"The Thirteen Charts"
p. 390 1st : concerning kings
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
royal residence |
be deserted |
2nd |
royal tigre- & leopard-skin rugs |
be worn-down |
3rd |
silken knot of government |
be undone |
4th |
palace |
will fall into the hands of another |
5th |
royal felt hat |
fall down into the dust |
p. 390 1st : bya-Khyun dkar-po ('white Garu-d.a') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
uninterrupted reign |
ancestral dur-sri (treacherous spirits of the tombs) will be aggravated |
2nd |
queen will give birth, king will enjoy good heath |
disharmony between king and his queens; undertake acts of generosity |
3rd |
resources will be extensive |
loss of cattle, resources will be scant; undertake rites to attract prosperity |
4th |
good reputation |
unstable government; perform rites to oppose hostile forces |
5th |
lineage will flourish |
government will be brought down by wars; undertake rites of aversion |
p. 390 2nd : concerning kalyana-mitra ('spiritual friends')
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
golden vajra |
vanish into space |
2nd |
variegated vase |
slip from the hand |
3rd |
crystal rosary |
fall into the ash-pit |
4th |
turquoise man.d.ala of offerings |
be chipped |
5th |
lion throne |
collapse from its foundation |
pp. 390-391 2nd : gans-Sen dkar-po ('white snow-lion [snowleopard]') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
the body of deathless indestructible reality will be attained |
lifespan will be cut short and potency will decline; persevere with great acts of renunciation |
2nd |
victory-banner of the saffron robe will stand erect |
there will be no worthy disciples; recite mantra-s of retention |
3rd |
dance of magical illusion |
one will live from-hand-to-mouth; undertake triple acts of renunciation |
4th |
flowers of good reputation will bloom |
malign gossip & ill-repute; make offerings to images, scriptures, and stupa-s |
5th |
stream of nectar |
risk of emigration; undertake thread-crosses |
p. 391 3rd : concerning mantrin-s
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
golden vajra |
fade into space |
2nd |
bell of pleasant sound |
slip from the hand |
3rd |
radiance of the man.d.ala |
vanish |
4th |
splendid point of ritual dagger |
be shattered |
5th |
injunctions of the d.akini-s |
be infringed |
p. 391 3rd : srid-pa>i sBrul-gser ('existential Snake of Gold') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
life-span will be secure |
golden vajra will fade; should perform ablutions |
2nd |
no ill-health |
sound of bell will be damaged; images of meditational deities should be drawn |
3rd |
father will be able to summon daimones of 8 classes |
radiance of man.d.ala will fade, for which reason one should move at another retreat-centre and engage in meditation |
4th |
objects will be swiftly liberated by power of abhi-cara ('wrathful sorcery') |
tip of ritual dagger will be cracked, for which reason one shoud offer hundreds or thousands of butter-lamps |
5th |
lineage will prosper like sun rising in cloudless sky |
injunctions of the d.akini-s will be infringed; offerings should be made to the Tri-ratna |
p. 392 4th : concerning Bonpo-s
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
helmet-horns of meteorite |
have rusted |
2nd |
shaft of the divine arrow |
be broken |
3rd |
drum & cloche |
slip from the hand |
4th |
Phyva-bon priest |
slip from his seat |
5th |
tied of colored threads of the thread-cross |
break |
p. 392 4th : gYu->brug ('turquoise Dragon') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
auspicious for the Bon lineage |
helmet-horns of meteorite will rust |
2nd |
life & lineage will prosper without interruption |
shaft or quill of the arrow will be broken |
3rd |
prosperity & destiny will flourish |
drum & cloche will slip from the hands; should undertake recitation of the Amita-ayus Sutra |
4th |
reputation of Bon teacher will flourish |
Bon teacher will slip from his throne |
5th |
flag of long life will be untainted |
ties of colored threads of thread-cross of thread-cross will break |
p. 392 5th : concerning ministers
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
lord |
be in isolation from his most intimate advisor |
2nd |
injunctions of the deities |
be infringed |
3rd |
good reputation, gold & turquoise |
be lost |
4th |
magical arrow & spear |
be broken |
5th |
ministerial chair |
be left empty |
pp. 392-393 5th : glan-chen rab-brtan ('steadfast elephant') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
lord's activities will be successful |
lord will be isolated from his foremost advisor; undertake specific rites of exorcism |
2nd |
lineage of minister will flourish |
injunctions of protector-deities will be infringed; gto should be undertaken |
