Divination and Guidance
If two people draw the same divination lot, does that mean they face the same problem?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Not necessarily. The same lot may carry different points of emphasis in different circumstances. An identical number does not mean both people’s problems and reminders are entirely the same.
In Sheng Zhen Men’s experience of interpreting lots, I consider the person’s circumstances, the poem and the perceptions arising at the time together. Sometimes the emphasis is the first line, sometimes the second, third or fourth, and sometimes the story behind the poem. We seek to understand how the reminder relates to this person and question, rather than apply one interpretation of the whole poem to everyone.