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Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3

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The Twenty-eight Lunar Lodges (Part One)
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The Horn Lodge comprises two stars that serve as the Celestial Gate; the space between them is the Heavenly Gate, and the region within is the Celestial Court. The ecliptic therefore runs through them, for this is the path along which the Seven Luminaries move. The left Horn is identified with the Celestial Field and with judicial administration; it presides over penal matters. South of it lies the Solar Path. The right Horn represents the commander and presides over military affairs. North of it lies the Lunar Path. They function as the three gates of Heaven, analogous to the four boundary markers of the Room Lodge. When the stars shine bright and large, the omen is favorable—the royal Way is tranquil and worthy ministers hold office at court. Trembling or shifting of the stars portends that the sovereign will go on campaign or tour. A red, brilliant left Horn indicates that legal cases will be resolved and prisons emptied. If they are dim and faint, the royal Way has fallen into disorder. Tao Hongjing wrote: "The left Horn is the Celestial Ford, the right Horn the Heavenly Gate, and between them lies the Celestial Gate." A solar eclipse in the Horn Lodge bodes ill for the sovereign. A halo appearing within the Horn signals clandestine intrigue; a northern or yin-aligned state will take the field and seize territory, and the omen also governs a general pardon. When the moon encroaches upon the Horn, senior ministers grow anxious over legal cases and judicial officials fear removal from office. The omen further indicates distress within the inner palace. A lunar halo portends the outbreak of war in the corresponding territorial division. As for the right Horn, calamity befalls the commander of the right wing. The same applies to the left. According to another interpretation, it presides over floods and water disasters. A yellow hue signals a general amnesty. A triple lunar halo reaching the Heavenly Gate and both Horns portends the outbreak of war and defeat for commanders in the field. Jupiter's encroachment upon the Horn foretells famine. Mars's trespass upon the Horn indicates national decline and military defeat. Encroachment upon the left Horn portends a pardon or amnesty. Encroachment upon the right Horn signals the outbreak of war. When Mars halts there, slanderous officials gain influence and government affairs turn pressing. If it occupies the yang side, the omen brings good fortune. Saturn's encroachment upon the Horn portends mourning; according to another tradition, it signals the outbreak of war. Venus's trespass upon the Horn indicates that ministers harbor subversive designs. Mercury's encroachment portends skirmishing or small-scale conflict. When Mercury halts there, catastrophic flooding is foretold. A guest star's encroachment portends war and damage to the harvest. If it halts at the left Horn and appears red, drought will follow. If it halts at the right Horn, great flooding is foretold. A comet encroaching upon the Horn, if white in color, portends war. If red, the direction it points will see armies shattered in defeat. If it emerges from the Horn, warfare and disorder will spread across the empire. A broom star appearing at the Horn, if white, portends war. If red, armies will suffer defeat. If it enters the Celestial Market Enclosure, both war and mourning are foretold. A meteor striking the Horn portends the arrival of embassies from foreign lands. If it enters and strikes the left Horn, war will break out. Yellow-white vapors entering the right Horn portend the seizure of territory. Red vapor entering the left Horn signals the outbreak of war. Red vapor entering the right Horn portends victory in battle. Black-and-white vapors entering the right Horn foretell defeat for armies and their commanders.
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According to the Yongyuan-era bronze armillary sphere of the Han, the Horn Lodge was measured at thirteen degrees. In the Kaiyuan touring armillary of the Tang, however, the two stars of the Horn were reckoned at twelve degrees. Earlier texts recorded a polar distance of ninety-one degrees, whereas the present measurement yields ninety-three and a half degrees. The determining star lies directly on the celestial equator, while the ecliptic runs south of the equator and does not pass through the center of the Horn. Current observations place the Horn two and a half degrees south of the equator, with the ecliptic once again passing through its center, in agreement with the actual heavens. The Jingyou survey measured the two stars of the Horn at twelve degrees, with the southern star at a polar distance of ninety-seven degrees, six degrees south of the equator, in agreement with the New Book of the Supernal Image; the New Book is now adopted as the standard.
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The Southern Gate comprises two stars south of the Arsenal Tower; it is the outer gate of Heaven and presides over garrison forces and martial prohibitions. When the stars shine bright, distant peoples will come bearing tribute. When dim, frontier peoples will rise in rebellion. The appearance of minor stars within them portends military mobilization. Guest stars or comets halting there foretell the outbreak of war.
