[Ps. In order to better understand the behavioral logic of the ancients, here is the basic principle of popular science fortune telling and the comparison between fortune telling and zodiac signs. Children who are not interested can skip it directly]
Fortune telling is more complicated. The first step is to determine the birth date and horoscope. So where do the horoscopes come from?
For example, if a person is born on November 9, 2021 in the lunar calendar, according to the ancient chronology of the heavenly stems and earthly branches, the date of birth should be expressed as: "Xinchou" year, "Gengzi" month, "Jiawu" day, and "Jiazi" hour.
Then this person’s horoscope is:
Xin, Geng, Jia, Jia [the first character of the year, month, day and hour of birth, which is the Heavenly Stem. 】
Chou, Zi, Wu, Zi [the last character of the birth year, month, day and hour, which is the earthly branch. 】
For another example, a person was born at noon on November 20, 1876 in the lunar calendar. According to the chronology of the heavenly stems and earthly branches, it would be expressed as: "Bingzi" year, "Gengzi" month, "Bingzi" day and "Jiawu" time.
Then this person’s horoscope is:
B, Geng, B, Jia [the first character of the birth year, month, day and hour, which is the Heavenly Stem. 】
Zi, Zi, Zi, Wu [the last character of the birth year, month, day and hour, which is the earthly branch. 】
What are the heavenly stems and earthly branches?
Heavenly stems: A, B, B, D, E, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui, which represent the movement of the seven stars of the sun, moon, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, corresponding to the ten seasons of crop growth on the earth. climate change, simplified into ten words.
The twelve Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Shu and Hai, represent the twelve constellations of the zodiac, which are composed of twenty-eight relatively fixed signs. The stars are divided and simplified into twelve characters... which is somewhat similar to the twelve constellations.
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches describe the relationship between the seven stars of the sun, moon, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth and the twenty-eight constellations.
An analogy can be made with an analog watch. When a person stands on the earth and observes the stars in the sky, it represents the center point of the watch dial, the axis of the watch; the twelve earthly branches are divided by the twenty-eight constellations, and the twenty-eight constellations are fixed. , so it represents the scale on the dial; because the heavenly stems and earthly branches describe the relative relationship between the seven stars of the sun, moon, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth and the twelve constellations of the zodiac, so the sun, moon, gold, wood, and water The seven stars of , fire and earth represent the hands on the dial.
To sum up, the zodiac sign is determined by the month of birth, which is very simple and clear. Fortune-telling horoscopes are determined from the four dimensions of birth year, month, day and time, which is relatively complicated.
Whether it is horoscopes or fortune telling, they basically use the attributes of stars as their own attributes. So do stars have more intrinsic attributes?
have!
The West believes that the universe is composed of four elements: fire, wind, earth, and water, so the inherent attributes of the constellations are the four elements of fire, wind, earth, and water.
People who study zodiac signs often say that Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are more compatible because they are all "fire signs"; for example, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces are more compatible because they are all "water signs."
So do the horoscopes derived from fortune telling have this attribute?
Yes, it is the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Each character in the heavenly stems and earthly branches has its own five-element attributes, so the eight characters of the two people in front plus the five-element attributes are as follows:
Xin [gold], Geng [gold], Jia [wood], Jia [wood]
Chou [earth], Zi [water], Wu [fire], Zi [water]
This person has all eight characters and five elements. The third character in the first row is A. A belongs to wood, so it is a "wood life" or "Jia wood life".
besides:
Bing [fire], Geng [gold], Bing [fire], A [wood]
子【水】, 子【水】, 子【水】, 武【火】
There is no earth in the five elements of this person's horoscope, which is called "the five elements lack earth", and he is a "fire" or "Bing fire".
Among the attributes of stars, the most common one should be Geng. Geng belongs to gold, and to be precise, it is "yang metal". Yang represents hardness and gold represents metal. Hard metal generally refers to weapons, so it has the "Qi of Geng Metal" and "Yang Metal". The saying "Gengjin Sword Qi",
With the horoscope and the attributes of the five elements, we can roughly judge a person's good or bad fortune based on a set of theories of "the five elements are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other."
