{"id":7432,"date":"2025-06-11T11:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T03:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/?post_type=fortune-sticks&p=7432"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:24:23","slug":"fs55","status":"publish","type":"fortune-sticks","link":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/post\/fortune-sticks\/fs55\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty-fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fifty-fifth Chapter: [Thunder Fire Feng, Yang Wu Greatly Defeats the Five Thunder Formation]<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Guankou wields a halberd, entering the battle formation.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How can one expel evil without sacrificing one's insignificant self?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Eight Gates thunderously break the silence,<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do not be corrupted by demons.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Love: Active, can achieve results. Getting carried away by success will lead to losses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Family fortune: Prosperous and happy, but one should know their limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pregnancy: Unobstructed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Children: It is advisable to educate children well to avoid misfortune.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Turnover: With patience, it can be achieved in a short time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Buying and selling: honest dealings bring profit. Greed leads to loss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Illness: Acute disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lost item: Look east and south.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Business: Favorable. Job duties will change greatly, or involve external affairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Academics: Likely to pass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Hexagram interpretation:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    The word \"Feng\" means abundant and prosperous. The Zhen hexagram (upper trigram) represents movement; the Li hexagram (lower trigram) represents clarity. Together, they signify acting in an open and honest manner. When one handles any matter with integrity, success and development are inevitable. Once successful, abundance and prosperity follow. On one hand, the Zhen hexagram represents thunder; the Li hexagram represents lightning. Combined, they symbolize thunder and lightning meeting in the sky, creating a powerful spectacle. This is the meaning of \"Feng.\" On the other hand, the Li hexagram represents wisdom; the Zhen hexagram represents prestige and courage. Therefore, as a whole, it signifies being both wise and courageous, with an immeasurable greatness. This is also the meaning of \"Feng.\" Thus, it is named the \"Feng\" hexagram.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"\u7b2c\u4e94\u5341\u4e94\u9996\u6b63\u9762\uff08\u8c50\uff09\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Front of the fortune slip<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"\u7b2c\u4e94\u5341\u4e94\u9996\u80cc\u9762\uff08\u8c50\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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    If you want great wealth,
    You need to understand that you have to be willing to give.
    Only then will there be true great merit.<\/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 Jian is also known as Erlang Shen, a figure from Chinese mythology. He is a demigod, possessing immense strength, boundless magical powers, and the ability to conjure soldiers from beans. He is knowledgeable in the Eighty-Nine Arcane Arts and is said to have seventy-three transformations according to folklore. He has a divine eye in his forehead, wields a three-pointed, double-edged sword forged from Nuwa's five-colored stones used to mend the heavens, and rides a divine beast named Xiaotianquan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Annotation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Picture of Erlang Shen Wielding a Halberd into Battle:\n* **Guan Kou:** Refers to Yang Jian, also known as Erlang Shen. His titles include, but are not limited to: Xiansheng Erlang Zhenjun, Guan Kou Erlang, Erlang Zhenjun, Guan Jiang Shen, Chi Cheng Wang, and Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun.\n* **Wielding a Halberd:** To put on armor and wield a weapon. Describes a fully armed state. Cites the \"Biography of Fu Yong\" in the *Book of Wei*. Yang Jian, fully armed, charges into the formation.\n* **Why Cherish a Humble Body When Exterminating Evil:** For the sake of eliminating demons and banishing evil, why would one hesitate to risk their own insignificant body?\n* **Busting Through the Eight Gates with a Roaring Clang:**\n * **Eight Gates:** Divided into Sheng (Life), Shang (Injury), Xiu (Rest), Du (Barricade), Jing (View), Si (Death), Jing (Shock), and Kai (Open).\n * Busting through the Eight Gates with a resounding clang.\n* **Not Allowing Demons to Usurp the Righteous:**\n * **\"Zi Duo Zhu\" (Purple Usurping Vermilion):** Purple was considered an impure color by the ancients, while vermilion was considered the primary color. In ancient times, this referred to disliking the act of substituting evil for good. Later, it came to symbolize evil triumphing over good, or heresy replacing orthodox teachings. It means not allowing demons and monsters to do evil and substitute what is improper for what is right.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Vernacular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Yang Jian, fully armed, charged into the formation, not sparing his meager body for the sake of eliminating demons and evil. He broke through the Eight Gates (Life, Injury, Rest, Limit, View, Death, Fright, Open) with a resounding clang. No demons or monsters shall be allowed to commit evil and let wickedness triumph over righteousness.<\/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 Jian, in order to eliminate demons and evil, risked his life and went through hardships, finally breaking the Five Thunder Array. This hexagram asks about marriage: auspicious. It is not obtained by luck; the time is ripe, do not miss a good marriage (Harvest quickly; marry immediately). Asking about public office, exams, and promotions: all very auspicious. September is a prosperous month for official careers. Asking about financial luck: effort will yield rewards.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Divination Meaning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    This hexagram, \"Feng,\" signifies a time of abundant growth and prosperity. One should uphold virtues of brightness and honesty, proceed cautiously to achieve abundance and security, and understand that decline often follows peak prosperity as a natural law of development. Feng symbolizes abundant harvest. It indicates a situation that is generally auspicious but carries a slight inauspiciousness. Active pursuit of endeavors can lead to success. It suggests a passionate surge, like lightning striking fire and achieving rapid results. This hexagram is most favorable for short-term investments and financial planning, and in relationships, it portends passionate compatibility and swift success. Zhen represents thunder and Li represents fire and electricity. The interaction of thunder and lightning, with its formidable power, gives rise to the name Feng hexagram.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    The trigram for mountain indicates wisdom, and the trigram for thunder indicates prestige. This signifies an imposing aura that possesses both wisdom and courage, and thus is bound to be grand and abundant. This hexagram also implies that things done in the open and with integrity will lead to good fortune, otherwise, it will bring ill fortune. The unpredictable nature of thunder and fire can be extended to signify unexpected and dangerous ill omens. Furthermore, the fire trigram also represents disputes and disagreements. Therefore, one must handle official documents and contracts with caution to avoid disputes, arguments, and clamor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":7433,"menu_order":55,"template":"","class_list":["post-7432","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\/7432","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\/7433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}