Twenty-Eight Constellations

It is said that 3,500 years ago, after King Wu succeeded in defeating Zhou, he made great achievements. Twenty-eight of them were each named the God of the Heaven-Suppressing Constellations, collectively known as the Twenty-Eight Constellations! Because they were mortals who were canonized as gods only for their meritorious service, the Jade Emperor ordered that they must be reincarnated as human beings every thousand years, and only after passing the assessment can they be ranked among the immortals again. What kind of hardships will they face when these twenty-eight constellations are reincarnated again? There is a small fish that I will tell you about below!

List of twenty-eight constellations

Eastern Canglong: Spica, Kangsu, Disu, Fangsu, Antares, Osu, Jisu

Northern Xuanwu : Dou Su, Niu Su, Nu Su, Xu Su, Wei Su, Room Sui, and Bi Su.

Western White Tiger: Kui Su, Lou Su, Wei Su, Pleiades, Bi Su, Xiu Su, Rixiu

Southern Suzaku: Jingsu, Guisu, Liusu, Xingsu, Zhangsu, Yisu, Zhensu

A green gauze floats behind the head, the Taoist robe is hydrated and tied with a silk ribbon; the soul As soon as the group of turtles was wiped out, the general was killed and sealed as a horned wood dragon.

The head is covered with a nine-yang gauze scarf, and there is no competition in the secrets in the belly; subduing the dragon and subduing the tiger is normal, and the beheaded general is named Dou Muzhi.

Three strands of mustache are one foot long, and three flowers are cultivated to make him immortal; there is no love in Penglai Island, so he kills the general and is named Kuimulang.

The Dao Qi that has been cultivated is radiant, the mouth is huge, the fangs are red, the hair is messy; the Biyou Palace is famous, and the beheading general is named Jing Muyan.

The jasper cloud crown describes ancient times, with hands that are good at mending the world; unintentionally visiting Taoist immortals, beheading generals and naming them as tail-fire tigers.

Jie Jiao came to know how to refine the jade pivot, and the secrets squeezed out the labor force; the dragon subdued the tiger in the cinnabar cauldron, and the beheaded general was sealed as a fire pig.

The secret formula is taught to fight against evil spirits, and the spiritual clouds on the top are covered by the sky and the earth; it is difficult to achieve it when the three flowers gather on the top, and the beheaded general is sealed as a winged fire snake.

If you don’t change your splendor, you can only practice self-cultivation. You can subdue the dragon and subdue the tiger and let you roam freely. For the power of several years of cinnabar, you can kill the general and be named the Fire Ape.

Since I have been practicing Xuan Zhong Miao, I have no love for the golden seal. *** Zi Gao: The leader of Tongtian Cult is my commander, and he will be named Ji Shui Leopard.

I was born devoutly and understood the Tao, practiced ascetic practices diligently and left my soul; I moved mountains and seas according to my will, killed generals and was named the Three-Water Ape.

Ruo Guan Dao has an intelligent nature, and he has refined his white energy and his heart is not damaged. However, because he was not blessed with immortality, he beheaded the general and named him Zhen Shui Wei.

The five elements of magical arts are all different in body, and each one has its own husband in Xuanzhong; after enlightenment and becoming an immortal, there is no luck, and the general will be killed and sealed as Bi Shuiyu.

Tour the Five Mountains and Three Mountains at will, visit the Xuan San Dao and guard your mind and practice it; empty the gold elixir and mercury in the furnace, kill the general and be named the Golden Bull Fighter.

The pearls in the belly extend in all directions, encompassing all things and the vast ocean; because it is impossible to escape from killing, the beheaded general is named the Ghost Golden Sheep.

It is difficult to match the dragon and the tiger to refine the magic elixir and become immortal; if there is no chance, three flowers will appear on the top, and the general will be killed and named Lou Jindog.

After refining the golden elixir, he was freed from the cage, and the five escapes and three erasures cleared the way; before the three corpses and six qi were destroyed, he beheaded the general and named him Kang Jinlong.

Crossing tigers and climbing mountains to watch cranes and deers, exorcising evil spirits, catching monsters, gods and ghosts crying; just because the immortal family was unlucky, he beheaded the general and named her a lady bat.

