Fortune-tellers and Philosophers

Fortune-tellers and Philosophers

p. 63 qi-z^en (‘the 7 regulators’) and their 28 xiu (‘lodges’)

*z^en*	*xiu*
Jupiter	Jiao ‘Horn’
	Dou ‘Dipper’
	Kui ‘Strider’
	Jin ‘Well’
Venus	Kan ‘Parched Throat’
	Niu ‘Ox’
	Lou ‘Gatherer’
	Jin ‘Well’ [again!]
Saturn	Di ‘Base’
	Nu: ‘Woman’
	Wei ‘Stomach’
	Liu ‘Willow’
Mars	Wei ‘Tail’
	S^i ‘Abode’
	Can ‘Triad’
	Yi ‘Wing’
Mercury	Ji ‘Winnower’
	Bi ‘Wall’
	Zi ‘Beak’
	Z^en ‘Carriage’
sun	Fan ‘Room’
	Xu ‘Void’
	Mao ‘Mane’
	Xin ‘Star’
moon	Xin ‘Heart’
	Wei ‘Roof’
	Bi ‘Net’
	Z^an ‘Displayer’

p. 63 heavenly spirits

*force*	*activity*
s^en ‘beneficial’	ji ‘auspicious’
s^a ‘baneful’	xion ‘inauspicious’

p. 224 cure of the sick by shaman who "bears the mask of the dragon spirit."

*action*	*its designation*
"reeds have been cut to make a human figure, dressed in the sick person’s clothes. It is ... carried in a reed boat through the door and burnt."	"substituting the reeds"
"he prays to the birth star and dipper and requests thirteen men to present a guarantee before the God of the Eastern Mountain."	"insuring happiness"

p. 246 divination by means of dreams

"They frequently sleep before the idol, burning incense and candles.

... after having a dream, supplicants used divining blocks to determine whether the dream was indeed sent by the god in question".

p. 247 the 6 types of men (‘dreams’) -- according to the Z^ou-li

1^st	z^en (‘regular’)
2^nd	e (‘horrible’)
3^rd	si (‘yearning’)
4^th	wu (‘wakeful’)
5^th	xi (‘happy’)
6^th	qu (‘fearful’)

p. 247 the 10 categories of dreams -- according to the Qian-fu Lun, by Wan Fu

1^st	z^i (‘sraightforward’)
2^nd	xian (‘symbolic’)
3^rd	jin (‘earnest’)
4^th	xian (‘pensive’)
5^th	ren (‘personal’)
6^th	gan (‘climactic’)
7^th	s^i (‘seasonal’)
8^th	fan (‘paradoxical’)
9^th	bin (‘pathological’)
10^th	xin (affective’)

p. 248 influences on the nature of dreams

*according to the __*	*influence from __*	*dreams of __*
*Huan-di Nei-jin Su-wen*	yin	wading through water
	yan	fires burning
	yin & yan	mutual destruction
	upper [pulse]	flying
	lower [pulse]	falling
	overfed	giving
	famished	taking
	qi of liver	being angry
	qi of lungs	crying
	short worms	gathering a throng
	long worms	beating and hurting one another
Lin-s^u Jin (‘Vital Pivot Classic’)	qi of heart	laughter; fear & timidity
	qi of spleen	song & music; one’s body growing heavy & unwieldy
	qi of kidneys	waist & backbone are loose & disjointed

pp. 248-249 souls’ productions -- according to the Men-z^an Yi-z^i (‘An Easy Guide to Dream Divination’), by C^en S^i-yuan

*hun*	po
to know the future	to treasure experience
sight is possible	dreams are possible

p. 249 cultural categories of dreams – also according to the Men-z^an Yi-z^i

#	*category*
1^st	Heaven
2^nd	Sun & Moon
3^rd	Thunder & Rain
4^th	Mountains & Streams
5^th	Appearances
6^th	Food & Clothing
7^th	Utensils
8^th	Wealth & Property
9^th	Brush & Ink
10^th	Written Scrolls
11^th	Scholarly Ranking
12^th	Spirits & Strange Things
13^th	Longevity
14^th	Phoinices & other Birds
15^th	Beasts
16^th	Dragons & Snakes
17^th	Turtles & Fishes
18^th	Grass & Forests
19^th	Giving & Receiving
20^th	Vague Indications

{N. B. – any actual such dreams as of Heaven, of the sun, or of thunder, would tend to be shamanic}

p. 253 categories of dreams – according to the Z^ou-gon Jie-men Quan-s^u (‘Z^ou’s Duke’s Explanation of Dreams, Compraehensive’)

#	*category*	*# of entries*
1^st	heavenly phainomena	64
2^nd	terrestrial phainomena	56
3^rd	the body	30
4^th	clothing	50
5^th	implements (banners, bells, drums)	40
6^th	administration	28
7^th	buildings (palaces, houses, granaries)	52
8^th	domestic structures (gates, stoves, wells)	52
9^th	pretious items (gold, pearls, jade)	28
10^th	toiletries (mirrors, bracelets, combs)	24
11^th	household items (bedding, carpeting)	58
12^th	transportation vehicles (boats, carts)	32
13^th	roads, bridges, marketplaces	16
14^th	married life (husbands, wives)	24
15^th	food & drink	40
16^th	burial (cemeteries, graves, coffins)	14
17^th	writing-materials & weaponry	40
18^th	happy & sad occasions (music, singing)	30
19^th	religion (ghost, spirits)	20
20^th	killing, fighting, wounding, cursing	36
21^st	criminality (arrests, punishments)	28
22^nd	orchards, gardens, agriculture	32
23^rd	water, fire, lamps, bandits, rebels	36
24^th	filth & cleansing	16
25^th	dragons, snakes, feral beasts	68
26^th	domestic animals	32
27^th	tortoises, fish, shrimp, insects	38

p. 253 some entries from the Z^ou-gon Jie-men Quan-s^u

*if in the dream __*	*thereupon in the waking world __*
Gate of Heaven openeth	illustrious person will make recommendations & introductions
Heavenly light shineth	illness will be eradicated
skies are clear, rain hath dissipated	all worries will disappear
sky brighteneth	woman will bear illustrious son
Gate of Heaven turneth red	there will be a great beginning
one’s face turneth upward toward Heaven	there will be great wealth & honor
one rideth a dragon up to Heaven	great honor will follow
ascending to Heaven in search of a wife	illustrious sons & daughters

Heaven splitteth open	sorrow of a divided nation
sun or moon descendeth from sky	parent will die
sun or moon is obscured by mountain	servants will cheat their master
star descendeth from sky	illness & lawsuits

Richard J. Smith : Fortune-tellers and Philosophers. Westview Pr, Boulder, 1991.