Stick #97: Powerless to Turn the Tide (Very Unfavorable)
无力回天事已休，过往成败付东流。从此低调从新计，他年亦可竞风流。
Plain reading
The matter is already finished — past success and failure flow east with the stream. From here, plan quietly anew; another year you may still compete with grace.
Interpretation
This is a very unfavorable lot titled "Powerless to Turn the Tide." The matter is finished — past gain and loss flow away. "From here plan quietly anew; another year you may still shine" shows what is done is done; new plan is road.
Situation notes
- Career: Old post, old dream, old grudge — farewell each; plan anew.
- Relationships: Old love, old wound, old fixation — farewell each; plan anew.
- Wealth: Old account, old investment, old dream — farewell each; plan anew.
Common misread
Auspicious tiers (such as Very Unfavorable) are tone, not a verdict. Name one action you control before redrawing.
Advice
Hold a "farewell" for the past — write, burn, or speak — then plan anew. Begin quietly; another year you may still compete with grace.
From Records of the Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei at Baidi entrusted his heir — knowing what could not be saved, he arranged what followed — another year may still bring glory.
Related sticks
- Stick #96: Beyond Saving — neighboring lot for tone contrast
- Stick #98: All Hope Abandoned — neighboring lot for tone contrast
Editorial note: entertainment and cultural reference. Source last revised: 2026-09-14. See Methodology and fortune stick guide.