How many stars did the ancients say there were in the sky?

Kang Jinlong, Mother Bat, Fang Ri Rabbit, Heart Moon Fox, Tail Fire Tiger, Jishui Leopard, Unicorn,

Niujinniu, Nyctereute, Sunrise Rat, Dangerous Moon Swallow, Indoor Fire Pig, Wall Water Goose, Kuimu Wolf,

Loujingou, Stomach-Earth, Zanri Chicken, Bi, Gungun Monkey,

Ghost golden sheep, willow deer, star horse, moon deer, winged salamander, earthworm.

As far as stars are concerned, each star has its own attributes and representative objects. This may be China people's belief in nature, but it is also a means of astronomical observation. I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients here. On the standard of dividing the sky area, 28 constellations and three elements (Tai Weiyuan, Zi Weiyuan and Tian Shiyuan) are the standard of this standard, which is consistent with the twelve constellations in the west, mostly humanistic.

Another major manifestation of the four ancient gods in China lies in military affairs. During the Warring States period, there was a saying that "the former Suzaku was behind Xuanwu, and the left dragon was right and the white tiger was right". Simply put, it's just a square map.

Twenty-eight constellations first sprouted in Xia and Shang Dynasties, and further developed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which were recorded in Shangshu and Zuoshi Chunqiu. The early 28 constellations were mainly used to observe astronomy and meteorology, which was of great help to agriculture at that time, and could also be used as the current calendar by dividing the seasons at that time. The earliest record of the western calendar was in the Babylonian period. We can see the ancient week division from the following poems:

Four five six one two three

Horn cavity, heart and tail

Women's virtual danger in the afternoon

Quillow stomach angbi mouth ginseng

Well ghost Liu yiyi

It can be seen that the so-called 28 stars are just ancient calendars. In Songshan, there is the earliest observatory in China, the Stargazing Observatory, which was built in the early Yuan Dynasty. Guo Shoujing once re-observed the positions of 28 stars and other constant stars here, and compiled the most advanced calendar at that time-service calendar.

The rise of Taoism is a turning point in astrology. Taoism has a new interpretation of 28 stars. They think that the twenty-eight stars are the gods who protect the four beasts, and the four gods are the gods who protect heaven and earth. So there are the so-called four gods. They think that Suzaku represents the sky, so it is supreme; Qinglong and Baihu are symbols of power and prestige, and Xuanwu is the most special. According to legend, Xuanwu is the youngest and weirdest of the nine sons of the Yellow Emperor, because it is like a tortoise and snake, but it can live for tens of thousands of years. From the present point of view, it is just a turtle, so Xuanwu stands for longevity. Taoism also arranges many maps according to the directions of the four gods and twenty-eight stars, such as the "Nine Curves Yellow River Array" and so on. Later, these evolved into feng shui.

Twenty-eight stars are an important theoretical basis for the ancients to infer the good or bad luck of a day.

Twenty-eight hotels originated very early. Originally, it was the 28 groups of stars (or constellations) used by the ancients to observe the running coordinates of the sun, the moon and the five stars. The ancients believed that the positions of the stars were unchangeable, and constellations could be used to explain the positions of the sun, the moon and the five stars. After long-term observation, the ancients chose 28 stars near the equator of the ecliptic as coordinates. Because they revolve around the sun, the moon and the five stars, they are very similar to the places where the sun, the moon and the five stars live, so they are called twenty-eight lodgings. The ancients also divided twenty-eight lodgings into four palaces, east, south, west and north, with seven lodgings in each palace. Each palace imagines its seven dwellings as an animal, and considers it as "the four souls of heaven and square". The seven nights of the East Palace Black Dragon are Jiao, Kang, Bian, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji; The seven nights that Nangong Suzaku belongs to are: well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird; The seven nights that Xigong White Tiger belongs to are: Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, Gou and Shen; Gong Bei Xuanwu (tortoise and snake) belongs to seven nights: fighting, ox, female, emptiness, danger, house and wall.

