Zhuge Oracle Lesson 126

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 126 “Long in the dust you sit and bide your time”: Those who draw this oracle have stalled luck and unfulfilled ambition; you need a clear patron to lift you up before your prospects brighten.

From the complete 384-lesson Zhuge Shen Shu (Zhuge Oracle) system.

Oracle Text

Long in the dust you sit and bide your time,
at a quiet, lonely window—who can know?
but should one robed in azure and purple draw you on,
then wealth and rank are yours to hope for.

Interpretation

Those who draw this oracle have stalled luck and unfulfilled ambition; you need a clear patron to lift you up before your prospects brighten.