Zhuge Oracle Lesson 259
Zhuge Oracle Lesson 259 “The Eight Gates divide the eight positions”: This oracle may be Zhuge's old strategy for deploying troops against the enemy; the matter divined may be one where both sides are evenly matched in strength.
From the complete 384-lesson Zhuge Shen Shu (Zhuge Oracle) system.
Oracle Text
The Eight Gates divide the eight positions,
the Nine Stars are spread to the nine quarters;
blue, red, yellow, white, and black—
five colors furled in brocade array;
blade crosses blade, rampart faces rampart—
two by two, evenly matched.
Interpretation
This oracle may be Zhuge's old strategy for deploying troops against the enemy; the matter divined may be one where both sides are evenly matched in strength.