Re: Chinese Astrology
It seems a bit incorrect to group the Chinese methods under an umbrella term of "Astrology". The more popular Chinese divination methods such as the 4-pillar are not really based on the energies or the motions of the stars in the sky, but how the 5 elements interact with seasonal changes. The Sun and Moon might be taken into account in methods like "Zi Wei Stars"... The truely astrological divination method "Qi Zheng Si Yu" was banned from the public, only allowed to be practiced by court astrologers in ancient China.
It seems a bit incorrect to group the Chinese methods under an umbrella term of "Astrology". The more popular Chinese divination methods such as the 4-pillar are not really based on the energies or the motions of the stars in the sky, but how the 5 elements interact with seasonal changes. The Sun and Moon might be taken into account in methods like "Zi Wei Stars"... The truely astrological divination method "Qi Zheng Si Yu" was banned from the public, only allowed to be practiced by court astrologers in ancient China.