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The Arsenal Tower consists of ten stars—six major stars forming the arsenal and four southern stars forming the tower—located south of the Horn Lodge. It is also known as the Celestial Arsenal, the treasury of war chariots and weapons. Fifteen adjacent stars, clustered in groups of three, form the pillars, while four small central stars constitute the crossbeam. When the stars show rayed points, war will break out. If stars disappear, ministers and subordinates will turn rebellious. If they shift position, commanders will take the field. When the stars appear full and bright, the omen is favorable. When they appear hollow or faint, the omen is dire. Jupiter's encroachment upon the Arsenal Tower portends war. Mars's encroachment foretells both war and drought. The moon's entry into the Arsenal Tower portends war. Comets or broom stars entering the lodge foretell war and famine. A guest star's entry portends the mobilization of frontier forces. A meteor entering the lodge signals the full mobilization of military forces. Red vapors entering the lodge portend unrest within the court and across the borders. When the Celestial Arsenal stars develop rayed points, war will follow.
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The Level Stars comprise two stars north of the Arsenal Tower and south of the Horn; they preside over the equitable administration of law and penal affairs throughout the realm, symbolizing the Minister of Justice. When properly aligned and bright, legal cases will be adjudicated fairly. A lunar halo portends anxiety among judicial officials. Mars's encroachment signals war but also foretells a general pardon. A comet's encroachment indicates that policy will not be carried out and judicial officials will be removed from office.
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The Level Road comprises two stars situated between the stars of the Horn Lodge; it presides over officials charged with maintaining the imperial highways. Wu Mi wrote: "This is the thoroughfare by which the Son of Heaven reaches in all eight directions; it governs carriage tracks and axles." When bright and properly aligned, the omen is favorable. Trembling or shifting portends danger to the sovereign's traveling carriage. When Jupiter halts there, the empire will be well governed. Mars or Venus halting there portends rebellion and disorder. A guest star halting there foretells that the sovereign will travel abroad. A meteor halting there portends the dismissal of worthy men and the elevation of treacherous officials.
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The Celestial Field comprises two stars north of the Horn; it presides over the territorial domains within the capital precincts. Wu Mi identified it as the Son of Heaven's ceremonial plowing field. When Jupiter halts there, the harvest will be abundant. Mars halting there portends drought. Venus halting there foretells damage to the crops. Mercury halting there portends flooding and water-related calamities. A guest star halting there foretells drought and locust plagues.
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The Heavenly Gate comprises two stars north of the Level Stars. Wu Mi wrote that it lies south of the left Horn and is the place where the court receives envoys and hosts guests. When the stars shine bright, all regions will submit and be brought into civilized order. When dim, hostile forces from beyond the borders will arrive. A lunar halo appearing outside the Heavenly Gate portends the outbreak of war. When Mars enters the Heavenly Gate, frontier passes and bridges will be blocked. If it halts there, ritual propriety will be violated. Venus halting there portends troops lying in ambush. A guest star crossing the gate signifies a plot against the throne.
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Promoting the Worthy is a single star west of the Level Road; it governs the elevation of outstanding talent by ministers and chancellors. When bright, worthy men will be employed; When dim, corrupt ministers will gain advancement. When the moon or Jupiter crosses it, great ministers will die. Mars crossing it portends mourning, and worthy men will withdraw from public life. Venus crossing it foretells the withdrawal of worthy men from office. When Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Mercury jointly halt there, the omen indicates that the Son of Heaven is seeking worthy men. Yellow-white or purple vapors threading through it signify that worthy men dwelling in obscurity will emerge.
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The Zhou Tripod comprises three stars above the Horn Lodge; they preside over the demise of ruling houses. When the stars shine bright, the realm will be secure; If they are not visible, dynastic fortune will not flourish; If they tremble and shift, the state is about to undergo transformation. The New Book of the Supernal Image cites the casting of the tripod at Xie and Ruo, explaining that when Zhou declined and Qin's rule turned corrupt, the tripod sank in the Si River and its essence rose to become stars. Li Taiyi remarked: "Wu Xian the Shang diviner's 《Star Chart》 already recorded the Zhou Tripod, presumably several centuries before the Qin."
