Guan Yin lot 23 of 100
Cassia in the moon palace
Even (中平). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
欲攀仙桂蟾宮去
豈慮天門不放開
謀望一般音信好
高人自送嶺頭來
You want to climb to the cassia in the palace of the moon.
Why fear that heaven's gate will not swing wide?
Your plans and hopes all bring the same good news,
And a wise one comes over the ridge to bring it.
What this lot says
To pluck cassia from the moon's palace was an old way of saying you had passed the imperial examination. The verse asks why you would worry that heaven's gate will stay closed, and it says help will come over the ridge.
It encourages you to aim high and keep your eyes open for the person who brings word.
If you are applying for a competitive school, grant or job, send the strongest application you can. Then look for people who have already crossed that ridge, and listen closely to what they tell you.
A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
The story behind it
Huaide wins a bride (懷德招親)
Named for this lot in the related Goodfate edition.
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.
Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)
欲攀仙桂蟾宮去 / 豈慮天門不放開 / 謀望一般音信好 / 高人自送嶺頭來
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
欲攀仙桂蟾宮去 / 豈慮天門不放開 / 謀望一般音信好 / 高人自送嶺頭來
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
欲扳仙桂入蟾宮 / 豈慮天門不開放 / 忽遇一般音信好 / 人人皆笑嶺頂花
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Where the sources differ
- Line 1 reads 欲扳仙桂入蟾宮 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 2 reads 豈慮天門不開放 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 3 reads 忽遇一般音信好 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 4 reads 人人皆笑嶺頂花 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.