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Original Explanation
The immediate future has to be met with immediate changes and improvements. However, do not be hasty, stay on the defense for now. When the time comes, the gods and the kind will guide you.
Updated Explanation
If you feel fate's tremendous resistance against you at times, you should visit a temple, a light-giving place, pray to the gods and ask the elders for guidance. Remember to always carry an amulet and be a loyal worker under the gods. Improvements will be revealed as you do so.
Hexagram
The Meaning of the Original Hexagram
革 Ghe
A lake sits above burning fire. This is the visual representation of this hexagram. If water outpowers the fire, the fire gets extinguished. However, with balanced power on each side, water and fire can never blend together, requiring certain manipulations and drastic changes, as Ghe (革) means “revolution” . With such sign, one has to seize every opportunity and make necessary changes, from the fundamentals instead of the simple, superficial ones in order to adapt to a new lifestyle.
Highlight：your fate is at a crossroad, required of drastic changes. Hold on to every chance to do so in order to flip your life around for total improvements.
The Meaning of the Updated Hexagram
蠱 Gu
The wind blows upward towards the mountains, making fruits fall off the trees. This hexagram is a sign of downfall and regression. With such sign, one has to work on what is already rotten and requires powerful push to improve the overall situation. Without immediate solutions, the situation will come to a dead-end.
Highlight：rotten, stagnant, and intact.
Picture Explanation
River Boat: such boat is not able to sail across the ocean. To do so, great changes are required. The image suggests that certain shortcomings must be entirely removed in a revolutionary manner. Missing any opportunity, one can only wait again.
Implications
1.There will be help from the gods and the saints.
2.Playing underhandedly only brings total failures.
3.Without true strength but manipulations and oppressions, one will finally fail. Enduring and patience may bring the ultimate victory.
Matsu’s Words
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Highlights
Seize All Opportunities
1.Winter is the time of peace. No fluctuations are observable during this period of time.
2.Summer is the time of changes. Dangers disappear, and security emerges.
3.The year when you acquire this fortune stick is the year represented by it. The very next year will reveal improvements.
4.There may be changes at any time.
5.Immediate solutions are required for changes of improvements.
Details and Actions
1.The water element represents the North.
2.The hexagram also contains fire, which represents the South.
3.visit places that display relaxing atmosphere and contain water.
4.Visit temples with furnaces.
5.Stay away from the cold and dark places.
6.Great helps come from the West.
Work with People
1.People with beliefs and insist the way of brightness and nature.
2.Stay on the defense and be conservative.
3.People who are kind as always and blessed by the gods.
4.Do not rush or do things underhandedly. 5.Stay away from jealousy and underhanded manipulations.
6.There will be helps from the elders and the gods.
7.The elders and the god of land will come to help.
8.People with positive thinking.
Own Your Fate
1.For this year, stay on the defense. Do not be aggressive.
2.Find the mistakes and get those mistakes entirely removed in order to relax.
3.Be bright and transparent. Always be alert to the needs of changes.
4.Pray to the gods and get an amulet to carry around with you. And be kind enough to help others out.
5.If you cannot find a strategy to respond to certain situations, look for help fro the elders around you.
6.Do not be showy. Stay humble, and hardships will come to an end.
Applications
Future: stay on the defense and don't rush.
Wealth: wait for a better moment to invest.
Job Search: be even more prepared, be kind, and let the gods help.
Exam: make strategic changes and keep working hard. The future will be bright eventually.
Education: re-consider your choices of friends. Stay away from the negatively influential ones.
Career: be conservative for now. Gradually and practically make your dreams come true.
Business: make strategic changes now and wait for another chance to invest.
Employing: you might have to put it to a temporary stop and wait for a better time.
Farming: the conditions are far from ideal. Always pay attention to details and be really cautious.
Marriage: the right person is not here yet. Be patient.
Relationship: there are frequent sparks of arguing. Both of you need to be more tolerant.
Network: be tolerant to changes and stay calm and peaceful.
Lawsuits: a great abundance of accusations are swirling around. Do not break the harmony. Fate will start changing by next year.
Family: the beginning may be far from ideal, but the end will be satisfying. Cherish this family and protect it.
Pregnancy: the first child will be a girl with a boy that follows.
Not pregnant yet: be kind and help others out. Don't forget to look for a good doctor.
House: re-consider.
Immigration: it is not a good time to move. Keep it as is for now.
Traveling: pay attention to external changes and go out with someone to be safe.
Grave: look for a new spot for the grave through asking for help from others. The current one will bring misfortune.
Health: stay under the sunlight instead of staying indoor.
Illness: be patient and endure for a while. Remember to pray to the gods for blessings.
Lost Items: look for it immediately. The most possible direction is the West.
Lost Individual: look for help from others immediately. The later the less possible.
Asking About Others: be bright and transparent. Stay kind and keep your faith.
Asking About Things: respond to changes immediately and do everything according to a step-by-step plan.
Direction: it would be ideal to stay in the North, face the Sun. The South can bring misfortunes to a stop.
Time: ideal in the winter. The summer isn't bad either. The next half year is the time of safety.
Changing Name: change your name immediately and pray to the gods for security.
Last Reminders
1.There will be immediate changes that can change your life. Hold on to all opportunities of changes. If you missed these chances, you won't be able to rush anymore but be patient for another moment and be conservative.
2.In regards of physical health, you should pay attention to your legs.
3.To ask the gods for help, you should prepare firecrackers, fireworks, and paper money in return. Also, remember to be kind and helpful to others.
4.To find the people you look for, go to the West.
5. If you'd like to live a smooth and relaxed with no major changes, you can consider believing in a religion and be kind enough to always help others out. Also, pray to the gods and get an amulet to carry with you. If possible, work some job at the temple that you visit the most frequently.
6. To those that are not yet married, the right person has not come to your life yet. You may find him/her with proper help from others. To those in a relationship, there will very likely be changes. To the married, be careful and tolerant. Communicate efficiently, and the gods will help.
7. The image of a river boat symbolizes the inability to sail far, further symbolizing that fact that, in current situations, you have to have some shortcomings be entirely eradicated. If you missed this chance, you can only wait again.
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籤詩解說：施勝台 顧問
Translated by Max Chiang (江孟樺)
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