astrologer

Those who calculate people's fate according to astrology. Also known as astrologers, astrologers and fortune tellers.

China's astrology began in the Han Dynasty, and at first it was a mixture of divination, astrology and astrology. Therefore, early astrologers generally had the dual identities of star officials, fortune tellers and fortune tellers. For example, Sima Yi, who was regarded as the ancestor of the study of destiny by later generations, was called a fortune teller in the Japanese Historical Records. Tang Cai Lu's "Ming Lu Pian" also said: Han Zhong Song and Jia Yi ridiculed Sima Yi: "The prophet is superior to the Ming Lu to please people's hearts; Justify good and bad to adjust people's wealth. It can be seen that he was pushing his life as a fortune teller. Dual-identity astrologers before the Tang Dynasty mainly engaged in practical activities to promote human life, and made little achievements in life science theory. With the efforts of Li and others in the Tang Dynasty, astrology was formally established as a systematic theory and developed along two parallel routes: one was the study school, and the other was the Jianghu school. Learning school pays attention to theoretical results, but lacks skills. Most of its members are scholars from the upper class. As a counselor in the temple, Li can be said to be an early representative of this school. Han Yu's epitaph says that he likes learning, which is pervasive and the deepest in the Five Elements book ... He says that Wang Yang's meaning is profound, and his joints are untied, so many things make mistakes again. Scholars will spread their methods. If it is desirable at first, it is lost and the stars are lost. Can't compare with it. Another example is Wan Minying in the Ming Dynasty and a scholar in Jiajing period. His two numerology masterpieces, Sanzuhui and the University of the Stars, are nearly one million words, representing the highest achievement of numerology in ancient China. Jianghu School focuses on the practical activities of pushing life. Although the early Jianghu appointees did not pay attention to theoretical writings, they were mostly literati, mainly serving the upper class. After the Qing Dynasty, with the spread of astrology among Han people, it gradually became a means for charlatans to make a living and collect money, and it was increasingly despised by scholars.