Divination and Guidance
Can character divination be interpreted without the person writing a character?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
I have experienced understanding some circumstances without a written character. But then I was using perception, not only analyzing writing. These two situations need distinction.
In a past class, I asked everyone to write a character for practice. One participant did not want to write. I replied that a reading was still possible. What I sensed concerned what the person wished to express in that setting and why writing was difficult. I later explained that this was actually a perception-based approach.
Character divination still has written structure, analysis and methods to learn. The example shows a person’s state is not expressed only in completed writing. It does not mean beginners can ignore methods and directly answer without understanding anything.