Counting the harvest by moonlight

Neither for nor against. The outcome depends on what you do next.

The verse

Sacks in the barn and the moon through the door,
Count them twice and write it down.
Not the harvest you hoped for, not the harvest you feared;
Enough, if you are honest about the number.

What it means

A reckoning. The lot asks you to look squarely at where things stand, in money, in a relationship, in a project, and to accept the real number rather than the hoped-for one. The result is enough. The trouble only comes from pretending it is more.

What lot 18 says for

Love: Take honest stock of what you both give. It is probably fine, once you stop keeping score in your head.
Work and study: Review before you plan. Last quarter's true figures are the only foundation.
Money: Sit down with the accounts. Enough is enough; borrowing against a hope is not.
Wellbeing: An honest look at your habits. No drama, just the number.
Home and travel: Measure before you buy. The room is the size it is.

Take away

Count twice, write it down.

What lot 18 means for you

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Drew this at a temple?

Temples use different sets, most of them a hundred lots, and ours is a set of fifty, so the verse on your slip will not match ours and the grade can differ. Treat the number as a fair guide if it is fifty or under, and read the verse on your slip first; the image on it is the real answer. Here is how to shake for yourself.

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