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Middle Lot · 中籤
Lot No. 44
第四十四籤

Jiang Wei and Deng Ai Match Formations姜維鄧艾鬥陣

Middle Lot中籤Traditional grade.
The Oracle Poem · 籤詩
棋逢敵手著相宜黑白盤中未決時皆因一著知勝敗須教自有好推宜

At chess you meet your match, evenly paired;
black and white on the board, undecided.
A single move decides the game;
you must judge your next move well.

English rendering: our editorial version.

Meaning

A balanced contest. Careful strategy and one good decision will make the difference.

Traditional text

詩意:此卦棋逢敵手之象。凡事用機關則吉也。

解曰:欲求心事。恰如圍棋。到底勝利。宜用心機。

另本 Variant:棋逢對手要藏機,黑白盤中未決時,到底欲知誰勝負,須教先著相機宜。

姜維鄧艾鬥陣
The Story Behind the Lot · 典故

Jiang Wei and Deng Ai Match Formations

Jiang Wei of Shu and Deng Ai of Wei faced each other at Qishan, both arrayed in the eight-trigram formation, neither able to break the other. At the decisive moment Jiang Wei shifted into the coiling-snake formation and trapped his rival. The match was even; one well-timed move decided it.

Guidance by topic
♡Love & Relationships

You are both weighing things up. Say what you think before misunderstandings pile up.

◇Career & Study

Strong rivals all around. Watch, speak less, and find the one move that changes the board.

◈Wealth & Business

This lot invites care with money: profitable with careful calculation. Details decide the margin. Treat money moves as personal judgement, not a prediction.

✚Health & Wellbeing

Find the right practitioner; worry does more harm than the complaint.

⌂Home & Family

A good time for household projects and planning.

➶Travel & Those Away

Delayed. Plan the route carefully and keep a fallback.

◎Lost Items

Recovery may take time; patience helps more than forcing the search.

⚖Disputes & Legal Matters

This lot invites patience with disputes: both sides risk losing. Leave room at the negotiating table. For binding disputes, a qualified adviser is wiser than any oracle.