GUANYIN ORACLE LOT 3
Dong Yong Sells Himself
Much labor, little lasting result.
ORACLE VERSE
Translated verse
Through wind and rain you go back and forth like a swallow.
Carrying mud in the beak, you try to build a nest.
In the end the nest breaks down again.
More mud must be carried, and the labor starts over.
Original Chinese verse
临风冒雨去还乡，正是其身似燕儿； 衔得坭来欲作垒，到头垒坏复须坭。
ALLUSION
Story allusion
Dong Yong of the Han dynasty lost his mother young and cared for his father alone. When his father died, he borrowed money for the burial and sold himself as a servant to repay the debt. Heaven saw his filial heart and sent a celestial maiden to marry him and weave silk to repay what he owed. After the work was done, she revealed that she was from Heaven and left. Later their son returned and achieved high honor.
Poem meaning
This lot shows a swallow carrying mud. Matters require effort and worry, yet the result is easily lost.
Original reading
Many plans are used from morning to night, but this matter still ends in mental strain.
READING
Overall reading
This is the image of running back and forth in hardship. Like a tired swallow carrying mud to build a nest, the work may return to mud again in the end.
The lot warns of wasted effort. Your labor may benefit others more than yourself, yet doing nothing may also be impossible. Choose where the effort is truly worth spending.
BY QUESTION
Question-based reading
General Matters
The swallow builds with mud, but the nest returns to mud. The matter may circle back to the starting point, leaving you tired without gain.
Love and Marriage
If you seek love, effort may not bring the bond. It may be freer to live calmly instead of chasing it.
If you ask about someone you like, the connection does not truly meet. Pursuit may become tiring.
If you are already together, hard effort may still fail to bear fruit. If the relationship is broken, it may be better to find a new path or live quietly.
Work, Job Search, and Business
Work may be hard to find even after much searching. Build your skill first. Career and venture questions show labor without much remaining profit.
Exams, Competition, and Promotion
Hard effort may not bring gain. Promotion is unlikely this time, and things may remain as before.
Investment and Money
Gains and losses may cancel each other out. Avoid borrowing to invest, or profits may be consumed by debt and interest.
Business Trade
Revenue and loss offset each other. Use your own capital if doing business, because borrowed money may only create repayment pressure.
Property
Seeking profit through property trading is likely to be wasted effort and may only break even.
Health
Repeated treatment may not yet improve the illness. Find the root cause. If vows were made, fulfill them. Chronic or karmic illness calls for deeper spiritual work.
Change and Transfer
Do not exhaust yourself looking for change. Stay where you are and identify the real cause of discomfort before jumping away.
Pregnancy and Children
Running everywhere for pregnancy may still fail. Begin with clearing karmic burdens, keeping discipline, and doing good.
Legal Matters
The lawsuit is draining, but the ending may return you to your original state.
Finding People or Things
After tiring search, it may finally be seen.
Travel and Going Abroad
Going far may bring no gain. It may be better to develop where you already are.
FAQ
FAQ
What does Lot 3 Dong Yong Sells Himself mean?
This is a Lower lot in Zi Palace. The verse gives the image, and the overall reading brings it back to the matter itself: This is the image of running back and forth in hardship. Like a tired swallow carrying mud to build a nest, the work may return to mud again in the end.
Should I read only the blessing level of Lot 3?
No. The level gives the broad weather, but the useful detail is in the translated verse, original reading, practical signals, and question-based sections. The practical signal begins: Home is first difficult, then favorable. Self, be cautious. Wealth is possible. Deals can succeed. Marriage is mismatched.
Which part should I read for a concrete question?
Start with “General Matters.” The swallow builds with mud, but the nest returns to mud. The matter may circle back to the starting point, leaving you tired without gain
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