What does it mean to ask divination in history?

Asking divination is a mysterious way for the ancients to understand the future. Historically, divination generally refers to divination in some mysterious ways, estimating good fortune and bad fortune, predicting future trends and helping people make decisions. Divination is very popular in various ancient cultures and folk beliefs, such as the Book of Changes in China, the mysterious rituals of Jirik and Quezal people in Greece, etc. Although modern people have gradually given up this way, it is still preserved and passed down as a cultural and historical heritage.

China's divination came from the earliest Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Jinwen. In Shang dynasty, divination was regarded as a profession, mainly to predict the quality of the country and sacrifice. In the Zhou Dynasty, asking divination gradually became one of the important ways for kings and vassals to rule and manage the country. Many important historical events, such as the Shang Zhouwang Uprising, the Zhou Wuwang Uprising and the suppression of barbarians, were completed with the help of the Ministry of Education.

In the Han Dynasty, the Ministry of Literature, like Shangshu, became a cultural tool often studied and used by gentry all over the country. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Shen was keen on divination, and the famous "Wen Fu" was written in the process of constantly asking for a sign. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Li Yu's Song of Eternal Sorrow was a way of seeking divination. It can be said that divination, as a long-standing cultural heritage, contains rich historical and cultural significance and was once an effective way for people to know and predict the future in history.