The five elements are in conflict with each other:
Wood overcomes earth [bad for wood and bad for earth], earth overcomes water [bad for earth and bad for water], water overcomes fire [bad for water and bad for fire], and fire overcomes metal [bad for fire, so bad for fire]. It is also bad for metal], and metal is bad for wood [it is bad for metal, and it is also bad for wood. Summary: The one who defeats the enemy and the one who is defeated are disadvantageous to both parties. It is a lose-lose situation].
The Five Elements:
Wood produces fire [bad for wood, good for fire], fire produces earth [bad for fire, good for earth], earth produces metal [bad for earth, good for metal], gold produces water [bad for metal, good for water], Water also produces wood [which is not good for water but good for wood. Summary: To "give birth" to others is not good for oneself; to be "given birth to" by others is good for oneself].
Generally speaking, in the complex relationship between the five elements, which are mutually reinforcing and restraining, only being "born" is beneficial, good luck can come, and good fortune can take the lead.
For example, the first person whose horoscope was measured above belongs to the "wood" zodiac. As the stars move around the sky, a star with the attribute of "earth" appears in a certain year, and wood overcomes earth. Whenever the word "ke" appears, it means It is a lose-lose situation, so this person had bad luck that year. If the situation is serious, it is called "disaster coming".
For another example, this person who was born in the "wood" zodiac, a star belonging to "water" came in the sky one year, and water produced wood. He was "born" by others, which was beneficial to him. If the situation was good, it was called "Lucky stars shine brightly".
However, it was too complicated to "tell fortune" in this way, so the ancients made an upgrade and simplified the five elements into "yin and yang".
Through the different attributes of the five elements carried by the horoscope, and according to a complex formula, it can be calculated whether the person has a "yang destiny" or a "yin destiny".
In the same way, the stars in the sky are also simplified into yin and yang.
When a person with a Yang destiny meets a star with the "Yang" attribute, will he be lucky? No, couldn't be more wrong.
Compared with the mutual development and mutual restraint of the five elements, Yin and Yang emphasizes the "harmony of Yin and Yang" and the "complementation of Yin and Yang". It is not good for two "Yang" to come together.
It is better for people with Yang destiny to encounter stars with "Yin" attributes, because Yin and Yang complement each other.
Of course, the above are just the basic principles of fortune telling. If people tell fortunes in this way mechanically, they will often reach the opposite conclusion.
Because in addition, there are many obscure precautions and exceptions. For example, the person above who has "the five elements lacking earth" is very likely to be very different from other people because he lacks earth... Fortune telling is a A very complex and huge system project.
Fortune telling is really "calculation". It has its own set of theories and is not just nonsense. There are so many factors that need to be considered, and it is easy to get into trouble.
In contrast, horoscopes only require looking up the month of birth, which is simple and easy to operate, so it is more popular.
Due to the special nature of fortune telling, most of the "related practitioners" on the street are not fully familiar with it and are only half-informed. In addition, they like to talk to people and ghosts, so they are often labeled as feudal superstition.
Review the basic theories of fortune telling and horoscopes: People have basic attributes, and the stars in the sky also have basic attributes. The movement of the stars affects people's destiny... There is no problem with this.
For example, when the sun rises, people feel hot, and when the sun sets, people feel cold. What if the sun disappears? I'm afraid no one exists anymore.
However, in terms of specific operations, whether it can predict good or bad luck, fortune, etc., whether it is horoscopes or fortune telling, it can only be said to be a matter of opinion.
Regardless of this point, fortune telling can be regarded as the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. It is far more advanced than Western astrology, but it is not favored by others for various reasons.
In addition, the wonderful thing about fortune telling is that with the movement of the stars in the sky this year, although the stars with the "wood" attribute are the main focus this year, there are stars with the "auxiliary" attribute appearing every month, every day, and even every hour. .
Therefore, through the logic of fortune telling, we can also calculate the good and bad fortune of a specific month, day, or even a certain hour. As the saying goes, "There are small fortunes among great misfortunes" and "There are also minor misfortunes among great fortunes." Human destiny never changes. Measurement.
Compared with the simplicity and directness of horoscopes, fortune telling is extremely complicated.
