幾百年前，先民離開家鄉冒險橫渡黑水溝，來到台灣謀求新生活；同時，也把故鄉的民間信仰，一起帶到了新家園，作為心靈精神的慰藉。
尤其以 媽祖的信仰最為普遍。信徒為求得天人的相通，獲得 媽祖的指點迷津， 媽祖的籤詩就應運而生。
話說，靈籤內容的起源，已無法考據出自何人何處。只能推想在古時，熱衷推廣民間信仰的人士，透過扶鸞或擲笅問神的方式，並借用民間流傳的歷史或戲劇故事編輯而成，因為當時民間絕大多數的百姓，並不像現今一樣都能接受知識教育，只好運用此種親民的方式來推廣信仰。後來，再經由文人配以七言絕句的詩文，形成今日流傳於各廟宇的籤詩。
以籤詩故事中主角的遭遇，來類推形容求籤者的處境，作為神明給求籤者的提示，再配合籤文明顯淺化的說明，利於解籤者傳達神意。後來，再將易經問卜的卦象納入，不僅可深入指點求籤者的迷津，更能為求籤者提供解決問題的方法，尤其，教育當事人為人處世之道。
更甚者，由北港朝天宮所保留民國元年出版的籤詩本中，可以看到先人用籤圖來表示籤意。也有些廟宇的籤詩具有 媽祖提示的醒世警語，以利教育、提醒信徒。
在新世紀，因為網路的發展，人類進入工業 4.0 的革命時代，全球互聯網、人工智慧的崛起，經濟文明的大躍進，不斷改變我們的生活習慣與價值觀。當物質愈文明，精神心靈就愈須要有信仰來導引，人神的互動更加頻繁深入。舊有的籤詩，在百年來，未加修改或補充，恐不符合現在某些社會背景變遷的需求。
由北港金順安二媽轎班會前會長鄭勝文先生處，聽聞有人夢見 東港王爺向 北港媽祖建議，目前坊間流通的籤詩很紛亂，已經不符合現代複雜且快速變化的社會，希望 媽祖再出新的籤詩來統一，或是補充目前的籤詩。
當晚鄭君即作夢，夢到黑白使者交給他一本無字天書。經 北港媽祖證實其任務，經 三官大帝認可指導，逐字、逐圖、逐文…，一一擲笅向神明確認無誤，編輯修改成補充的新籤文、故事、卦象、籤圖、醒世警語、五行屬性。此新籤詩包括的項目，非常完整齊全。可惜完成後，五年來，沒有人可解出新的籤文，因其所用的字都是相當艱深難懂，而且，沒有邏輯性。
在2016年八月時，經 北港媽祖指示，將新籤詩交由YDM育德媽祖同修會來進行編寫籤詩解說，以利傳播 媽祖文化，流通全球，弘揚聖恩。
經 施勝台顧問再次向 北港媽祖、 育德媽祖各三聖笅確認後，在數位同修協助努力下，於 育德媽祖指定的時間，2018戊戌年農曆三月十九日回北港朝天宮進香前完成，獻給 北港媽祖並將其上傳網路提供給信徒使用，並指定在YDM育德媽祖安座十九週年農曆六月二十日時完成出版，並進行英文譯本，透過YDM全球資訊網，分享全世界。
現今台灣最流通的籤詩，當以六十甲子籤詩最為普遍。因為，台灣的民間信仰以 媽祖及 王爺信仰者最多。又因一直以來，北港朝天宮為 媽祖信仰的總本山，所以，分靈自北港朝天宮的宮廟及各地廟宇，大多都是採用和北港朝天宮相同版本的六十甲子靈籤。
本書全篇的籤詩解說，是由從事企管顧問輔導、命理諮詢及聖道教育工作，三十五餘年的 施勝台顧問所編寫而成，融合原、新籤詩中的詩文、卦象、故事、籤圖、警語，一一體會出 媽祖的聖意，採用輔導使用手冊的方式來編寫，把握籤詩中的「天時、地利、人和及改運的事項」，提供解籤者完整的資訊，為信徒指導迷津並提出解決問題的建議。
同時，這本「新．媽祖六十甲子籤詩解說」，也可以作為修持 媽祖聖道的教科書，其中易經卦理、為人處世、趨吉避凶之道、醒世警語…等，都是 媽祖文化精神教育、道法渡人的最佳寶典。
期許本籤詩解說公開後，能喚起並號召有志推廣 媽祖文化及精神教育的熱心人士，投入籤詩的研究及探討，使 媽祖靈籤應用更加普及、現代化，更期許大家不吝指教，讓本籤詩解說，好、而且、會更好！
The Origin and Development
A few hundreds of years ago, our ancestors risked their own lives to come to Taiwan by crossing the infamous Dark Ditch (Taiwan Strait nowadays). Along with their families, their beliefs were brought along for the purpose of mental reliance.