The auspicious light and colorful energy on the top contain all the wisdom and wisdom of all things; if there is no chance of achieving the right fruit, the general will be killed and sealed as a pheasant on the stomach.

There is a different recipe for refining yin and yang. The five elements are clustered together with the middle yellow;

With red hair and red beard, he had a bad temperament and traveled all over the three mountains and five mountains. In vain, he beheaded the general and named him Tu Raccoon Dog.

Cultivation of the Tao is truly unrestrained, and the wonderful methods and mysteries may be true or false; but those who cannot achieve the Tao will end up in the mortal world, and they will be sealed as Xingri Horses.

How can the iron trees bloom together, and the yin and yang enjoy themselves across the red neon; just because they are not blessed to be immortal lovers, it is difficult to kill generals and seal them as Pleiades.

The blue indigo on the face is more powerful, the red hair and golden eyes are as evil as a tiger; the wind and rain are unusual, so he beheads the general and calls him the virtual sun rat.

The true fire of samadhi is exposed in the sky, and the rays of light rise a hundred steps forward and backward; the heroes in the array of ten thousand immortals are killed, and the generals are beheaded and named Fangri Rabbit.

The Taoist skills are unparalleled in the world, he cultivates his soul and refines his nature and holds the military talisman;

His hair is like cinnabar, his face is like indigo, and his whole body is covered with golden light: I will stop talking about the mysterious secrets of heaven, and the beheaded general will be named Wei Yueyan.

With red dates on his face and his beard falling off, he scatters beans and becomes an unparalleled army; his two feet climb the clouds like lightning, and he kills generals and calls them Xinyue Fox.

Cultivation of twenty-six secrets in the belly, and the yin and yang are refined to transcend the ordinary world. Who knows that the five qi will end in the Yuan Dynasty, and the general will be killed and named Zhang Yuelu

What are the twenty-eight constellations?

The twenty-eight constellations are an important theoretical basis for the ancients to deduce the good and bad luck of the day and time.

The origin of the Twenty-eight Constellations is very early. Initially, they were twenty-eight groups of stars (or constellations) used by the ancients to observe the coordinates of the sun, moon, and five stars. The ancients believed that the positions of the stars relative to each other were constant, and they could be used as markers to illustrate the positions of the sun, moon, and five stars. After long-term observation, the ancients successively selected twenty-eight stars near the equator of the ecliptic as coordinates. Because they are surrounded by the sun, moon, and five stars, they are very similar to the places where the sun, moon, and five stars live, so they are called the Twenty-Eight Constellations. The ancients also divided the twenty-eight constellations into four palaces: east, south, west, and north, with seven constellations in each palace. Each palace imagined the seven constellations it belonged to as an animal image, thinking it was "the four spirits of the sky, rectifying the four directions." The seven constellations that the Canglong in the East Palace belongs to are: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji; the seven constellations that the Suzaku in the South Palace belongs to are: Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Zhang, Yi, and Zhen; the seven constellations that the White Tiger in the West Palace belongs to are: Kui. , Lou, Wei, Ang, Bi, Xi, Shen; the seven constellations that Beigong Xuanwu (turtle and snake) belongs to are: Dou, Ox, Female, Xu, Danger, Room, and Wall.

The Twenty-Eight Constellations are not only the coordinates for observing the positions of the sun, the moon, and the five stars, but some of them are also the objects of observation for the ancients to determine the age and seasons. For example, when Rigel is due south during the first twilight, it is the first month of spring, and when Antares is due south, it is the fifth month of summer, and so on. The twenty-eight constellations surround the celestial body and move around in circles. They govern the four celestial phenomena in the east, west, south, and north respectively, dividing day and night, the alternation of cold and heat, and the changes in yin and yang. Over time, the twenty-eight constellations were given different meanings of good and bad luck to reflect the ups and downs of the folk world, and thus became another important theoretical basis for the ancients to choose the day and time.

