Motif
Absent auspicious signs
absent_auspicious_signs
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Analects of Confucius BOOK VI. YUNG YEY. / BOOK VII. SHU R. / BOOK VIII. T'AI-PO. / BOOK IX. TSZE HAN.; lines 1140-1241 confidence: medium
"The FANG bird does not come; the river sends forth no map:-- it is all over with me!"
The Master states that the FANG bird does not come and the river sends forth no map, and treats these absences as a negative sign for himself.
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