Twenty-eight Hostels are not only the coordinates of the five-star position of the sun, the moon and some of them are the observation objects for the ancients to determine the age and season. For example, when you feel dizzy for the first time, staying in the south is the first month of spring, staying in the south is May in summer, and so on. Twenty-eight nights revolve around the astronomical phenomena, which are in charge of four astronomical phenomena, namely, east, west, north and south, to divide the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, and the change of yin number. Over time, 28 stars have been given different meanings of good and bad luck, which is another important theoretical basis for the ancients to choose the date.

The saying of Twenty-eight Hostels exists not only in China, but also in ancient Indian, ancient Rome and other ancient cultural countries, but with different names and meanings. Twenty-eight nights take turns to be on duty, which breaks the origin of good and bad luck. It is difficult to study it in detail now. This method has been adopted in the almanac of the Southern Song Dynasty. Later, folk warlocks matched 28 kinds of animals, further developing the connotation of 28 stars for good or ill luck. It records the good and bad luck of 28 species of animals in 28 places in detail, and attaches a popular book of auspicious day selection in the form of popular songs for your reference.

First, the Oriental Black Dragon has seven nights.

1, angle:

It belongs to wood, and it's jiaozi. As the first of the Seven Nights in the East, it has two stars, such as the black dragon horns. Dragon horn was the first to fight and kill, so it was more fierce.

It is not light to stay in the corner on duty, and it is impossible to sacrifice marriage. If this day is still buried, there will be disaster within three years.

2. Stay at home:

It belongs to gold and dragon. It is the second lodging place in the East, and it is the neck of the black dragon. The dragon neck is guarded by the dragon horn, and change drives the whole body, so it is auspicious.

The star of Kang Su can be found, and there are good reasons for marriage and sacrifice. There are dignitaries at the time of burial. Open the door and let the water out.

3. Night:

It belongs to the soil, and it is a raccoon (that is, a badger). This tree faces the root. If a tree has roots, it can support the Tianzhu upward and take deep roots downward, but when its roots are exposed, it is the time when plants turn yellow in winter. "Historical Records" records: "Di, the home of the East, said that everything comes." The Pleiades is the third night in the East, the breast of the black dragon, and everything is clear. The dragon's chest is the key to the dragon center and the most important, so it is auspicious.

Jiqing, the star of the Pleiades, made a fortune and made great contributions. If he is buried on this day, he will make money within a year.

4. Accommodation:

Today, for rabbits. The fourth night in the East is the belly room of the Black Dragon, which was also called "Yi Tian" by the ancients, which means that four stars stay with dragons as heavenly horses. Dragon's belly, where the five internal organs are and where everything is digested, is fierce.

Accommodation on duty is difficult to complete, and most of the work is unlucky. It's unlucky to be buried, and three years of disaster is deep.

5. Heart:

For the moon, for the fox. It's the fifth night in the East, black dragon waist. The heart is a fire, a star to wait for in the first month of summer. Often used with residential accommodation to discuss "the central government controls all directions" The dragon's waist where the kidney is located is the source of metabolism, so it can't be taken lightly, so it is more fierce.

If you are worried about evil stars, you will get hurt when you start making men and women. You can't use this day to rob a tomb, and you will see a plague within three years.

6. Endurance:

Fire is a tiger. It is the sixth house of the East, and nine planets in the tail house forms the tail of the black dragon. The dragon's tail is the most vulnerable part in fighting and killing, so it is more fierce.

You can't stay at home, you will have enemies all your life. If you use this day to get married, you will be very sad within three years.

7.Jisu:

It belongs to water and leopard. It was the last night in the East, and it was a whirlwind caused by the swinging of the dragon's tail. So, just stay in the wind. Once it is particularly bright, it is a sign of the wind. Therefore, it represents the image of a person who is good at stirring up right and wrong and the main tongue, so it is very fierce.

Gisu is harmful to men and women on duty, and the official is not a beginner. All repairs are unprofitable, and marriage is lonely and empty.

Second, the northern Xuanwu seven nights

8. Fighting:

It belongs to water and is a cockroach. The first night in the north was named after its constellation combination. The ancients also called the "Temple of Heaven" and belonged to the son of heaven. The star of the son of heaven, the average person is not easy to offend, so it is fierce.

It's not kira yamato who stays on duty, and it's unlucky to have a wedding sacrifice, and this day can't be used for burial. Everything will be disastrous.

