What does the star lifestyle mean?

Study the theory of astrology. Short for Numerology. An ancient superstition that judges people's fate by the position and movement of the stars when they are born. The content is complicated and difficult to understand.

Overview of astrology

Study the theory of astrology. Short for Numerology. The ancients believed that people's fate was related to the position and operation of the stars at birth. Therefore, the year, month, day and time of birth match heavenly stems and earthly branches, and people's fate is calculated according to the number of stars.

The origin of astrology

Since ancient times, people have believed that people have different fates. The inscription "He (Zeng) was ordained by heaven" appeared many times in the unearthed Oracle bones and inscriptions on Yi vessels. It shows that the concept of destiny has been popular long before the Spring and Autumn Period. Pre-Qin philosophers believed in destiny.

Confucius' The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan has a famous saying: "Life is alive, wealth is in the sky". Mencius, Zhuangzi and Liezi. Have similar beliefs. This thought was more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Han Dynasty, and even Wang Chong, a thinker who did not believe in ghosts and gods, believed in numerology. The spread of the belief in fate laid the ideological foundation for the emergence and development of star destiny. At the same time, the emergence and development of the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, as well as the prevalence of divination, fortune telling and geomantic omen, also prepared the conditions for the emergence of astrology. Sima Yi's Biography of Historical Records of Huo Zhi said: "The prophet speaks a lot to gain human feelings, and the noble person promises to express his will." "History of Han Shu Literature and Art" also said: "As for the theory of star fate, there are Taiyi stars in the Han Dynasty, which can be counted in other books to talk about bad luck." It can be seen that the art of calculating personal destiny has been produced in the Han Dynasty.

However, according to the available data, from the Han Dynasty to the Six Dynasties, people's methods of calling for death were relatively simple, so far, astrology has not yet become a systematic theory. Astrology was formally born in the Tang Dynasty. About the late Six Dynasties, the five-star astrology was formed, and people's life span was inferred according to the astrological calendar. This technique was popular in the Tang Dynasty, accompanied by complicated numerology. In the late Six Dynasties, the five-star urging technique became popular. At the same time, another urging technique based on China's traditional theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements also developed. In the Tang Dynasty, Li, a numerologist, systematized and theorized this technique, making it a numerology figure that "the kings will consider each other's ups and downs based on the number of years, months and days when a person was born". Later generations thought that Li was the real pioneer of astrology, and his astrology theory marked the official birth of astrology. However, although Li has written, it has not been passed down from generation to generation. Later generations' textual research on the old topic and their comments on the three volumes of Life Book were also covered up by the Song people. In the early Song Dynasty, Luo Zi Sansheng News Note developed Li's method of predicting fortune from birth to year, month, day and time into a "eight-character" to predict good or bad luck. The skill of eight-character deduction is more important than before, and the method is more accurate, which has a far-reaching impact on future generations. Therefore, later generations often refer to the technique of "eight characters" as Ziping, and regard the practice of "eight characters" as a sign of the maturity of astrology.

Since Xu Ziping, astrology has been handed down from generation to generation and spread widely. There are countless researchers devoted to numerology, such as Xu Mozhai and Master Zhi De. However, most of the numerology works in the past dynasties have piled up terms, which are mysterious and difficult to recite. Comparatively speaking, Yuan Hai Zi Ping in Song Dynasty, San Hui in Ming Dynasty and Chen Su 'an in Qing Dynasty are relatively simple and easy to understand, and most of them are written by later generations.