Tripitaka Attains the Way
Neutral
The poem
Original: 晨昏全赖佛扶持 / 须是逢危却不危 / 若得贵人相引处 / 那时财帛亦相随
The story
Master and disciples reached the river below the Spirit Mountain, where a single log served as a bridge. Tripitaka was too frightened to cross. The Buddha appeared as a ferryman with a bottomless boat; Tripitaka fell into the water and was pulled out with his mortal body washed away. Transformed, he passed beyond the ordinary and completed the Way.
What it means
This is the sign of quiet protection, and patience brings good fortune. You are held up morning and evening, and what looks like peril is not peril. When someone comes to introduce and guide you, material things follow. For the moment the situation is level, neither smooth nor threatening. Changing the old for the new is permitted, provided you keep a respectful mind and can bear to wait. The place where you fall in the water is the place where the old shell comes off.
By area of life
Wealth
Money lies to the west. Hold your position for now and put nothing in until someone qualified shows you the road.
Love
Wait quietly through this difficult stretch. This match will most likely be made through the introduction of a third person.
Work
The situation is confined, but if you can hold on, a patron appears and the deadlock breaks open in your favour.
Health
Recite the name of Guanyin, keep the mind broad, and a turning point comes in the middle of the illness.
Travel
There are obstructions on the road. Prepare carefully, keep up your devotions, and you will come through the journey safely.
Advice
Falling in the water is not the disaster; it is where the old shell comes off.