Zhuge Oracle Lesson 227

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 227 “In vain you keep the old green felt”: Inauspicious; be more on your guard. Your straitened circumstances remain, with the danger of being tossed about in wind and rain.

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

Oracle Text

In vain you keep the old green felt,
on the topmost nest the wind springs up;
rejoice not for a moment's joy—
still doubt this sign, for it bodes ill.

Interpretation

Inauspicious; be more on your guard. Your straitened circumstances remain, with the danger of being tossed about in wind and rain.