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, the Arsenal Tower has ten stars, the Pillars fifteen, the Balance four, the Level Stars, Level Road, Heavenly Field, and Heavenly Gate two each, Promoting the Worthy one, and the Zhou Tripod three—all assigned to the Horn Lodge. The 《Jin Treatise》, however, identifies the left Horn as the Heavenly Field and omits the two Heavenly Field stars altogether; the 《Sui Treatise》 includes them. In the 《Jin Treatise》, the Level Road, Promoting the Worthy, and Zhou Tripod all belong to the Supreme Palace Enclosure, while the Arsenal Tower together with the Balance stars, Pillar stars, Southern Gate, Heavenly Gate, and Level Stars all fall outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. Only with Tang Wu Mi and the Jingyou astronomical treatise did the reckoning again accord with the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》.
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The Neck Lodge comprises four stars forming the Son of Heaven's inner court, where all memorials from the realm are received and processed. It governs hearing lawsuits, administering prisons, and recording merit. It is also known as the Dispersed Temple and presides over epidemic disease. When the stars shine bright and large, assistants prove loyal and the people live in security; if they stir, widespread illness will follow. It marks the Son of Heaven's proper seat and serves as the Heavenly tally. If it is not visible at the autumn equinox, the harvest will suffer and grain prices will soar. When the sun crosses the Neck Lodge, feudal lords will plot against the state and the ruler will be troubled. A solar halo in its allotted region portends misfortune for great ministers, heavy rains, famine among the people, and epidemic disease. When the moon crosses it, the ruler will be troubled or a great minister will bear the omen; an appearance on the left portends flooding, on the right, warfare. A lunar halo in its allotted region means whoever raises troops first will prevail; if it occurs in winter, eminent men will suffer distress. Jupiter crossing it portends an amnesty and a successful harvest; if it halts there, warfare will arise and many will fall ill; if it remains thirty days or longer, an amnesty will be proclaimed; Another account states: "If it trespasses, rebellious ministers will stir up disorder. When Mars crosses it, dwelling in the yang sector brings rejoicing; in the yin sector, sorrow; if it shows rays and horn-like projections, eminent men will find the omen dire; a prolonged halt brings popular distress, heavy rains, and warfare as well. Saturn crossing it foretells damaged crops and widespread death among the people; if it moves retrograde, women will dominate government and rebellious ministers will plot; if it halts there, warfare will break out. Venus crossing it portends the fall of the state and calamity for the people; if it moves retrograde, military disorder will ensue; if it displays rays and horn-like projections, noble ministers will be executed; if it halts there, flood or drought will strike, or mourning will descend upon the realm. Mercury crossing it portends flooding and also the mobilization of great armies; if it halts there, rice will grow costly, the people will sicken, the year will be drought-stricken, bandits will rise, and the populace will turn against one another. A guest star crossing it means the state will be unsettled; if its color is red, war and drought; if yellow, public earthworks; if green-black, envoys will suffer distress; if it halts there, the harvest will be harmed. One account adds that an amnesty decree will be issued; if black, the people will flee and scatter. A comet crossing it portends calamity for the state; when it departs, flooding, armies, epidemic, and ministerial rebellion will follow; if white, mourning. A broom star crossing it endangers the state and portends both flooding and warfare; when it enters, the people will flee; when it departs, that state will suffer famine. A shooting star entering portends the arrival of foreign envoys and a ripening harvest; when one departs, the Son of Heaven will dispatch envoys and issue an amnesty decree. Li Chunfeng wrote: "When a shooting star enters the Neck Lodge, favored ministers will die. When cloud-vapor crosses it, a blue-green hue portends epidemic among the people; if white, public earthworks; if black, flooding; if red, warfare. One account states: if white, the people will suffer cruel epidemic illness; if yellow, public earthworks.
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To the right: the Neck Lodge's four stars measured ten degrees on the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary and nine degrees on the Tang Kaiyuan mobile armillary. Formerly its distance from the celestial pole was eighty-nine degrees; now it is ninety-one and a half. Jingyou-era measurements placed the Neck at nine degrees; from the second southern star, the distance from the pole was ninety-five degrees.
