{"id":7438,"date":"2025-06-11T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/?post_type=fortune-sticks&p=7438"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:26:38","slug":"fs57","status":"publish","type":"fortune-sticks","link":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/post\/fortune-sticks\/fs57\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty-seventh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fifty-seventh Ode: Xun Represents Wind, and Bao Si's Smile is Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Drunk and lustful, unaware of the heavens.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flames engulf the signal beacon before my eyes.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Since ancient times, a foolish ruler has been hard to serve.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Zhou You has reached his final years.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Love: Be calm. It will be up and down, full of tricks, all superficial and insubstantial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Family fortune: There are already disturbances within the family. Following the advice of elders will help overcome the difficulties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pregnancy: Not recommended. Be cautious.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Children: Raising children with meticulous care, leading to filial gratitude from them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Turnover: Small blessings, but big problems to solve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Buying and selling: A good opportunity, absolutely profitable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The illness is volatile and requires long-term management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Looking for item: Found in the southeast. Mixed in under other items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lawsuit: Difficult to settle; local figures mediated, and the two parties compromised.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Business: If you can't achieve your ideal, be flexible and adapt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Academics: It is advisable to study hard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Hexagram interpretation:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    \"Xun\" means to enter and obey. It also means to obey and conform. In terms of the hexagram's form, the yin\u723b is primary and lies hidden beneath two yang\u723b (this is the same for both the upper and lower trigrams). Originally, the yin\u723b has a retreating or passive nature. However, it is now hidden beneath the two yang\u723b, obediently and not coming out. This means to reluctantly obey and submit, which is the meaning of \"Xun.\" Considering it from another perspective, this hexagram is formed by the duplication of the Xun hexagram in both the upper and lower trigrams. This creates a form where the lower trigram obeys the upper trigram, which is the meaning of \"Xun.\" Therefore, this hexagram is named \"Xun Hexagram.\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    \"\u7b2c\u4e94\u5341\u4e03\u9996\u6b63\u9762\uff08\u98a8\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\u4e03\u9996\u80cc\u9762\uff08\u98a8\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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    You can't run second when you're charging.<\/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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    Bao Si was presented by the people of Bao. Her surname was Si, hence she was called Bao Si. She was the daughter born from a dragon's foam flowing into the royal court, transforming into a black tortoise which caused a maiden to become pregnant. She was abandoned on the road and adopted by a couple in Bao. King You attacked Bao, and the people of Bao presented Bao Si to King You, who favored her greatly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Annotation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    Drunk with lust and oblivious to the heavens: day after day, immersed in wine and women, unaware of the world's realities.\nLighting signal fires to please his concubine: signal fires\u2014a beacon tower, also called a beacon mound. Anciently used as a high platform to light smoke and fire to transmit important news, it was a crucial ancient military defense facility built to prevent enemy invasions. When enemy situations arose, smoke was emitted during the day and fire at night to transmit messages, the oldest yet most effective method of communication. Lighting signal fires to please Bao Si, unaware that disaster was imminent.\nSince ancient times, the foolish have struggled to rule: since ancient times, foolish rulers have always had sycophantic officials influencing them, unable to make decisions on their own.\nKing You of Zhou's remaining years are at their end: King You of the Zhou Dynasty, by this point, can be said to be in his final, flickering years, like a candle in the wind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Vernacular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    King You of Zhou spent his days in the harem with Bao Si, indulging in pleasure. For over ten days, he neglected state affairs and even lit signal fires to amuse Bao Si, unaware that disaster was imminent. King You of Zhou was so foolish that the state's power was like a candle in the wind, in its final decline.<\/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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    King You of Zhou, in his desire to please Bao Si, lit the beacon towers, breaking faith with the feudal lords, unaware that calamity was imminent. According to the divination slip, this is a sign of misfortune, and one must be especially cautious with women. This hexagram clearly indicates that if one does not do good deeds or put in effort in ordinary times, and yet wishes for all things to succeed, it will only become a vain dream, of no use to reality. Monthly fortune: Ordinary. Life's fate: Prayer is important. Seeking wealth: Diligent management will yield results.<\/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, \"Xun,\" signifies humility and compliance, conveying the principle of achieving success through humility and compliancy in dealing with others. However, it also warns against blind obedience, indecisiveness, and excessive timidity, advocating for using humility to achieve goals. Wind: Represents instability, sometimes gentle, sometimes violent. It is a pure hexagram of six disruptions, indicating a situation of great highs and lows. This signifies unpredictable circumstances, including people, events, relationships, and investments, which are difficult to control and will involve twists and turns.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
    One yin line yielding to two yang lines should follow the gentle and submissive characteristic of the hexagram Xun (Wind), acting in accordance with others. Two winds follow each other in succession, creating a continuous and encouraging effect. This extends to repeatedly and thoroughly issuing commands, allowing the message to deeply resonate with the people, embodying the meaning of \"Xun\" and \"submission.\" Xun signifies wind, yin wood, entering, and the eldest daughter. When the wind blows, it enters everywhere, thus extending to the meaning of pervasiveness and yielding to the wind in submission. The flow of wind is fast and formless. This hexagram, being two Xun winds, blows in gusts, symbolizing initial small gains followed by numerous setbacks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":7439,"menu_order":57,"template":"","class_list":["post-7438","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\/7438","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\/7439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldenballboy.wp-mak.ing\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}