Mazu Fortune Poem No. 32: Nine times refined, the cinnabar elixir is done.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 32 is paired with the Sheng · Rising hexagram. In plain words: Keep putting in the work, round after round, and you'll feel lighter once it's done. The hard part usually comes first.

Sheng · Rising

Nine times refined, the cinnabar elixir is done.Standing in the wind, you feel light as air.If someone asks me about the road ahead,I'd say name and gain will both go as you wish.

Original Chinese

九轉丹砂功已成臨風牽動覺身輕有人問我前程事名利途中總稱情

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 32 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Keep putting in the work, round after round, and you'll feel lighter once it's done. The hard part usually comes first. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 32 say in English?

Nine times refined, the cinnabar elixir is done. / Standing in the wind, you feel light as air. / If someone asks me about the road ahead, / I'd say name and gain will both go as you wish.

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