Peaceful pregnancy. Can bring joy to the family.
  • Children: Deep blood relations, harmonious and happy.
  • Turnover: Smooth sailing, no need to rush.
  • Buying and selling: There are signs of fluctuation, but with wholehearted effort, success is assured, and great profits can be made from the transaction.
  • Disease: Sickness from excessive indulgence in wine and women, difficult to cure if long-standing.
  • Lost item: In the West, joy and loss are intertwined. Inquire of the elder for assistance.
  • Lawsuit: Not a major issue, with someone explaining it would be beneficial.
  • Business: Profit is to be gained, but do not be too careless.
  • Academics: Good grades.
Hexagram interpretation:
"Dui" means "joy." In terms of its hexagram structure, the upper and lower trigrams are identical, with one yin line positioned above two yang lines. From the perspective of the I Ching's principles, "yang" represents strength and nobility, while "yin" represents softness and humility. Combined, this signifies a humble and weak yin line being elevated and placed above two noble and strong yang lines. Naturally, this brings great joy, which is the meaning of "Dui." On another note, the Dui hexagram represents a marsh or lake. Marshes and lakes inherently nourish all things and bring joy to them. In this hexagram, both the upper and lower trigrams are Dui; the stacking of Dui hexagrams signifies a double joy of nourishment upon nourishment. This is also the meaning of "Dui." Therefore, this hexagram is called "Dui."
第五十八首正面（澤）
Front of the fortune slip
第五十八首背面（澤）
Back of the fortune slip
金
環
語
錄

Don't practice with emotions.
Don't act on your feelings.

Interpretation of fortune stick person

Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of Ming, was the tenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reigned 1505-1521), with the reign title Zhengde. Zhengde was the eldest son of Emperor Xiaozong and the only son to survive childhood, as his younger brother Zhu Houwei died prematurely. He was made Crown Prince at the age of two. He was naturally intelligent but extremely fond of pleasure, indulging in sensual pursuits and lavish entertainment.

Annotation

Heavenly fragrance and national beauty, originally breathtaking: National beauty and heavenly fragrance can topple cities and nations. Human affairs are full of hardships, which cannot be contended: Human affairs being full of hardships is an undeniable fact. Wealth and honor originally turn into illusions: Glory, wealth, and honor will turn into emptiness in the blink of an eye, like a dream or a bubble. Plain clothes and simple food for a lifetime: Living a plain and simple life with coarse clothes and light meals.

Vernacular

The Zhengde Emperor found Bai Mudan beautiful and elegant, with a beauty that could topple cities and nations. However, she came from humble origins. Even if a woman from a brothel possessed unparalleled beauty, she could not enter the palace during her lifetime, and after death, she could not be buried with royalty nor be worshipped in the ancestral temple. Bai Mudan saw that the glory and riches were about to turn into nothingness, like a dream or an illusion, and she would continue to live a simple life with plain food and clothing.

Fortune telling by lot

Zhengde patronizes Bai Mudan. "Patronize" refers to a woman in a brothel. Bai Mudan is the protagonist of this fortune slip. Bai Mudan can be described as a beauty with a tragic fate. With great difficulty, she met the Emperor by chance, but was unable to enter the palace due to systemic restrictions. This poem indicates that good fortune is coming, and your requests and endeavors can be realized. It not only implies that your current blessings can be received, but also that blessings come from heaven. Your career will be successful, and your romantic relationship will only achieve success after you make up your mind to pursue it. You possess an innate charm, and good things have always accompanied you. Wealth and love may not be achievable simultaneously; be content and happy. If you wish to venture out and strive, you will likely achieve your goals smoothly and safely, but there may be a regret of neglecting one thing for another, or losing the greater for the lesser.

Divination Meaning

This hexagram's name is "Dui," meaning joy or delight. It reveals the principle that people should interact with each other in a pleasant and harmonious manner. However, it also opposes flattery and obsequiousness, advocating instead for pure intentions, integrity as the foundation, and striving for inner strength with outer gentleness, while maintaining harmony amidst differences. Lake: Represents the image of a young girl's pure joy. Yet, within this purity, there is a hint of willfulness and stubbornness.