The wisdom of our ancestors should not be underestimated. Why do we attach so much importance to divination with tortoise shells?

Now we have a very accurate weather forecast. Even if the earthquake is coming, our advanced instruments can detect it in advance, so people can predict it in advance and take preventive measures to minimize personal casualties and losses. But in ancient times, in the face of these sudden natural disasters, ancient people used turtle shells for divination. The reason why turtle shells are so useful and exquisite in divination is that turtles are the representatives of Xuanwu, an ancient god beast. Their shells are regularly distributed, and at the same time they are burdened with a layer of myth because of their own living habits.

1. Divination In ancient times, people could not make a reasonable explanation for some sudden meteorological disasters or phenomena, so they came up with many myths to explain them, which was also reasonable. The ancients believed in myths very much and asked God for advice when they met some problems. At this time, they will use divination, which is actually a very simple way, but the ancients attached great importance to divination and even made very complicated preparations before divination.

Second, when ancient gods and beasts divined, people often used tortoise shells to divine. The reason why tortoise shells are used is because people think that turtles and gods have certain similarities, which can make the divination results more accurate. There are white tiger, suzaku, Qinglong and Xuanwu in ancient times, and Xuanwu is very similar to tortoise in people's description, so people think that tortoise is a miniature version of Xuanwu, and divination with tortoise shell can get closer to God and get the most correct answer.

Third, living habits People choose turtles for divination because their living habits make them mythical animals. Whenever heavy rain comes, the turtle shell is very wet. Over time, people have discovered this rule, so whenever they see that the turtle shell is very wet, it indicates that there will be heavy rain. This method is always tried and tested. Therefore, in people's impression, this phenomenon of turtles is a supernatural phenomenon, and it is most appropriate to use turtle shells for divination.