Guan Yin lots · 觀音靈籤
The Crane Leaves Its Cage · Jiang Ziya leaves office
Lot 14 pictures freedom after confinement. It invites you to identify the restriction that has actually ended and the choices now available.
Lot 14 is Upper in the Hong Kong source and Middle in the Taiwan source. An identical first line therefore does not establish the grade or identify the full version.
The first line is shared by both texts. Hong Kong repeats 樊籠 in line two; Taiwan uses 羈縻, restraints. Hong Kong grades the lot Upper, while Taiwan grades it Middle.
The attached title is Jiang Ziya leaving office. The poem carries its meaning through the crane, a bird that has room to fly only after it leaves the cage. The sequence matters. Release comes before movement.
Both sources keep the crane and the opening of the way. The Taiwan second line describes shedding restraints, while Hong Kong repeats the image of leaving the enclosure.
If a restriction has recently lifted, list the options that are now possible. A finished contract, a resolved commitment or permission you were waiting for may change what you can do, but the lot itself is not evidence that any of those things has happened.
For a job question, this verse can help you examine what keeps you in place. Check practical terms before acting, including the notice period and the next source of income. For a relationship, consider whether both people have room to make their own choices.
The open sky makes this an encouraging poem. It still does not choose a direction for you. The final decision belongs to the facts of your situation.
Look up another lot number. 16 lots are written up in English; all 100 are covered in Traditional Chinese.
Read lot 14 by topic in Traditional Chinese for career, wealth, love, health, study, family and the whole situation.
