The ancients always said that you can know the world's major events by watching the stars at night. Is it true?/You don't say.

There is a scientific connection between astrology and astronomy, but it is nonsense to say that we can infer state affairs.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are many night-time phenomena, especially the descriptions of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. For example, Sima Yi gained a firm foothold in the camp, but suddenly he looked up at astronomy all night and was overjoyed. He said to Xia Houba, "When I see that the stars are out of position, Kong Ming will definitely get sick and die soon. That is to say, Sima Yi saw that the position of the stars in the sky had changed, which indicated that Zhuge Liang was ill and his life was dying soon.

Watching the stars at night always gives people a mysterious feeling, especially in those fantastic stories. People who can watch the stars at night often have extraordinary insight and predictive ability.

So, is night astrology so magical and accurate?

What is night astrology?

The ancients believed that "heaven and man are connected" and "heaven and man are one", and we can infer what will happen to human beings from the changes of astronomical phenomena. When people conform to the weather, the "sky" will be auspicious, and the world will be full of crops, good weather and peace. If people go against the sky and do bad things, the "sky" will bring bad omen, and the earth will be dry and rainy, flooded, mutiny and civil strife. So the ancients attached great importance to the observation of astronomical phenomena.

So "Stargazing at night" refers to some astronomical observations, which are actually accumulated over time. For example, the movement of constellations is related to seasonal changes. For example, the direction of Beidou bucket handle is autumn when it points to the west, and spring when it points to the east. It should also be the result of long-term observation, which is scientific.

The formation of night astrology

Stargazing is mainly the primary astronomical observation demand of agricultural society. Working people observe celestial movements, sum up the laws of seasonal changes, and finally form calendars to guide production practice.

During the Warring States period, the theory of heaven and man rose, and during the Western Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu established a complete system of heaven and man induction, attaching people to the celestial phenomena, forming a relatively systematic theory.

Is it scientific to look at the stars at night?

Not reliable. Stargazing mainly begins with mastering the farming season and weather changes. It's not about personnel.

Later, after the Warring States period, God? Put forward the idea of induction. Dong Zhongshu combined Yin and Yang with Confucianism and put forward "Heaven? "Day induction? Sense is the creation of ancient Confucian theology in China? And development. What about heaven in China's philosophy? Relationship? Species only? Theory of socialism. Refers to providence and? The resonance of things. Think the sky can influence? Things, advance? Disaster is auspicious. what's up Because it can also perceive heaven. Dong Zhongshu, a Confucian in Han Dynasty, made a concrete exposition when answering the question of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Ming Song Lian preface: "Where is it? The principle of nourishing nature, poor knowledge? , day? The machine of induction can eliminate the waiting of life and death, and you must finish the book. " So you think God is right? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Set speed? Among them, the change of astronomical phenomena comes from the sky? An enlightenment? , by the attention of the rulers. Service and the ruling class.

In ancient times, the knowledge of observing astronomical phenomena was basically monopolized by the government. Private study of astronomy was forbidden in all previous dynasties, especially in the early days of the People's Republic of China.

In the final analysis, under the wind of ancient superstition, astrology is not a celestial movement under materialism, but a secret reflection of folk courts and a prediction of the future. If people are allowed to study astronomical phenomena, once some strange visions appear, there may be rumors that shake the whole country.

It can be seen that the real purpose of ancient people's observation of celestial phenomena is to speculate on state affairs, and astronomical records are only incidental results. Because astronomical observation mainly serves politics, it often becomes a tool of political struggle, and sometimes even fabricates astronomical phenomena for political needs.