History of Various Fortune telling Fortune telling, also known as numerology or face reading (make predictions for future), originating from China, is an action which make use of personal information (such as face and hand lines, Eight Characters and strokes of name) and coordinate with divination, predicting or judging one’s fortune. Fortune telling spread to other regions of East Asia very early, and turned to be part of traditional Chinese culture culture. It has spread into Southeast Asia, Europe, America and other regions for the past few years. According to legend, it began by Guiguzi in the Warring States Period, and according to another legend, it derived from Li Hsuchung of the Tang Dynasty and passed by the name of Guiguzi. People turn to those who studied numerology intensively or highly respected by others, which is called fortune teller in ancient China. Tarot and Zodiac Astrology in western society are also a kind of fortune telling. With rapid network development, you may get fortune telling results also through in putting your own data.
According to legend, drawing lots began in the Tang Dynasty. A Wuman Nationality wizard called Bi Shan Ju Ji in Yizhou, who divined with 49 bamboo chips, that is the beginning of drawing lots. For the record of Yu Hu Qing Hua in 9th century: Lu Duohsun, a prime minister of the Five Dynasties, who drew lots in Yun Yang Temple at his young age, then the prediction came true. Since he was born in the later Tang Dynasty and there was the lot pot on old altar in his childhood. Thus it can be inferred that the action of praying and drawing lots at a temple appeared in Later Tang Dynasty at latest.
By the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches which was used to predict human affairs by Hsu Tzuping until the Song Dynasty, the time record method has been used from the Xia Dynasty. In memory of Hsu Tzuping’s contribution, the horoscopes numerology of numerology was also called "Tzuping Method".
The First Statement:
Astrology continues for thousands of years, but it is not a famous school till today. It has a bearing on troublous origin legends, and the researchers have weak consciousness in seeking truth. However, for Astrology, it is not entirely without history, many researchers have accepted that Astrology was first applied by Lu Dongbin recorded in "Daozang". Chen Xiyi set the Eight Diagrams and made changes according to Hetu and Luoshu in the Song Dynasty. LuoHongxian of Ming Dynasty and Qingcheng Taoist of Qing Dynasty continued to study and carry forward it, and then we can see our Astrology today.
The Second Statement:
Astrology was invented by Chen Xiyi (also known as Chen Tuan, Tunan, Fuyaozi) who was born at Zhenyuan in late Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty, he was a Taoist practicing Qi and lived in seclusion in Huashan Mountain. Astrology was an accurate fortune telling method founded at the end of the Ming Dynasty and revised, replenished and modified by many predecessors such as BaiYuchan and Anonymity, which has been suffering oppression since invented by Chen Xiyi. Chinese are accustomed to hold back a trick or two, so the present Astrology related information is different from Chen Xiyi’s original work. Now the Qing Dynasty woodcut Astrology written by Chen Xiyi is the most complete Astrology book.
According to legend, Chinese Calendar was created by Yellow Emperor. It was produced on basis of Chinese lunar calendar which included something indicated good or bad luck. The main content of Chinese Calendar are date lists of twenty-four Solar Terms, each day’s good or ill luck, compatibility and incompatibility of drugs ,and any of the twelve animals and fortunes, etc. Chinese earliest date selecting book that included in book Da Dai Li Ji appeared in the Xia Dynasty. Selecting an auspicious date had become a popular fashion in the Spring-Autumn and the Warring States Periods. The King Goujian of Yue particularly chose to back Yue from Wu at Si Hour (from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.) in December.
The history of name theory could be traced back to Shao Yong’s Huang Ji Jing Shi Shu in the Song Dynasty, which concerned five notes, four tones, words rhyme and figure melody. Then Tsai Jiufeng, who was contemporary with Shao Yong, pioneered the Eighty-one Name and Number Map discussing good or ill luck of strokes. Until modern times, Kumasaki Kenou from Japan, in the light of Tsai Jiufeng’s work, created the new book Kumasaki through slightly revise. Bai Huiwen, a Japanese Taiwan students studying in Japan, with consent of Kumasaki Kenou, translated Kumasaki into Chinese with the name of Fate of Chinese Name, Mystery of Name Science, etc. and transmitted it back to the Chinese world.
Divination and fortune telling which was many readers’ required course was widespread since ancient times, especially in the Spring and Autumn Period. They often hold I-Ching for studying, divination and prediction. The literary quotation "Study Diligently" originated from the story that Confucius read I-Ching. Divination was turned up from the Shang Dynasty, and the tortoise shell divination had much longer history. Inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells at Yin Dynasty ruins were evidence. As time goes on, many other algorithms were developed, like divination by rice, divination by bird, etc. Then we introduce to you the other types!
In 1425, there were records of Tarot used as game and called Tarot Games, such as the French Tarot. The origin of Tarot was difficult to track down due to lack of written records. There were many views about its origin. A court game Tarocchi originated in Italy now got many people’s support and another one was that Tarot was created to teach Kabbala system.
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