Guan Yin lot 69 of 100
One plum branch in winter
Even (中平). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
冬來嶺上一枝梅
葉落枯枝總不摧
探得陽春消息近
依然還我做花魁
In winter, on the ridge, one branch of plum.
Its leaves are down, the bare wood is not broken.
It has caught word that spring is near,
And I will be the first of the flowers again.
What this lot says
The plum blooms when nothing else will. The verse shows it stripped of leaves, still standing, and listening for a change in the air.
The advice is endurance with an eye on timing. Hold on through the bare months and be ready when conditions turn. The verse speaks of coming back to an earlier place of honor.
If you have been passed over, laid off or set back, keep your skills sharp and stay in touch with people who know your work. Warmer weather cannot be scheduled, so be ready for it whenever it arrives.
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
The plum blooms a second time (梅開二度)
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)
冬來嶺上一枝梅 / 葉落枯枝總不摧 / 探得陽春消息近 / 依然還我做花魁
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
冬來嶺上一枝梅 / 葉落枯枝總不摧 / 探得陽春消息近 / 依然還我做花魁
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
冬來嶺上一枝梅 / 葉落枝枯終不摧 / 但得陽春悄急至 / 依然還我作花魁
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Where the sources differ
- Line 2 reads 葉落枝枯終不摧 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 3 reads 但得陽春悄急至 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 4 reads 依然還我作花魁 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.