{"id":7301,"date":"2025-06-10T14:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/?post_type=fortune-sticks&p=7301"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:24:29","slug":"fs41","status":"publish","type":"fortune-sticks","link":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/post\/fortune-sticks\/fs41\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forty-First"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Forty-First Poem: \"Mountain and Marsh Damage, Yang Wenguang Breaks Flying Goose Mountain\"<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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My mind is exhausted from plotting and scheming.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Twenty thousand soldiers experienced hardship.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When the demonic miasma is all swept away in the future,<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The triumphant song plays for a peaceful spring.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Love: Success can be achieved with integrity, and a good relationship can be obtained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Family fortune: currently in a damaged state; be cautious and try to salvage it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pregnancy: The mother shows ominous signs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Children: Many children are honest and filial, which brings happiness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Turnover: can achieve the goal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Trading: Although there are losses, in the end there are profits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Illness: Mental and physical weakness, no complications after treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lost and found: Can be found in the North, lost and hard to find elsewhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lawsuit: A dispute causing financial loss. It is advisable to resolve it and not continue the conflict.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Business: Can be slowly reused.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Academics: Work harder, and you can achieve academic success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Hexagram interpretation:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \"Sun\" means reduction or loss. The yin lines (in the inner trigram) are formed by a reduction and change from yang lines; the yang line in the top position is formed by the enrichment of a yin line. This illustrates the image of reducing what is internal and enriching what is external. This is the original meaning of \"Sun.\" On one hand, the lower trigram represents the \"people,\" and the upper trigram represents the \"ruler.\" Therefore, reducing one yang line in the lower trigram to enrich one yin line in the upper trigram is equivalent to reducing the people's interests to benefit the ruler. Ultimately, harm to the people is equivalent to loss for the state. This is a logical inevitability. At the same time, the inner trigram represents oneself, while the outer trigram corresponds to others (third parties). Now, reducing one yang line in the inner trigram to enrich one yin line in the outer trigram is equivalent to reducing one's own surplus profit to benefit the insufficient income of others. This fully reveals the meaning of \"Sun.\" Hence, the name \"Sun Hexagram.\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"\u7b2c\u56db\u5341\u4e00\u9996\u6b63\u9762\uff08\u640d\uff09\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Front of the fortune slip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"\u7b2c\u56db\u5341\u4e00\u9996\u80cc\u9762\uff08\u640d\uff09\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Back of the fortune slip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \u91d1<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \u74b0<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \u8a9e<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \u9304<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    First, acknowledge that your weakness stems from low self-esteem.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Interpretation of fortune stick person<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Yang Wenguang (died 1074), courtesy name Zhongrong, was a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, and a general of the Northern Song dynasty. He was a third-generation figure of the Yang family generals. In official historical records, he is the second son of Yang Yanzhao and the grandson of the renowned general Yang Ye of the early Northern Song dynasty.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Annotation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Exhausting all schemes and mental energy: Having exhausted all efforts and strategies to overcome immense difficulties, despite continuous advances, success was still elusive. (Yang Wenguang besieged Flying Goose Mountain for forty-nine days, only to waste provisions and achieve no results). Twenty thousand soldiers endured hardships: Yang Wenguang led a twenty-thousand-strong army, stretching for miles, their banners obscuring the sky, marching grandly on an expedition to southern Fujian. The day all demonic miasma is swept clean: Flying Goose Mountain is a living lair; when the goose is startled, it naturally raises its head in self-defense. As long as a well is dug by the roadside, the goose's neck will be injured, and the living lair will naturally be broken.
    A triumphant song plays, celebrating a time of peace: A triumphant song is played in celebration of peace. (Heaven's will cannot be defied; Jin Jing Niangniang submits to the Great Song in a timely manner.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Vernacular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Yang Wenguang led a 200,000-strong army for several miles, with banners obscuring the sky. They marched majestically to conquer southern Fujian, besieging Flying Goose Mountain for forty-nine days, only to waste provisions with no success. This was because Flying Goose Mountain was a living cavern. When the geese were startled, they naturally raised their heads in self-defense. All that was needed was to dig a well by the roadside, and the geese's necks would be injured, breaking the living cavern. Knowing that destiny could not be defied, Jin Jing Niangniang promptly surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Yang Wenguang then played a triumphant song, and the nation celebrated peace.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Fortune telling by lot<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Yang Wenguang attacked Feie Mountain, initially suffering losses due to not understanding the terrain. After receiving guidance from a wise person, he devised a plan to conquer Feie Mountain. The divination clearly indicates that one should not act impulsively; a moment of anger will not help. Acting with a detailed plan will surely lead to peaceful days. Regarding your fortune: your luck will improve after autumn. When undertaking tasks: the moonlight is good. When traveling: it is safe and smooth. Lost items: search in the west. Regarding business: seeking wealth is difficult when siblings are involved (partnerships are acceptable), and when siblings coincide with the day (i.e., when the day's ruling element is earth, represented by the earthly branches Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei). This is like trying to scoop the moon from the sea. If you draw this divination on a day with the earthly branches Chen, Xu, Chou, or Wei (earth element \u2013 representing siblings), it signifies that siblings are relevant to the day's fortune. It is more prudent to keep a close eye on your finances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Divination Meaning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    The name of this hexagram is \"Sun,\" meaning reduction or loss. It reveals that when reducing from below to benefit above, one must adhere to the basic principles of integrity and timeliness, and that neither the reduction from below nor the benefit above should be excessive. Sun: Indicates a small loss. It symbolizes an omen that brings good out of bad. \"The old man lost his horse, how does one know it is not a blessing!\" is the best interpretation of this hexagram. Investments, careers, loans, and relationships are all times of disappointment and misfortune. However, one must have faith in matters, and learning from experience will lead to better results. If you are about to invest, you should not. This hexagram resembles a mountain above a marsh. If we look at it from the auspicious hexagram \"Tai\" (Heaven and Earth United), it is as if both heaven and earth have lost one line to become this hexagram, hence it is called \"Sun.\" To obtain this hexagram means to harm oneself to benefit others. It also requires suppressing one's own desires and greed to increase virtue, and reducing extravagance to accumulate wealth and profit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":7302,"menu_order":41,"template":"","class_list":["post-7301","fortune-sticks","type-fortune-sticks","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fortune-sticks\/7301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fortune-sticks"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fortune-sticks"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}