3rd |
food, wealth, & resources will increase |
reputation, gold & turquoise will be lost, loss of food, instability among citizens |
4th |
long life with few diseases |
arrow & spear will break, paternal relatives will be deranged |
5th |
great fame, minister will protect the kingdom |
ministerial seat will be deserted, unfortunate policy-decisions; the 5 Great Retentive Mantra-s should be recited |
p. 393 6th : concerning adult males
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
arrow of vitality |
be broken |
2nd |
tigre-skin quiver |
be misplaced |
3rd |
flag-bedecked spear |
be broken |
4th |
one's thoroughbred steed |
be separated |
5th |
the heroic wrestling-ring |
be deserted |
p. 393 6th : lcags-kyi stag khra-bo ('striped tigre') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
lifespan will be lived to the full |
Dur-sri (treacherous spirits of the tombs) will arise and wounds will be suffered; undertake exorcism of Sri (spirits of treachery) |
2nd |
all will be well |
tigre- & leopard-skin quivers will be misplaced, infectious diseases will emerge; votive reliquaries should be made |
3rd |
food & wealth will be amassed, and the spear will have a white flag |
the black-flagged spear will break; gtor-ma offerings should be praesented to dGra-lha ('hostile deities') and to Pho-lha ('male deities') |
4th |
rumors will be quelled |
one's gyi-lin steed will be separated |
5th |
there will be great heroism |
the wrestling-ring of valor will be deserted; rites to rescue the life-spirit should be undertaken |
pp. 393-394 7th : concerning mo-btsun ('women & nuns')
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
white silk pelmet |
hang down |
2nd |
cord of the subject's turquoise |
break |
3rd |
glorious sun |
set |
4th |
the [water-]spring of existence |
become dry |
5th |
child |
will slip from mother's lap |
p. 394 7th : Sribs-bya dmar ('red owl') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
there will be great advantages |
white silk pelmet will hang down; tshe-phur rites should be praepared |
2nd |
woman will have 5 or 6 sons |
woman's talisman-turquoise will have a broken thread; the gTsug-tor dKar-mo should be recited many times |
3rd |
father's brother will flourish, sea of glory will be intact |
glorious sun will set, father's brother & maternal uncle will experience great ups & downs; god-sri (treacherous spirits of loss) should be exorcised |
4th |
there will be good reputation |
the [water-]spring of existence will become dry, there will be fevers; luck-amulets should be worn |
5th |
new-born children will emerge swiftly |
a child will slip from its mother's lap; retentive mantra-chart which secureth existence should be made |
p. 394 8th : concerning children
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
arms of the swastika |
break |
2nd |
golden fish {lungfish?} |
emerge onto dry land |
3rd |
brocade clothing |
be carried off by a river |
4th |
children's playground |
be left empty |
5th |
rosewood bow-&-arrow |
be broken |
pp. 394-395 8th : nor-bu >od->bar ('fiery gem') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
prosperity & vitality for children |
arms of the swastika will break; the Amita-ayus Sutra should be recited |
2nd |
no ill-health nor daimonic possession |
golden fish will emerge onto dry land, possession by daimones of maternal aunt; offerings should be made to serpentine spirits |
3rd |
child will be associated with kindly persons |
brocade clothes will be carried off by a river, child will be oppressed by Chun-sri (treacherous spirits of childhood) |
4th |
child will be beloved by its parents |
playground will be deserted, child smitten by stroke; prayers which restore luck should be undertaken |
5th |
life-spirit of child will be secure |
rosewood bow-&-arrow will be broken; talismanic turquoise should be worn |
p. 395 9th : concerning chun gz`on-nu ('young wives')
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
dark-green water-tares |
dry |
2nd |
hollyhock |
be blighted by frost |
3rd |
arms of the swastika |
break |
4th |
silver-white mirror |
be cracked |
5th |
spindling-yard |
be emptied of its woollen threads |
p. 395 9th : mthin-gi rma-bya ('blue peafowl') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
long life free of diseases |
water-tares will wither; the longevity-empowerment should be received |
2nd |
beneficial existence |
hollyhock will be blighted by frost; body-element amulet should be worn |
3rd |
young wife will be pleasant, abundance of ornaments |
arms of the swastika will break, requiring recitation of mantra that promoteth pretious things |
4th |
wife will have a fine household |
mirror will corrode; hundreds of butter-lamps should be offered |
5th |