9. Niu Su:

Belong to gold, for cattle. It is the second lodging place in the north, and it is named after the combination of its horns and other constellations, the most famous of which are Vega and Altair. Although the faithful love between the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can make generations fall in love, it can't escape the tragic ending in the end, so the lodging is fierce.

The profit of cattle lodging on duty is not much, and all construction disasters are many. On this day of burial and building use, the grange was sold without remembering the mountain.

10, Guest House:

It belongs to soil, and it is a picture (bat). As the third lodging place in the north, its constellation combination is like a dustpan and looks like a "female". In ancient times, women often used dustpans to smash the grain to remove the dross and leave the essence, so the place where women stayed was auspicious.

In the women's hostel on duty in Qing Ji, everything is booming. Within three years, it will be used to bury the marriage and enter the grange.

1 1, virtual accommodation:

For the day, for the mouse. For the fourth night in the north, the ancients called it "Tianjie". Spending the night in the south is the winter solstice season. The birth of the sun from winter to morning is the beginning of a new year, just as the birth of the sun at noon means the beginning of a new day, giving people beautiful expectations and hopes, so it is auspicious to waste your time.

On an auspicious day, you will sacrifice your marriage for wealth. If you bury it today, you will make money within one year.

12, dangerous house:

For the moon, for the swallow. It's the fifth night in the north, and I live in Guishewei, hence the name "Wei" (it's often dangerous to break the latter in battle). People in distress are tall, tall and dangerous, so they are dangerous and fierce.

It is unlucky to stay on duty in a dangerous place, and disaster is bound to die. Each camp is unfavorable, and disaster is more auspicious than disaster.

13, bedroom:

Fire is a pig. It is the sixth place to stay in the north, and it is named "Room" because its constellation looks like a house (like a house crawling with turtles and snakes). A house is a place to live and people need it, so the room is full of luck.

It is lucky to stay in the room on duty, and marriage sacrifices the honor of the Lord. This is also a good day to bury your sorrows. You will definitely enter the grange in three years.

14, wall:

Belongs to the water, is Yu Yu. For seven nights in the north, outside the bedroom, it looks like the wall of the bedroom, hence the name "wall". The wall is the barrier of home, so the wall is full of luck.

The Star of the Great Wall makes a lot of money, offering sacrifices to promote industry and auspicious celebrations. On this day, money was made in three dynasties and seven days.

Third, the West White Tiger stayed for seven nights.

15，Quesu:

Be a wood, be a wolf. For the first night in the west, it means a treasure house of heaven, so it is the best place to stay.

Su Kui is on duty, and everything is built in Daji Factory. It is used to bury the marriage, and it will enter the grange sooner or later.

16, building accommodation:

Belong to gold, for dogs. As the second night in the west, Lou is homophonic with "repeatedly", which means gathering people and raising livestock for sacrifice, so Lou is auspicious.

Jiqingduo, the star of Lou Su, is a wedding sacrifice for the glorious Lord. Open the door on this day and take charge of the official class within three years.

17, stomach:

It belongs to the soil, and it is a pheasant. As the third accommodation in the west, just like the function of human stomach, stomach accommodation is like a warehouse for storing food in heaven, so stomach accommodation is auspicious.

The stomach is prosperous, and the marriage is successful. If you are buried on this day, the pastoral grain will be abundant.

18, Pleiades:

Today, for chicken. This is the fourth night in the west, in the center of the White Tiger Seven Nights. In ancient China, the east and west started from the base, and the west was the Autumn Gate. Everything has been harvested. It's time to close the door, so the Pleiades are fierce.

There will be disaster when you are on duty in the Pleiades. The fierceness is unusual, and everything is unfavorable. There will be blast injuries sooner or later.

Soapy 19:

For the moon and for the birds. As the fifth hotel in the west, also known as "Han Che", it is equivalent to the border guards, and "Wan" means "Quan", so it is more auspicious to stay in Subi.

Soapy's builders are prosperous and have many sacrifices to open the door. The builders are all prosperous, and the money is full of mountains and rivers.

20. accommodation:

Fire is a monkey. As the sixth night in the west, living in Baihukou is a symbol of food, so it is more auspicious to stay indoors.