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Great Horn is a single star set between the Leadstars, forming the seat of the King of Heaven. It is also known as the Heavenly Ridgepole and presides over setting right the cosmic warp and woof. When bright, lustrous, and moist, the omen is auspicious; if green, sorrow; if red, warfare; if white, mourning; if black, illness; if its color is yellow and it remains still, the people will live in security; if it stirs, the ruler will take to wandering and pleasure. When the moon crosses it, great ministers will be troubled and the king will find the omen dire. A lunar halo in its allotted region means the ruler will don mourning garb. When the five planets cross it, ministers will plot against the ruler and warfare will arise. Venus halting there portends warfare. A comet appearing in its allotted region portends a change of ruler or warfare. When the Son of Heaven abandons benevolent rule, it will halt there. A broom star crossing it portends warfare; if it halts there, the ruler will be troubled. A guest star crossing or halting there means ministers are plotting against the sovereign; when it departs, the ruler will fall under others' control. A shooting star entering means the king will find the omen dire; crossing it portends the rise of frontier armies. Green cloud-vapor means the ruler will be troubled; if white, mourning; if yellow vapor emerges, rejoicing will follow.
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Breaking Might comprises seven stars south of the Neck Lodge; it presides over executions and the severance of military justice. When the moon crosses it, the Son of Heaven will be troubled. When the five planets cross it, generals will rebel. A comet or broom star crossing it portends death for border generals. Cloud vapor crossing it, if blue-white, foretells military disorder; if red, ministers will rebel against the ruler; if yellow-white, marriage alliances will be forged; if it emerges, an amnesty will be proclaimed; if black vapor enters, the ruler will find the omen dire.
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Pacing the Timbers comprises six stars—three to the left and three to the right—set directly south of the Dipper's ladle; it presides over fixing the seasonal nodes and scanning for omens of fortune and woe. These stars form shields that flank and embrace the imperial throne and stand for the Nine Ministers. when the stars shine bright and large, the Three Dukes grow overbearing and the ruler grows weak; if their color is warm and dim, the realm will live in security; drawing near Great Horn, or drawing near royal kin, conspiracy will take shape. when Great Yin enters, the ruler will fall under another's power. a lunar eclipse in its allotted region means the ruler will find the omen dire. when Mars and Venus halt there, warfare will arise and the realm will change its ruler. if a comet or broom star enters, the ruler will take the field in person; if it emerges, the ruler will fall under constraint. a shooting star entering portends warfare; if it emerges, envoys will be dispatched; whoever crosses it will leave dukes and ministers ill at ease. red cloud vapor entering foretells warfare and distress for the Nine Ministers; if its color is yellow, rejoicing will follow; if black, great ministers will be put to death.
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Solar Gate comprises two stars northeast of the Arsenal Tower; it presides over guarding mountain passes and repelling invaders from beyond the borders. when the five planets enter, the five weapons will be laid away and peace restored. a comet halting there portends invasion of the passes by outer tribes and the outbreak of war. red cloud vapor entering means the ruler will take up arms.
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Slow Stubborn comprises two stars southeast of Breaking Might; it presides over reviewing prisoners' cases and exposing deceit. when the stars shine bright, no blame attaches; if dim, punishments will run to excess. a comet crossing it portends imprisonment for the nobility.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, Great Horn has one star, Breaking Might seven, the left and right Pacing the Timbers six in all, Slow Stubborn and Solar Gate two each—all assigned to the Horn Lodge. The 《Jin Treatise》, however, assigns Great Horn and Pacing the Timbers to the Supreme Palace Enclosure, while Breaking Might and Slow Stubborn fall outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. Solar Gate appears in the 《Sui Treatise》, but the 《Jin History》 omits it altogether. Wu Mi's treatise assigns Pacing the Timbers, Breaking Might, and Solar Gate alike to the Horn and Neck Lodges. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns the right Pacing the Timbers to the Horn Lodge and the left to the Neck Lodge; on all else it agrees with Wu Mi's treatise. The 《Jingyou》 survey measurements, however, assign Great Horn, Pacing the Timbers, Slow Stubborn, and Solar Gate all to the Neck Lodge, so the reckonings do not agree.
