求 愿 · Ask the jade

八问八愿 · 心之所问

不问苍生,先问己心。拈一枚问心牌,听玉如何作答。

先问其心 · 后择其玉

玉 之 签 文

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入此界 · 观其玉

问心六诫 · The Rites

六种问得其所的礼数

礼者问之先 · 敬者得之至

壹 · I 净 手 Cleanse the hands

Wash before asking — the question is a guest, and it must be received cleanly.

贰 · II 静 心 Still the heart

Do not ask in haste. The heavens answer the quiet, not the hurried.

叁 · III 诚 意 Be sincere

Ask one true question, not many. A single honest wish weighs more than a hundred.

肆 · IV 记 时 Mind the hour

The hour of birth is the hour of the question’s truth — be certain of it.

伍 · V 敬 玉 Honour the jade

Whatever the answer, the stone is a messenger. Treat it with the courtesy due a messenger.

陆 · VI 行 善 Act on the answer

A reading is a lantern, not a path. Carry it, and walk.

By Your Sign · 生肖本命玉

Every sign finds its stone.

十二生肖 · 各有其玉

Rat
白玉 · 观音

机敏过人群,惜心浮气躁。宜白玉安神,忌多虑自困。

Ox
青玉 · 牛

负重而笃定,最宜青玉相助。坚者愈坚,慎守勿疑。

Tiger
虎符 · 赤玉

威仪自生,忌孤高。佩赤玉镇心,怒时先抚玉三息。

Rabbit
白玉 · 兔

温雅善藏,宜白玉养神。柔非弱,静者自远。

Dragon
青龙 · 碧玉

志在云霄,最配碧玉。腾者需云,谦者得助。

Snake
墨玉 · 灵蛇

深谋善断,宜墨玉沉心。慧者藏锋,久者必达。

Horse
赤玉 · 骏马

奔放不羁,佩赤玉聚气。路远者,不在疾而在稳。

Goat
青玉 · 如意

温顺而韧,宜如意玉。柔可长久,愿君守之。

Monkey
金玉 · 灵猴

灵动多智,佩金玉敛锋。小聪明护一时,大智慧守一世。

Rooster
金玉 · 雄鸡

守信守时,宜金玉相映。鸣者贵其声,更贵其恒。

Dog
黄玉 · 忠犬

忠诚可靠,佩黄玉守心。世间多假,唯忠不假。

Pig
墨玉 · 福猪

厚福之人,佩墨玉纳祥。福者不争,争者不福。

The Rites · 玉之仪

Jade answers ceremony.

四仪之礼 · 玉以答之

开光
The Consecration

On a day of your choosing, the piece is held to the morning light and named aloud once. From that hour it is yours, and it knows it.

净玉
The Cleansing

Under a new moon or before a journey: rinse in clear water, dry on the palm, rest a night apart. A clean stone is a listening stone.

赠玉
The Giving

A jade is never handed over — it is placed, palm to palm, with the story of who wore it first. The giver’s warmth must cross with the stone.

传承
The Passing

When a kept jade changes hands, it is not sold but given — with the name of the first keeper, so the stone remembers all of them.