vase of longevity will be full |
vase of longevity will be emptied, requiring long-life empowerments |
p. 395 10th : concerning servants
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
the 5 arrow |
be lost |
2nd |
royalty or minister |
punish |
3rd |
household of male servant |
be obliterated |
4th |
yoke of misfortune |
have to be borne |
5th |
food-allocation |
be impeded |
p. 395 10th : gser-gyi rgyi-sen ('gold 4 animals') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
servants will be most useful |
the 5 arrows will slip from the hands; Sri (treacherous spirits) should be exorcised |
2nd |
servants will carry out all that is demanded of them |
servants will incur royal or ministerial punishment; body-element amulet should be worn |
3rd |
servants will be of great use even if they are disabled |
house of male servant will be obliterated; recite the Vasu-dhara Dharan.i |
4th |
servants will have good reputation |
yoke of misfortune will have to be borne |
5th |
servants will thrive |
life-spirit of servants will diminish; resources should be charitably offered |
p. 396 11th : concerning land, estates, & treasure
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
a mistaken emigration |
be |
2nd |
the deities of the roof-top prayer-flags |
fade |
3rd |
the stove |
be placed to the side |
4th |
gold pillars & turquoise beams |
be broken |
5th |
others |
place a marker on the father's fields |
p. 396 11th : lha-lug ser-po ('golden estate') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
estates will be maintained by a son |
subject will emigrate while the estate will face east; dedicate thread-crosses to spirit-lords of the soil |
2nd |
master will never be separated from the house |
prayer-flags dedicated to Pho-lha ('male deities') on roof will fade; undertake rites in praise of sGra-lha ('hostile deities') |
3rd |
wife will provide satisfying food for guests |
the stove will be pushed to the side; bsris-rme>i >khor-lo amulet should be concealed under stove |
4th |
no scandals in sector of grandparents |
pillars of gold & beams of turquoise will be broken; undertake counteracting rites |
5th |
ownership of estate will not be disputed by others |
others will place a marker on paternal estate; offerings should be made to Yul-lha ('countryside deities') |
p. 396 12th : concerning pretious metals & gems
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
grease |
adhaere to king of golden mountains |
2nd |
mirror |
be corroded |
3rd |
great luminosity of turquoise lake |
be damaged |
4th |
shape-shifting Phra-men-ma |
newly ingress within pretious bowl |
5th |
cuckoo that careth for hundred or laks.a of chicks |
be blinded |
pp. 396-397 12th : gser-gyi bum-pa ('golden vase') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
wealth, food, & resources will never be exhausted |
golden mirror will corrode; recitations of Vasu-dhara Dharan.i should be made |
2nd |
the body will be bedecked with turquoise |
there will be a film of oil on turquoise lake; rites to propitiate Nor-lha ['lake deity'] (Vasu-dhara) should be performed |
3rd |
sons will enjoy their father's prosperity |
shape-shifting Phra-men-ma will ingress within one's bowl; destiny-amulet should be attached |
4th |
father's wealth will confer fame on son |
thread of turquoise of prosperity will be broken; rites restoring luck-aspect should be undertaken |
5th |
increase of moveable property filling storerooms |
copper cooking-pots will be heaped together; rites should be undertaken to restore prosperity |
p. 397 13th : concerning horses, sheep, & cattle
sector |
whether the __ |
will __ or not |
1st |
saddle & bridle of thoroughbred steed |
be left unused |
2nd |
legs of riding-horse |
be broken |
3rd |
stud-yak |
be castrated |
4th |
divine >bri |
roll down a ravine |
5th |
line of ewes |
be interrupted |
p. 397 13th : >bron-chen dar-ma ('adult wild yak') chart
sector |
white pebble |
black pebble |
1st |
horses & donkeys will be of great use |
gyi-lin steed will be bereft of saddle & bridle undertake rites to appease the gNod-sbyin brgyad ('8 malign mountain-spirits') |
2nd |
horses & livestock will thrive |
legs of riding-horse will be broken; rTa-sri (treacherous spirits afflicting horses) should be exorcised |
3rd |
yaks will be produced |
stud-yak will be castrated; gtor-ma offerings should be undertaken |
4th |
cattle-herds will thrive |
divine >bri will roll down a ravine; gto should be applied |
5th |
sheep will thrive |
line of sheep will be interrupted; God-sri (treacherous spirits that provoke such losses) should be exorcised |
Gyurme Dorje (commentator & translator from the Tibetan): Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings. John Eskenazi Ltd. & Sam Fogg Ltd., London, 2001. pp. 388-397