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The Root Lodge comprises four stars forming the Son of Heaven's lodging chamber, the consorts' palace, and the chamber of rest and release. the front two stars represent the primary consort; the rear two represent concubines. It is also known as the Heavenly Root and presides over epidemic disease. when the rear two stars shine large, ministers will observe propriety and the ruler will live in security; if small, ministers will lose their standing; if they stir, corvée labor will be imposed. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends slander and flattery against ministers and chancellors; one account says the sovereign and consorts will find the omen dire and great ministers will be troubled. A solar halo means the empress will act without restraint; one account says the state will suffer distress and armies will be raised beneath the sun. A lunar eclipse at this lodge portends misfortune for great ministers and dire omens for consorts; one account says grain prices will soar. a lunar halo portends misfortune for great generals and epidemic disease among the people; if it occurs in winter, the omen is water and the ruler will stand in peril, to be resolved by an amnesty. When the moon crosses it, the left and right commandants of the guard will face execution; one account says warfare and banditry will follow. crossing the right star portends flooding; occulting it foretells conspiracy, which generals will bear. Jupiter crossing it portends an amnesty or the installation of an empress; if it halts there, the earth will quake and the year will prove abundant; retrograde motion portends warfare. Mars crossing it means ministers will overstep the ruler; one account says generals will suffer distress; if it halts there, an amnesty will be proclaimed. Saturn crossing it portends execution for the left and right commandants of the guard; if it halts there, an amnesty will follow; if its color is yellow, consorts will rejoice or the crown prince will be invested; if it lingers, warfare will spread across the realm; if evenly bright, an amnesty will be granted. Venus crossing it portends execution for the commandants of the guard; entering its allotted region foretells epidemic disease; another account says crossing it portends the appointment of generals; riding the right star portends flood disaster. Mercury crossing it brings sudden distress to noble ministers; if it halts there, flooding, drought, or warfare will follow; entering and halting there portends imprisonment for the nobility; riding the left star means the Son of Heaven will take command in person. a guest star crossing it portends dear prices for cattle and horses; if its color is yellow-white, rejoicing and amnesty will follow; another account says border armies will rise and the inner palace fall into disorder; if it does not depart within fifty days, assassins will appear. a comet crossing it portends a great amnesty and soaring grain prices; if it is extinguished, a great epidemic will follow; entering portends minor warfare; one account says the ruler will be unsettled. a broom star crossing it portends soaring grain prices; if it emerges, an amnesty will be proclaimed; entering portends minor warfare; another account says crossing it means ministers will overawe the ruler. a shooting star crossing it portends trouble for Secretariat officials; if it appears in winter or summer, flooding or drought will follow; According to the Yisi Occupations, the inner palace will have cause for rejoicing; if its color is red-black, the inner palace will fall into unrest. cloud vapor entering, if yellow, foretells earthworks; if black, it governs water; if red, armies will march; if blue-white, epidemic disease will spread; if white, the inner palace will suffer distress.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary and the Tang Kaiyuan mobile armillary, the Root Lodge was measured at sixteen degrees with a polar distance of ninety-four degrees. Both the Jingyou survey and the 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 place it at ninety-eight degrees.
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Heavenly Milk is a single star northeast of the Root Lodge, lying on the equator. when bright, sweet dew will descend. a comet or guest star entering portends rain from heaven.
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General is a single star representing the cavalry commander, southeast of the Cavalry Officer; it presides over chariot-and-cavalry generals and the deployment of ranks and battle lines. if its color stirs and shakes, armies will march beyond the borders. Venus, Mars, or a guest star crossing it portends the march of great armies and chaos across the realm.
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Swaying Spear is a single star north of the Geng River; it presides over armies of the north. If it shows rays and horns, or shifts and changes, armies will march on a great scale; If it shines bright, war will break out; If it stands in alignment with Ridge Star, the Geng River, and the Northern Dipper, the north will come to receive the Mandate within the Central State. Further prognostication: if it stirs, close ministers will grow unrestrained; If it leaves its station, troops from the arsenal will be deployed; If its color is green, sorrow is foretold; If white, the ruler will be angry; If red, armies will march; If black, armies will be broken; If yellow, the realm will be secure. If a comet trespasses it, armies on the northern border will stir; If it emerges, barbarian armies will rise greatly in its allotted region. If a broom star trespasses it, barbarians will fall into turmoil. If a guest star appears, barbarians will come to offer tribute; one account says the northern regions will see war and mourning. If a shooting star appears, armies will take the field. If cloud vapor trespasses it and its color is yellow-white, mutual slaughter is foretold; If red, internal armies will fall into turmoil; If its color is yellow, armies will stand down; If white, great men will suffer distress.
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Imperial Mat comprises three stars north of Great Horn; it presides over banquets, offerings, and the exchange of toasts. If the stars shine bright, princes and dukes will suffer calamity; If dim, the realm will be secure; If the stars vanish, great men will lose their positions; If they tremble and shift, the ruler will be imperiled. If a comet trespasses it, the ruler will be troubled and rebellious armies will arise. If a guest star trespasses it, the ruler will be imperiled.
