Guanyin Sign No. 60 — 赤壁鏖兵 (The Battle of Red Cliffs)

中签亥宫

The Poem

抱薪救火火增烟。烧却三千及大千。若问营谋并出入。不如收拾莫忧煎。

The Meaning

此卦抱薪救火之象。凡事亦自谨防也。

The allusion:赤壁鏖兵 — the poem borrows this episode; read your question against how the story's figure fared.

In English

Theme: Against odds, cleverness prevails.

Advice: Use wit, alliance and timing rather than force. The unfavorable situation can become a legendary victory.

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