House and family

A vivid dream, and a chipped tombstone at the grave

29 November 2023Jinan, Shandong Translated by AI

A client came with a vivid early-morning dream. I cast an I Ching divination, and the signs matched what she found at the family grave.

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Zongyuan

You don't need to give backstory or context. Just tell me what you remember.

不需要前因后果，你记得什么说什么就可以

Client

Okay.

好的

It was around five o'clock this morning, I think. I dreamed that my husband, our child and I went to an old house — it was called the old house, but it felt strange and unfamiliar. Then the three of us went out for a walk. Outside we met someone killing cows and selling bones. There were big freshly butchered bones spread all over the ground, very bloody. We bought some bones. On the way back, we saw someone's vegetable garden, so I went in and picked a few green peppers. Right after I left the garden, the owner showed up. He wouldn't let it go, kept chasing us to hit us, even when we offered money. Then a neighbor came out to mediate, and finally let the three of us go home. I said I wanted to go check on my mom. Then I dreamed my mom was living alone in an old bungalow, with no one taking care of her. I pushed the door open and saw that her legs were disabled. She was lying on her back on a small wheeled cart, moving herself along the floor. She only had clothes on her upper body. When I saw her like that, I told her, 'It's winter, it's too cold. Come live with us, so I can take care of you.' My mom smiled happily at me and said okay. Then I woke up. I felt really sad, and I don't know why. I wanted to ask you to help me make sense of it.

我今天早晨应该是五点多钟，梦到我和我老公还有孩子去了老屋（说是老屋又觉得很陌生），然后我我们三个人就出来转悠，出去后遇着一个杀牛卖骨头的，摆了一地刚剔出的大骨头，很血腥。然后我们买了一些骨头，在往回走的路上看到有人种的菜园子，我就进去摘了几个青椒。然后刚出了菜园子。就梦见菜园子主人来了，人家不依不饶的就要追着我们打，给钱也不行，后来就有邻居出来劝解，才让我们三个人走了，回了家，我说去我妈那儿看一下。然后就梦见我妈一个人住在一个老房子（平房）里。没人管，我推门儿进去，梦到她的腿残疾了，在一个带轱辘的小车上仰面朝天的躺着在地上挪动身子。就上身穿了衣服，我看见我妈这样，然后我就跟我妈说，冬天了太冷了，去我们家住吧，我也能照顾你，然后我妈很开心的冲我笑了笑，说行了。然后我就给醒了，我的心里特别的悲哀，不知道是怎么了，想让您帮着解解惑。

11月23日上午10:25

Zongyuan

It's very clear.

很清晰

Client

I had someone bring paper offerings for me on July 15th, and I also burned paper for the elders on the fourth day of the tenth lunar month. I rarely dream of the elders, but this morning the dream was especially vivid.

我在 7 月 15 找人带烧了，还有 10 月初四也给老人们烧纸了，我很少梦到老人家，今天早晨确特别清晰的梦到了

Zongyuan

Seeing a cow killed and bones sold gives Dui trigram above, Kun trigram below — the Ze Di Cui hexagram. Three people traveling gives the third line moving. The changed hexagram is Ze Shan Xian, and the mutual hexagram is Feng Shan Jian. This hexagram has several signs: 1. Dui trigram enters its tomb storage — this means worry for a woman. The women in the family need to watch their health, specifically the waist and legs, and the respiratory system. 2. In Feng Shan Jian, Xun wood overcomes Gen earth. The blockage is in the wood element. You yourself have stagnation in the liver and gallbladder, poor sleep quality, and are prone to nodules and cysts in the breasts, thyroid, bile ducts, and gynecological areas.

见杀牛卖骨，为兑卦在上，坤卦在下，取泽地萃卦，三人行取三爻动，变卦泽山咸，互卦见风山渐。此卦几个象: 1 兑卦入墓库，为女有忧，家里的女性需要注意身体，一个是腰腿，一个是呼吸道。 2 风山渐见巽木克艮土，阻隔在木，你本人肝胆有淤堵，睡眠质量不佳，在乳腺，甲状腺，胆管，妇科方面容易有结节和囊肿。

3. The changed hexagram is Ze Shan Xian. Compared with the original hexagram, Dui trigram meets obstruction — this means the ancestral grave has a sound, or has a gap. So you need to check if there is road construction near the grave, if there is any collapse, and if the tombstone is chipped or intact. Find the problem and repair it as soon as possible. 4. Dui above, Gen below — in the next two months, watch for accidental chipping of bowls, flower pots, and vases at home. If any are chipped, throw them away as soon as possible. Also be careful of family members falling.

3 变卦泽山咸，与本卦相比，兑卦遇阻，为祖坟有声，或者祖坟有缺口。因此需要查看坟附近有没有修路，有没有塌陷，碑有没有磕坏有完整，找到问题，尽快修缮。 4 泽在上，艮在下，近两月注意家里的碗，花盆，花瓶意外缺口，如有，尽快扔。另外当心家人摔跤。

Please take note.

请收

11月23日中午12:54

Client

Got it, Zongyuan. Do I need to burn more paper money or anything like that?

收到，师傅，那我还用不用在烧点纸钱之类的

Zongyuan

You can burn some. When you burn it, tell your mother you will go to check on the grave. Do what you say, and finish the inspection before the winter solstice.

可以烧，烧的时候告知母亲要去看，说到做到，冬至前去检查好。

11月23日中午12:59

It was a dream visit. Go yourself to a nearby Taoist temple or a road intersection.

托梦了你自己找附近的道观或者路口亲自去

One matter, one response.

一事一应

Client

Okay, Zongyuan. Thank you.

好的，师傅，谢谢您

Is it...?

世?

Zongyuan

Not exactly. A dream visit is just an image.

不是哈，托梦只是一个象

It comes to describe her current situation.

为了描述她的现状而来

It sends someone to tell the story.

派一个人来讲

Client

Oh, I see, Zongyuan.

奥，知道了，师傅

Zongyuan

Mm.

嗯

Client

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14:47

Hello, Zongyuan. I went to the cemetery and did some simple repairs. There was a small chipped spot on the back of the tombstone, which can't be fixed for now. Then I bought some paper money and burned it. When I got home, I checked and threw away the bowls that had been chipped before. I've done everything. These past few days have been fine, and I haven't dreamed of the elder again. I wanted to let you know.

猫猫道长，您好，我去了墓地，进行了简单的一下修缮，墓碑后面有一小块磕坏了，暂时没办法处理，然后买了一些纸钱烧了，回家检查了一下，以前有破损的碗也扔了，都做完了，这几天挺好，也没有在梦到老人，跟您说一声

Zongyuan

👍 Great follow-through.

👍执行力强

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Client

Thank you for your guidance [emoji][emoji][emoji]

谢谢您的指引[emoji][emoji][emoji]