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Neck Pool comprises six stars north of the Neck Lodge. Neck signifies a boat; pool signifies water. It presides over crossing waters and the comings and goings of welcome and farewell. If faint and fine, the omen is inauspicious; If scattered, communications across the realm will be cut off; If they shift and no longer dwell within their proper degree, the ancestral temples will suffer portents. If the Five Planets trespass it, rivers will overflow their banks. If a guest star trespasses it, there will be floods and insects will die in great numbers. Wu Mi's treatise states: "It governs the adjudication of military prisons and presides over marketplace executions and slaughter." —a view that differs from the older histories.
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Riding Guards comprises twenty-seven stars south of the Root Lodge; they are the Son of Heaven's tiger guards and preside over palace watch. If the stars are numerous, the realm will be secure; If sparse, the cavalry will rebel; If they are not visible, armies will arise. If the Five Planets trespass it, armies will take the field. If a guest star dwells upon it, the general who sets out will face trouble and troops will be mobilized. If a shooting star enters it, armies will arise; if its color is blue-white, the general will die.
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The Geng River comprises three stars north of Imperial Mat; it is the Heavenly Spear. It is also called the Heavenly Point; it presides over armies of the northern border and also over mourning, so its changes correspond to war and mourning. If the stars vanish, the state will harbor military plots. If a comet trespasses it, northern armies will be defeated. If a guest star enters it, armies will march forth and yin and yang will fall out of harmony. One account says northern armies will invade the Central State. If a shooting star appears, armies will take the field. If red cloud vapor trespasses it, armies will be defeated; If blue-white, the general will die.
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Chariot and Cavalry comprises three stars south of Riding Guards; it commands the chariot-and-cavalry generals and presides over arranging formations and ranks. If its color changes and it trembles, armies will march. If Venus, Mars, or a guest star trespasses it, great armies will march forth and the realm will fall into chaos.
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Formation Chariot comprises three stars south of the Root Lodge; one account places it northeast of Riding Guards; it represents the leather war chariot. If Venus or Mars dwells upon it, chariots and cavalry will fill the countryside and internal armies will go unchecked.
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Celestial Spokes comprises two stars arrayed obliquely west of the Room Lodge; it presides over the imperial carriage, analogous to the Chariot Office in the Offices of Zhou. If it draws near the Tail Lodge, the realm will enjoy blessing. If the Five Planets, a guest star, or a comet trespasses it, the imperial equipage will suffer change. It is also written as Heavenly Blessing.
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According to the Book of the Pace of Heaven, all the stars named above belong to the Root Lodge. The New Book of the Supernal Image assigns Imperial Mat to the Horn Lodge and Neck Pool to the Neck Lodge; Wu Mi agrees with the Book of the Pace of Heaven in assigning them all to the Root Lodge, but assigns the Geng River to the Neck Lodge. The Records of Observing Heaven again assigns Formation Chariot to the Neck Lodge, while the New Book of the Supernal Image assigns it to the Root Lodge; on all else they accord with the Book of the Pace of Heaven.
