Tibetan Mo Reading

The Bright Star

ཨ་ཙ

Divination 4 of 36 · A TSA Good

A single bright star in the dark

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One bright star in the dark: guidance, news from afar, a small but clear success. A message or a helper points the way, though plans may shift like the wind.

The Bright Star by question

Home & family
Generally good. News of a relative arrives.
Plans & wishes
Achievable, if you follow the guidance you are given.
Wealth & friends
Moderate gains. A friend far away helps.
Rivals & disputes
Settled through a go-between or a message.
Guests & travel
Good for journeys. A visitor is on the way.
Health
Restlessness or nervous tension. Calm the breath.
Spiritual practice
Seek out a teacher; instruction comes at the right time.
Lost things
Someone has moved it. Ask around, and it will turn up.

Advice

Follow the one clear point of light, not the whole sky.

Practice

Pray for guidance and keep your aim simple.

The symbol

A single star is the traveler's guide in a dark sky. It gives no heat and little light, but it is enough to steer by. The divination promises direction and news rather than a blaze of success.

The two throws

The Bright Star comes up when the first throw of the die shows A (space) and the second shows TSA (wind).

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First: A · Space

A is the first sound of every alphabet and the syllable of open space. It stands for what is wide, clear and not yet filled: room to move, a fresh start, nothing in the way.

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Second: TSA · Wind

TSA is the syllable of wind. It carries movement, breath, messages and travel. It spreads news and fans flames, and it can scatter what is not tied down.

The six divinations that begin with A

  1. ཨ་ཨA AStainless Sky
  2. ཨ་རA RAFlaming Rays of the Sun
  3. ཨ་པA PANectar Rays of the Moon
  4. ཨ་ཙA TSABright Star
  5. ཨ་ནA NAGround of Gold
  6. ཨ་དྷཱིA DHITone of Vajras