Divination and Guidance
Is fortune-telling viewing a future already decided?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
No. When I discuss fortune-telling, I infer how the future might develop from a person’s current condition. It is not that the future has already fully happened and a teacher merely reads out the answers.
People may have habitual responses to problems. Handling similar events the same way repeatedly gradually forms a pattern. Understanding that person’s habits makes it easier to consider how they may respond next time.
Habits can change, however. Willingness to adjust thoughts, ideas and methods may lead to different results. After understanding a direction, look at what you can do rather than simply wait for a prediction to happen.
I have also frankly said nobody can predict every future event with complete accuracy. Divination offers directions for understanding and thought. It has not fixed your entire later life.