Twenty-eight constellations are said not only in China, but also in ancient cultural countries such as ancient India and ancient Rome, but the names and meanings are different. The origin of the twenty-eight constellations taking turns to judge the good and bad is difficult to examine in detail. The almanac of the Southern Song Dynasty already adopted this method of keeping the day. Later, folk magicians added twenty-eight kinds of animals to further develop the good and bad connotations of the twenty-eight stars. There are very detailed records in the folk popular book "Zhiji Tongshu" about the matching of the twenty-eight constellations with the twenty-eight kinds of animals and the good and bad fortune of things. The relevant content expressed in the form of popular songs is appended here for reference.

1. Eastern Canglong Qisu

1. Spica:

Belongs to wood and is a dragon. It is the head of the seven constellations in the east, with two stars like the two horns of a blue dragon. The dragon horn is the first charge in a fight, so it is very dangerous.

Spica is on duty for a long time, and the marriage ceremony will not be successful. If the burial falls on this day, there will be disaster within three years.

2. Kangsu:

It belongs to gold and is a dragon. It is the second place in the east and is the neck of the blue dragon. The dragon's neck is protected by the dragon's horns, and the change drives the whole body, so it is auspicious.

You can ask for things from the star of Kangsu. Marriage sacrifices have a background. Officials will definitely come out when buried. Open the door and release water to reveal a prince.

3. Disu:

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The star of Di is more auspicious, and you will receive windfalls to celebrate your merits. If this day happens again, you will get money within a year.

4. House and accommodation:

It is the sun and it is the rabbit.

It is the fourth place in the east and is the belly room of Canglong. The ancients also called it "Heavenly Si". Taking the dragon as Tianma and Fangsu means four stars. The dragon's belly is where the five internal organs are, and everything is digested here, so it is full of evil.

It is difficult to get things done when the house and lodging are on duty, most of the things done are unlucky, and most of the burials are unlucky. There will be disasters within three years.

5. Heart constellation:

It is the moon and it is the fox. It is the fifth place in the east and the waist of the blue dragon. The heart is fire, which is the constellation corresponding to the first month of summer. It is often used in conjunction with the house constellation to describe "the center controls the four directions." The dragon's waist is the seat of the kidneys and the source of metabolism. It should not be taken lightly, so it is very dangerous.

The evil stars in the heart are not horizontal, causing harm to men and women, so the graves cannot be used on this day, and they will die from plague within three years.

6. Ojuku:

It belongs to fire and is tiger. It is the sixth star in the east, and the nine stars in Osu form the tail of the blue dragon. The dragon's tail is the most vulnerable part to attack in a fight, so it is often dangerous.

Don’t ask for the day of Ojuku, as all work will be done with hatred. If this day is used for marriage, there will be sorrow within three years.

7. Jisu:

It belongs to water and is a leopard. It is the last night in the east, a whirlwind caused by the swing of the dragon's tail. Therefore, there is a good wind in Jisu. Once it is particularly bright, it is a sign of wind. Therefore, it also represents a man who likes to make troubles and talks about things, so it is often unlucky.

Jisu is on duty and harms both men and women. Officials and non-officials come to the door with words. All constructions are useless, and marriages are lonely and empty.

2. Northern Xuanwu Seven Constellations

8. Dou Constellation:

Belongs to water and is Xie. It is the first place in the north. It is named after its cluster of stars that are shaped like a bucket. The ancients also called it the "Tianmiao" because it is the star that belongs to the emperor. The Star of the Son of Heaven is not easily offended by ordinary people, so it is very unlucky.

It is unlucky for Dou Su to be on duty, marriage and sacrifices are unlucky, and it cannot be used for burials. There will be disasters in all kinds of things.

9. Ox constellation:

It belongs to gold and is cow. It is the second place in the north. It is named after its constellations that look like horns. The most famous ones are Weaver and Altair. Although the loyal love of Cowherd and Weaver can move people for generations, they still cannot escape the tragedy in the end. The ending of sex, so the Ox constellation is more unlucky.

There will be little profit in the Niu constellation, and there will be many disasters in all construction projects. Use this day to bury the construction projects, and sell all the farmsteads without remembering the hills.

10. Female host:

Belongs to earth and is a bat (bat). It is the third place in the north. Its constellations are shaped like a dustpan, and also resemble the character "女". In ancient times, women often used dustpans to shake the grains, discarding the dross and retaining the essence. Therefore, the female place is auspicious.

