Zhuge Oracle Lesson 88

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 88 “Alone you fish the cold deep pool”: Inauspicious. Your circumstances are poor; what you seek falls short of your hopes, and obstacles arise instead.

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

Oracle Text

Alone you fish the cold deep pool,
but midway the mood runs out;
the water's cold, the fish won't bite—
you ride home empty under the bright moon.

Interpretation

Inauspicious. Your circumstances are poor; what you seek falls short of your hopes, and obstacles arise instead.