Kira Yamato, who is on duty at night, and Rongchang, who is in charge of burial and restoration, will give up unicorns within three years if marriage takes advantage of this day.

Betelgeuse 2 1:

It belongs to water and is an ape. For seven nights in the west, in front of the white tiger. Although it is at the end of the seven nights, it is the most important part, so it is the most important part.

Betelgeuse is not as prosperous as Shi Chong. The funeral is auspicious, and the house is full of clothes, food, cattle and horses.

Four, South Suzaku Seven Nights

22. Su Jing:

It belongs to water and is stubborn (that is, moose). It is the first hotel in the south, and its star combination is like a net, so it is named "well" (well words are like a net). Su Jing is like a net coming at us and a bottomless Wang Yang (please refer to the story of "Jingwei filling the sea" in myths and legends), so Su Jing is fierce.

You can't do things well when you are on duty, and there will be disaster when you are fierce. Everything you ask is unfavorable, and money is dissipated.

23, haunted house:

Belong to gold and be a sheep. The second night in the south is like a hat on Suzaku's head. When birds are frightened, their feathers will be crowned. People call what they fear most and does not exist "ghost", hence the name "haunted house", which is mainly scary, so it is more fierce.

It's not light to stay on duty in the haunted house. Everything you ask is amazing. Buying and selling for money is unfavorable, and family disasters are scattered.

24. Liu Su:

Belonging to soil, it is roe. It's the third night in the south, and I live in Suzaku's mouth. Suzaku's mouth is shaped like willow leaves (birds' mouths are mostly the same in shape), and the mouth is used for eating, so it's lucky to keep willow leaves.

Liu Su established his master's money, wealth and wealth and went home. He used this day to bury his marriage and recruited Fulu to lead Rongchang.

25. Stars:

For today and the horse. On the fourth night in the south, in the order of suzaku. Birds' eyes are as bright as stars, hence the name "star". As the saying goes, "don't rub sand in your eyes", so the star is very fierce.

The stars are sad when they are on duty, and there is disaster when they are unlucky. Everything is not conducive to construction, and the family disaster is heavy.

26. Zhang Su:

For the moon, for the deer. This is the fifth night in the south, and Suzaku lives at the junction of his body and wings. When his wings spread, it means flying. People often say "this is a good business", so Zhang Su is more auspicious.

Zhang Su's star Dajichang sacrificed his marriage for a long time and used it to bury and prosper. In three years, Guan Yu entered the DPRK.

27, wing lodge:

Fire is a snake. It is the sixth night in the south, ranking among the wings of Suzaku, hence the name "Wing". Birds can only take off with wings, and wings are auspicious.

It is a blessing for the Japanese to stay forever. Every year, they enter Lumen Court, everything is profitable, and their children and grandchildren are rich.

28. Overnight: It belongs to water and cockroaches. For the seven nights in the south, it is the tail of Suzaku, and the tail of a bird is used to control the direction. In ancient times, the crossbar behind the bottom of the trunk was called "Ji", which was equivalent to Suzaku, hence the name. In ancient times, it was called "crown block", and "blocking" meant grief and indignation, so blocking was more fierce.

It's hard to be a bad star, people will die if they scatter their wealth, and it's not good to ruin their marriage. Sooner or later, there will be panic

There are different opinions about the good or bad luck of the 28-night stay, and there is no absolute good or bad luck in the world. The above contents are only for reference when choosing good or bad luck.

The method of keeping a diary in turn at twenty-eight nights is that one night represents one day, and twenty-eight nights represents twenty-eight, and so on. The 28th is a cycle, which happens to take turns around. So, according to the rhyme below, you can check whether the twenty-eight nights printed on the almanac are correct, just look at the day of the week on that star (the corresponding relationship will never change).

Four five six one two three

Corner, room, heart and tail dustpan (seven nights in the East)

The bullfighter is in danger (seven nights in the north)

Queyrau's stomach is full of ginseng (seven nights in the west)

Ghost Liu Yiyi (South Seven Nights)

Soaring the nine planets-the mysterious phalanx of auspicious choice.

Auspicious Fierceness —— The Mysterious Coat of Auspicious Choice

Auspicious time-the ultimate orientation of auspicious choice

Folk almanac-a hodgepodge of auspicious choices that can't be cooked.