The women's hostel will be on duty for many auspicious days, and construction of fortifications will be prosperous. This day will be used to bury marriages, and they will enter the farm within three years.

11. Virtual constellation:

It is the sun and it is the rat. It is the fourth place in the north, and the ancients called it "Heavenly Festival". When Xusu resides in Nanzhong at midnight, it is the season of the winter solstice. The rising of a Yang on the winter solstice means that the new year is about to begin, just like the rising of a Yang on the Zi period means the beginning of a new day, giving people good expectations and hopes, so it is auspicious.

The day of the virtual constellation will be more auspicious, and the sacrifice and marriage will be prosperous. If the burial occurs on this day, money will be made within a year.

12. Danger:

It is the moon, it is the swallow. It is the fifth place in the north, located at the tail of the turtle and snake, so it is named "danger" (it is often dangerous to cut off the latter in battle). Danger means high, and there is danger when you are high, so there are many dangers in danger.

If you stay in a dangerous place on duty, it will be unlucky. Disaster will definitely lead to death. All camps will be unfavorable.

13. Room house:

It belongs to fire and is a pig. It is the sixth place in the north. It is named "room" because the constellation of stars resembles a house (like a house covered with turtles and snakes). A house is a place of residence and what people need, so it is very auspicious.

It is a very auspicious day for a person to be on duty in a room. Marriage sacrifices are performed with grace and glory, and burials are difficult. This is the day, and he will definitely enter the farm in three years.

14. Bisu:

Belongs to water and is Huan Yu. It is the seventh place in the north. Outside the room, it is shaped like the wall of the room, so it is named "Bi". The wall is the barrier of the home, so it is very auspicious to stay on the wall.

The star of Bisu is good for profit and good luck, and it will be auspicious to worship and start construction. On this day when building a gate, money will be made in three dynasties and seven days.

3. Western White Tiger Qisu

15. Kui Su:

It belongs to wood and is a wolf. It is the first place in the west, and it means the treasury of heaven, so Kuisu is the most auspicious place.

Kui Su is on duty to set up camp, build everything in Dajichang, bury marriages on this day, and enter the farm every day.

16. Lou Su:

It belongs to metal and is a dog. The second place in the west, Lou, is the same as "repeated", which means gathering people and raising animals for sacrifice, so Lou is very auspicious.

The star of Lousu has many auspicious stars, and it is used to worship the glory of marriage. Use this day to open the door and release water, and you will be in charge of the official class within three years.

17. Stomach:

It belongs to earth and is pheasant. It is the third place in the West, just like the function of the human stomach. The stomach place is like the warehouse of heaven to store food, so the stomach place is very auspicious.

The repair of the stomach and constellation will be successful, sacrifices and marriage celebrations will be successful, and if the burial occurs on this day, there will be a great harvest in the fields.

18. Pleiades:

For the sun, for the chicken. It is the fourth place in the west, located in the center of the seven places of White Tiger. In ancient Chinese, the west is from Mao, and the west is Qiumen. Everything has been harvested and it is time to close the door, so the Pleiades are very unlucky.

There will be disasters when Pleiades is on duty, more bad luck and less good luck will be unusual, all work will be unfavorable, and there will be plagues on the morning and evening.

19. Bisu:

It is the moon and it is the bird. It is the fifth place in the West, also known as "Hanche", which is equivalent to the army on the border, and "Bi" means "complete", so it is very auspicious.

20. Cangsu:

It belongs to fire and is a monkey. It is the sixth abode in the west. It resides in the mouth of the white tiger, which is a symbol of good fortune, so it is auspicious.

The lord Ji Liang is on duty in the zodiac, and the lord Rongchang is buried in the building. If this day is used for marriage, Qilin will descend within three years.

21. Rigel:

Belongs to water and is an ape. It is the seventh place in the west, located in front of the white tiger on the chest. Although it is at the end of the seven places, it is the most important part, so Rigel is very auspicious.

The work of Rigel is prosperous, the wealth and glory are better than those of Shi Chong, the marriage is auspicious, and the home is full of clothing, food, cattle and horses.