Among the beliefs, Matsu was the most common. In order to learn to communicate with Matsu and receive her guidance, the believers created Matsu’s sacred poems.
The true origin, including the author and location, is long lost in history. It is only logical to conclude that, in the ancient times, people passionately promulgating folklores and local cultures communicated to the gods through casting the moon blocks and resorted to drama and stories to spread the messages and beliefs. Because of the lack of proper general education back then, these methods were the most understandable. Afterwards, certain group of educated people organized these stories into seven-line stanzas (poems with four lines and seven letter in each line).
The stories in these poems describe distinct situations that may apply to practical situations in people’s lives. And through these words, the gods’ wills and guidance can be spread and provide the believers the proper values and methods to deal with difficulties. Moreover, these stories were also made into pictures. Many of these pictures tell the educational value of Matsu belief. In modern days, as human civilization constantly develops at an exponential rate, our minds and spirits require stronger proper values to guide us. This is the exact reason that the old version of the poems, a few hundred years old, must be updated in certain ways that can be applicable and relevant to our lives.
In addition, Mr. Jen informed me of the an incident in which someone dreamed of the King of the East Port reporting to Matsu that the poems and their interpretations spread in the world are outdated and chaotic, hoping Matsu to unify and update the system that would actually be relevant to modern world.
At the same night, Mr. Jen had dream. In the dream, the Black and White Emissaries handed a blank sacred book to him. In the following morning, Beigang Matsu and San Guan approved the validity of this mission, starting to gradually guide Mr. Jen to revise the outdated poems into an applicable, modern version word by word, sentence by sentence. This new version of the poems is fairly complete. However, in the next five years, no one was able to create a version of the corresponding interpretations because those words were seemingly without a system of logic.
In August of 2016, Beigang Matsu announced that the mission was to be continued in the hands of YDM in order to spread the Matsu culture and values across the globe.
After second verification with YDM (Yu De Matsu; Yu means education, and De means morality) and Beigang Matsu, Consultant Shih, with the assistance of many YDM students and faculty members, completed the job before the designated date, lunar March 19th of 2018. On that day, the exegesis was submitted to Beigang Matsu and uploaded onto the official site of YDM. And it was officially published on the website, along with the English version, on the 19th anniversary of YDM!
Nowadays, the most common fortune telling poems are the Sixty Sacred Poems because the most common beliefs among Taiwanese people are Matsu and the King of the Underworld. Furthermore, because Beigang Chaotian Temple has always been the headquarter of Matsu belief, most of the sacred poems are highly similar to the version of the Sixty Sacred Poems of Beigang Chaotian Temple.
The entire exegesis of the modern sixty sacred poems was composed by Consultant Shih, using his thirty-five year experiences in traditional Chinese fortune telling to tell the will of Matsu. This provides a well-rounded and universal system for interpreting these poems.
These poems can also be further used as the textbook of the way of Matsu. The main ideologies in the exegesis consist of the true culture of Matsu. And we sincerely hope that, as the exegesis publishes, more people with the same spirits and ideologies can join us and discuss the ways to further improve our knowledge in the Matsu belief. We also aim to build a world of true peace!
YDM總顧問 施勝台謹述
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