Divination and Guidance
Can divination reveal what a supervisor, friend or relative is thinking?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Divination can discuss relationships, interactions and development, but should not be treated as knowing every thought. Thoughts change and inferences can be mistaken. Whether the question closely concerns you also matters.
Dao Xuan and I discussed how asking exactly what a supervisor thinks is often difficult. Asking whether they support you now, whether following them offers prospects or how deep the connection is better fits our chess discussions. We examine a relationship relevant to you, not voice every unspoken thought for the supervisor.
Discussing spirit communication, I said different tools and energies may bring different feelings, then added that the person’s openness affects what can be understood. A changed tool cannot guarantee reading everyone’s heart without conditions.
Family is similar. Questions for immediate relatives are generally possible, including relationships after five or six years without contact or when someone may return. But kinship does not reveal every thought. Repeated questions about an absent person’s contacts and work also call for considering how that knowledge helps your present situation.
Before consulting, clarify what truly troubles you and discuss it with the teacher. Seek understandable reminders and direction rather than turn one consultation into unlimited speculation about another’s inner life.