Saturday, January 11, 2025

INFOGRAPHIC #7:THE 4TH ART - THE STUDY OF FATE

 

The 4th Art: Ming (扑) - Divination - from Chinese Metaphysics called Wu Shu (五 术) or the Five Arts. 
This Art is the study of Fate ... Destiny Analysis.


Key cultural study 4th Art areas depicted in the image above:

NOTE: Ming Art practices raise a number of questions about Fate, Determinism and whether there is a mechanism that allows Destiny to be deciphered. As a Dominant identified person my own belief system says No. I feel each individual has a significant impact on their own Fate and celestial bodies have a minor impact at best. However, I am very open to the concept of Divination and exploring how to use tools like the 4th Art to expand Magick (what we don't fully understand). To me, the most effective tools work with the subconscious mind and tap into things deep below the surface of ordinary reality.

The Definitive Book of Chinese Astrology – January 21, 2010 by Shelly Wu ... Definitive? I have no idea. Both Eastern and Western astrology and their efficacy are subjects that I can't personally validate. I do have an uncle who is a professional astrologer in California and he has done my chart. Pisces with Leo rising and a Leo Moon. I also enjoy astronomy and think Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a Giant of Science. Regardless of my ignorance here, Ms. Wu is a respected author on the topic even though her companion book (depicted and next) on "mindblowing sex" through astrology seems bombastic. YMMV The Chinese Zodiac is iconic (like the Western version) and it's the Year of The Tiger on February 1st 2022 which bodes well for Taoist White Tigress practitioners like @Elle_D_Or and @MissLolo12 who were born in the year of the Tiger.

Chinese Sexual Astrology: Eastern Secrets to Mind-Blowing Sex – Illustrated, December 15, 2006 by Shelly Wu ... No idea what Ms. Wu's bestselling book is, but my bet is on this one. Also no idea if astrological compatibility is a ~real~ factor in the complex process of cycling energy with a beloved. I tend to think that love, listening, skill and attractive chemistry are much more important.

Winning Destiny With Zi Wei Dou Shu: Purple Star Astrology – March 6, 2017 by Leslie Leong ... Here is the wikipedia entry on the ancient Divination Art of 紫微斗數 - Zi Wei Dou Shu.


Decide for yourself if these well developed, ancient Chinese divinatory astrological systems are more than mumbo jumbo.

Qi Zheng Si Yu, also known as the 7 Stars 4 Auxiliaries Heavenly Stars Astrology: Development of Chinese Astrology.




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