4. Southern Suzaku Qisu

22. Jingsu:

Belongs to water and is Moose (i.e. moose). It is the first place in the south, and its constellations are shaped like a network, hence the name "Well" (a Chinese character like a network). Jingsu is like a net facing the head, or like a bottomless ocean (please refer to the story of "Jingwei filling up the sea" in myths and legends), so Jingsu is very unlucky.

Nothing will happen during the day in Jingsu. There will be bad luck but few disasters. Everything you seek will be unfavorable. Money will be wasted and there will be many disasters.

23. Ghost:

It belongs to metal and is sheep. It is the second place in the south. It is like a hat on the head of a red bird. When birds are frightened, the feathers on their heads become crowns. People call the most feared things that do not exist "ghosts", so the ghost place is named after it. The name means fright, so it is often fierce.

It is not easy to be on duty in a ghost place. Everything you seek will be in jeopardy. Buying and selling and seeking wealth will be unfavorable, and the family will suffer misfortune.

24. Liusu:

It belongs to earth and is a deer. It is the third place in the south. It is located at the mouth of the Suzaku. It is shaped like a willow leaf (the shape of most birds' mouths is like this). The mouth is used for eating, so the willow place is very auspicious.

Liu Suxiu builds money, brings wealth and wealth into the home, uses this day to bury marriages, and brings prosperity and fortune.

25. Constellations:

For the sun, for the horse. It is the fourth place in the south, located in the eye of the Suzaku. The eyes of birds are as bright as stars, so it is named "Star". As the saying goes, "Don't rub sand in your eyes", so there are many unlucky stars.

When the stars are on duty, there will be sorrow, there will be misfortunes and disasters, all projects will be unfavorable, and there will be many disasters in the family.

26. Zhang Su:

It is the moon and it is the deer.

It is the fifth place in the south. It is located at the connection between the Suzaku's body and its wings. When the wings are spread, it means flying. There is often a folk saying such as "opening is auspicious", so Zhang Su is very auspicious.

The star of Zhang Su is in Dajichang, and the wedding day is worshiped for a long time. This day is used for burial and construction. After three years, he will be promoted to the court.

27. Wing Su:

It belongs to fire and is a snake. It is the sixth place in the south, occupying the position of the wings of the red bird, so it is named "Yi". Only when a bird has wings can it take off, and the wing place is auspicious.

It is auspicious for Yisu to be on duty every year, and he will enter the Lumen Hall every year. All construction projects will be beneficial, and his descendants will be wealthy and build a farm.

28. Zhensu: belongs to water and is an earthworm. It is the seventh place in the south, located at the tail of the Suzaku. The bird's tail is used to control direction. In ancient times, the crossbar behind the bottom of the carriage was called "Zhen". Its position is equivalent to the position where Zhen resides in the Suzaku, hence the name. Zhensu was called "Heavenly Car" in ancient times. "Zhen" means sorrow, so Zhensu is often unlucky.

Don’t bear the evil star in Zhen. People will die if they are separated from wealth. It will be unfavorable for marriage and marriage. There will be panic every day.

Each school has different opinions on the good and bad luck of the 28 constellations, and there is no absolute good or bad luck in the world. Therefore, the above compiled content is only for reference when choosing good luck.

The twenty-eight constellations are used to represent the days of the diary in turn, with one constellation representing one day and the twenty-eight constellations representing the twenty-eight days, and the cycle starts again and again. Twenty-eight days constitute a cycle, which is exactly four weeks in a cycle. Therefore, you can check whether the twenty-eight constellations in the almanac are correct according to the following formula. Just look at the day of the week on that constellation (the corresponding relationship will never change).

