Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon

神數

“Shen Shu”, Spirit Numbers 217-240

Numbers
1-24
25-48
49-72
73-96
97-120
121-144
145-168
169-192
193-216
217-240
241-264
265-288
289-312
313-336
337-360
361-384

217

There is a man,
He caught a deer,
He arranges a reunion,
It is tethered outside the door.

218

You proceed without benefit,
Flowers open again in autumn;
Severe cold will eventually arrive,
You fall behind and nothing will remain.

219

The new moon as fishing hook,
A gentle breeze as line;
Raise the net from the mist covered water,
Beautiful seafood, easy on the eyes.

220

First close and lock up,
Cautious and on guard;
Not being aware of small matters,
Or following old routines will turn into big disasters.

221

Swallows are softly chirping and the Oriole is wailing,
Flowers bloom all over the courtyard;
Leaning on the fence in spring you doze,
Without any word of desire or any look of distress.

Only when both mind and heart are at rest, life is calm.

222

Working with your brain on and on,
Working with your brain achieves success;
A cool breeze lends you power,
Happiness and laughter in your future.

223

Progress is wavering for the time being,
A spring breeze in the meagre willow catkins ;
The traveler at the water's edge is tired,
Resting his head on the bank with a worried mind.

224

The jade is in the end still dull,
How can one not have many regrets;
Ultimately there is no blame,
Smile wide.

225

With drooping wings flying to a distant sky,
Only because one seeks refuge on one's travel;
It is a road of engaging in intentions of crossing,
And then spring is all over the garden.

226

Good news arrives,
Opening the smile in the face,
Soaring swiftly upwards in one fell swoop,
Opening the clouds flying skyhigh.

227

The green felt rug is impractical and conservative,
A nest high in the branches in the growing winds.
Nothing brings a time of happiness,
Still suspicious that this looks terrible.

When you live in a bad place, nothing you do will make you happy. Build a new nest elsewhere.

228 Birds of mojo

Don't call thistles and thorns evil,
In the end it makes the couple of magical birds Luan and Feng sorrowful;
At present do what you should do,
Of what use is premature hesitation.

Fear of the future makes you and your relations stressed. LIve now.

229

Above and below are in harmony,
Worries resolved,
Clouds like thousand silk banners,
One wheel of the moon.

230

Jade comes from the Kunlun rocks,
A boat leaves the ancient crossing shoal,
In the end the conduct is promising,
Give up without being embarrassed.

231

At present it is difficult to relax the voice of the heart,
There is a guest coming very gently,
A golden chariot although experiencing adventures,
The stingy heart is in the end supportive.

232

It is quite dependable,
It is quite reliable,
Things go very slowly,
Without mistakes.

233

Afraid and in agonies of worry,
All of it in front of your eyes,
It is as if in a clear mirror,
Fictitious rumors are disclosed.

234

The moon hides behind the clouds,
Dark and lost on the road,
The clouds disperse the moon is bright,
Gradually the progress is good.

235

On the road to pay a visit,
There are some disturbances and a lack of time,
In a clever state of mind,
Completely relying on the help of a high official.

236

You look over the depths and cast the fishing rod,
It is completely clear with a bit of mud,
Áo, the huge legendary turtle,
No need to have misgivings.

237

Lacking a center one should have a direction,
Worries return and become sorrow;
Clouds disperse and the moon gets big and round,
It is urgent to sail a thousand li.

238

A period of change gives birth to a new natural world,
The army marches a thousand li with continuous blessings;
Official rank will be achieved easily through gods and spirits.
Snake and rabbit happen to meet and fix vicissitudes.

239

A big war and spirit powers,
Eliminating a crowd of demons,
And again they have to be eliminated, threatening the spirit powers,
Keeping firmly in mind doing it right and doing their utmost,
Free from defeat long afterwards.

240

For the Dao the heart must be firm,
A firm heart achieves a magnificent Dao (cause);
Complete a grand meritorous work,
Return early, build a straw hut,
Work on a true personality, one day you ascend (become an immortal),
To the list of eminent literary scholars.