Zhuge Oracle Lesson 291

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 291 “You do not know the true tidings”: News that comes in a rush should not be lightly believed; matters that change suddenly and capriciously are best left well alone.

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

Oracle Text

You do not know the true tidings,
when, all at once, the tidings come;
on nights of waxing and waning moon,
do not let the door be opened.

Interpretation

News that comes in a rush should not be lightly believed; matters that change suddenly and capriciously are best left well alone.