Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon

神數

“Shen Shu”, Spirit Numbers 361-384

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

361 A wooden fish

Holding in one's hand a wooden fish,
Going along the street begging for alms,
Not seeing the official who comes gently,
However meeting one bird, which flies away.

362

 Water and fire already assisting,
Yin and yang are in accord,
Educate the world and new people,
Reach to the sky and assist the earth.

363

Riding the Jade Hare,
Towards the cold expanse,
Meeting Cháng'é,
I will climb the laurel tree,
Now my entire body has the strong fragrance,
Both sleeves pervaded with the perfume.

364

A Shendao priest,
Follow him, leave and walk,
You will come upon people who are searching for solutions,
Everywhere it makes its presence felt.

365

Fire in stove,
Gold in sand,
Effort and skill will achieve,
The furnace of the alchemist succeeds.

366

This goes a long way,
But if you come across a friend who shares your goals,
And you are of one heart and help each other,
You can reach big merit and fame.

367

Enjoying the beautiful scenery on a spring day,
Watching the flowers open at the right time,
Many flowers can be picked,
Many branches can be planted.

368

A dragon cries once,
And the clouds we need gather,
Rising up, towering into the sky.
He contemplates sharply the peace and tranquility,
The culture, the military,
The sovereign ruling, the minister going about his duties.

369

The emerging tiger is wounded by metal,
Why should his courage be his fate?
How similar to the old man on the mountain,
Not rich but yet interesting.

370

After passing a narrow winding road,
You enter a broad and open one,
Five mounds of furs and horses,
It makes you think back to your native place.

371

The Dao of fire is restrained by water,
Water extinguishes its light;
The flow of water is torrential,
From a distant source flowing on and on.

372

A banquet is held at the eastern pavillion,
Honored guests from the beginning;
Are singing lustily joining in the chorus,
They open up and set the mind at rest.

373

The world appears peacful,
You are not aware that poetry already ceased;
If you intend to construct a building you must be careful,
You must guard against big fires.

374

When jumping the Dragon Door,
There will be waves,
Crashing thunder and lightning,
A gigantic leap.

375

High in the mountains stands an ancient pine tree,
Gracefully erect on a plane at Handou,
The trunk is old, the branches long,
Heaven and earth give birth to longlasting glory.

376

Slandorous words,
Do not consider them,
In the end fate is already settled,
A mediocre commonplace life,
Is inferior to being law-abiding.

377

A pig can be used for a sacrifice to Heaven,
Even though it loses its life,
It also counts as a benefit.

378

Rather than running hither and thither in the day,
Wouldn't it be better to think carefully in the night;
The daytime is physically fatiguing,
At night however you are at ease and sedate.

379

The eastwind is coming,
The flowers open up,
The family drink with happy faces.
And drink their fill with three cups.

380

Simple and plain food
One takes delight in,
The smell and taste of rich food
on the other hand cause to obscure the heart.

381

Oxen open up the earth,
Vigorously expand the bounmdaries;
At the harvest time
There is a surplus of millet and rice in the warehouse.

382

A snake can change into a dragon,
On the head horns will emerge;
A thunderous spectacular sound on the earth,
There appears a powerful dragonsnake.

383

On the nine Huashan mountain tops,
An auspicious atmosphere is soaring.
Embark in a boat,
Take off and move forward,
Embark: lit. different to the fullest??

384

People are not like Confucius, few can avoid faults,
Making faults and yet being able to change,
One remains again not at fault,
The blossoms are not enough evidence,
It is the actual result which is the criterion,
Let go and be happy.