Four, five, six, one, two, and three

The horns are high, the heart is in the heart and the tail is in the east (Qisu in the East)

The bullfighting girl is in danger of the wall (the seven constellations in the north) )

Kui Louwei Angbi Ginseng (Seven Constellations in the West)

Well Ghost Willow Star Zhang Yizhen (Seven Constellations in the South)

The highest god Zeus is An outstanding representative of this gangster tradition. As the president of heaven, Zeus has this beautiful wife, the first lady Hera, but he is a romantic man and has seduced many beautiful goddesses and folk women in his "lifetime". He turned into a bull to seduce the folk beauty Europa, who gave birth to three sons with Zeus; the person pretending to be a man used sweet words to seduce and tease Princess Io of Pelaski, who gave birth to a son Epaphos for Zeus. , and later became the king of Egypt; he seduced the giantess Leto, leaving the sun god Apollo, seduced the queen of Thebes Alcmene, and gave birth to Hercules, seduced the assistant of the moon goddess Callisto, and gave birth to Arcas... wait, it's stained with blood and tears, and it's hard to write on a bamboo chime. What is even more surprising is that Zeus's wife Hera is actually his biological sister, and she also succumbed to him under his deception. The myth says: Zeus courted his sister Hera, but was rejected. So he turned himself into a wet cuckoo bird and flew to Hera's side. The deceived Hera felt pity for the wet bird and placed the bird on her chest to warm it. At this moment, Zeus revealed his true form and took possession of Hera while she was in panic. In fact, Zeus' parents are also brother and sister. The first lady Hera was not a vegetarian either. She had long suspected that Zeus was indiscriminately in love with the daughters of mortals or demigods. She closely monitors all her husband's pleasure-seeking behavior in the world. Once he found out, he immediately accommodated the woman who was favored by Zeus. Her viciousness and jealousy triggered another series of human tragedies. She did not dare to do anything to Zeus, and was angry with the women who were deceived by Zeus and the children they gave birth to. She inflicted the cruelest punishment on them and their children - turning the women into beasts and trying every possible means to kill the children. The above-mentioned Callisto was kicked out of the Moon Palace and gave birth to a child alone in the forest. After Hera found her, she turned into a bear and was chased and hunted by hunters throughout her life. Io became a cow (Zeus turned her into a cow to hide his evil deeds, but Hera saw through it and let her remain a cow forever) and went through many hardships. Another woman, Semele, who was seduced by Zeus, died under the thunder and lightning of Zeus under the cunning arrangement of Hera. Other gods, following their lead, are mostly romantic, with a lot of "mistresses" and millions of "evil spawns".

Venus was unfaithful to her husband. She had an ambiguous relationship with Ares, the god of war, and had an affair with the beautiful boy Adonis. Not only that, the gods also regard human destiny as child's play. In the ten-year Trojan War, countless people died. The reason was that Zeus's wife and his two daughters made an irresponsible bet to compete with the useless and dissolute prince of Troy in order to compete for who was the most beautiful woman in the sky. Paris serves as the referee to decide who is first. Among them, a romantic daughter of Zeus, the so-called sex goddess Aphrodite, in order to please the judge Paris, introduced Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, to him, thus triggering this long-lasting war. During the war, when the great Trojan warrior Hector (suspected to be the illegitimate son of Apollo) and the Greek first warrior Acris (who was also born from the union of a goddess and a human hero) had a desperate duel, Zeus, the The bastard pervert actually watched with relish in the sky with the gods, as if they were enjoying a game. Not only that, they also use a scale to weigh the fate of the two people. Whoever has a worse fate will die. As a result, the scales on Hector's end sank, and Hector was brutally murdered by Acris, the fighting machine. There are many, many stories like this. The gods who control the fate of mankind are aloof and regard the fate of mankind as child's play. If gods possess many of the shortcomings of humans, what significance do such gods have to humans? What did Homer and the ancient Greeks want to explain about this arrangement? If you put aside fictional gods, then everything humans do, don’t they regard themselves as child’s play, as absurd and absurd? Pandora released all the disasters, but kept hope in a box. Does it imply that such absurd human beings must have no hope? Earth goddess Gaia - Zeus's mother Sky god Ouranos - Zeus's father King of the gods Zeus Hera - Zeus's twin sister and wife God of fire and craftsmen Hephaestus - Zeus's youngest brother Poseidon Poseidon - brother Hades - brother Zeus's children: Athena, the god of wisdom, Apollo, the sun god, Aphrodite, the god of love, Venus in Roman mythology, and Cupid, the little god of love. Her son Ares, the god of war, is a lame man who is the husband of the god of love, Hermes, the messenger of the god of hunting Artemis