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The Room Lodge comprises four stars forming the Bright Hall, the Son of Heaven's office for promulgating government, and also the Four Supports. The lower first star is the chief general; the next, the second general; the next, the second chancellor; the upper star is the chief chancellor. The southern two stars mark the ruler's station; the northern two mark the consort's station. It also serves as the Four Markers; within lie the Heavenly Crossroads and the Heavenly Gate, along which the ecliptic runs. The southern gap is called the Yang Ring; south of it lies the Great Yang; the northern gap is called the Yin Ring; north of it lies the Great Yin. If the Seven Luminaries pass through the Heavenly Crossroads, the realm will be at peace; if by the yang path, drought and mourning will follow; if by the yin path, floods and armies will follow. It is also called the Heavenly Team of Four, identified with the Heavenly Horse, and presides over the ruler's chariot equipage. The southern star is the left outrigger; next comes the left shaft-horse, then the right shaft-horse, then the right outrigger. It is also called the Heavenly Stable. It also presides over opening and closing—the gateway through which livestock and stores are gathered. If the stars shine bright, the sovereign will be enlightened; If the outrigger stars grow large, armies will arise; If they separate, the people will scatter; If the left outrigger and shaft-horses vanish, armies must not be raised in the southeast; If the right vanish, armies must not be raised in the northwest. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends armies and great ministers monopolizing power. A solar halo likewise portends armies, misgovernment by ruler and ministers, and distress for the chief consort. A lunar eclipse at this lodge portends trouble for great ministers, the king growing dim, and great ministers monopolizing government. A lunar halo portends armies; Three lodges preside over amnesty; and if amnesty is not proclaimed within five lodges, it will come within a hundred days. If Great Yin trespasses the yang path, drought is foretold; If by the yin path, rain will follow; If by the central path, the year will be abundant. Further prognostication: the chief general will be executed. When aligned with the Heavenly Gate and the Heavenly Team of Four, grain will ripen. If Jupiter trespasses it, government orders will be changed; it also portends armies, famine, and the scattering of the people; If it dwells upon it, a great amnesty will be proclaimed and the realm will be at peace; one account says fine horses will appear. If Mars trespasses it, horses will grow costly and the ruler will be troubled; If its color is green, mourning is foretold; If red, armies will march; If black, generals and chancellors will suffer calamity; If it shows white rays, fire calamity will follow; If it dwells upon it, an amnesty decree will be issued; If for ten days it forms the coiled-serpent aspect, ministers will rebel. If Saturn trespasses it, the chief consort will be troubled; if it forms the coiled-serpent aspect, a chancellor will be executed; If it dwells upon it, earthworks will be undertaken; one account says drought and armies; one account says an amnesty decree will be issued. If Venus trespasses it, the four borders will join in alliance; If it dwells upon it, earthworks will be undertaken; If it enters and exits, frost and rain will come untimely. If Mercury trespasses it, calamity will strike; If it dwells upon it, floods will follow. One account says northern armies will arise and the general will rebel. If a guest star trespasses it and crosses the yang path, drought is foretold; If by the yin path, floods will follow, the state will be emptied, and the people will go hungry; If its color is white, attack and battle will follow; If it enters, grain prices will soar. If a comet trespasses it, the state will be imperiled and the people will fall into turmoil; its allotted region will find the omen dire. If a broom star trespasses it, armies will arise, the people will go hungry, and the state will suffer calamity. If a shooting star trespasses it, in spring and summer earthworks will be undertaken; in autumn and winter, chancellors will be troubled; If it enters, mourning will follow. According to the Prognostications of the Yisi Cycle, if it emerges, in its allotted region the Son of Heaven will show compassion for the people and issue virtuous decrees. If cloud vapor enters and its color is red-yellow, the omen is auspicious; if shaped like a human form with a child behind; if its color is red, the palace will fall into turmoil; If blue-white vapor emerges, generals and chancellors will be troubled.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary and the Tang Kaiyuan mobile armillary, the Room Lodge was measured at five degrees. Its former polar distance was one hundred eight degrees; now it is one hundred ten and a half degrees. The Jingyou survey measurements reckoned the Room Lodge's second southern star at a polar distance of one hundred fifteen degrees, twenty-three degrees south of the equator. The New Book of the Supernal Image places it twenty-four degrees south of the equator.
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Lock and Bolt is a single star northeast of the Room Lodge; it presides over gates and locks. If bright, the omen is auspicious; If dim, the palace gates will not be barred. If the moon trespasses it, great ministers will be troubled and fire calamity will follow. If Jupiter dwells upon it, the king should not go forth. Saturn's prognostication is the same. If Venus trespasses it, generals and chancellors will be troubled. If Mars trespasses it, the ruler will be troubled. If a comet or guest star dwells upon it, roads will be blocked and armies will arise; one account says armies will fill the countryside.
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Hook and Hasp comprises two stars north of the Room Lodge—the hasp and key of the Room, the pipes and flutes of Heaven. If the king attains utmost filial piety, they will shine bright. It is also said that if they are bright and draw near the Room Lodge, the realm will be of one heart. If stars appear between the Room Lodge and Hook and Hasp, or they grow sparse and broken, the earth will quake and the river will run clear. If the moon trespasses it, great men will be troubled and the imperial equipage will take the road. A lunar eclipse in its allotted region portends the death of a general. If Jupiter dwells upon it, famine will follow; If it departs its lodge by three inches, the king will lose government, close ministers will rise, and turmoil will follow. If Mars dwells upon it, a decree of virtue will be issued. If Venus dwells upon it, the throat-and-tongue offices will be troubled. If Saturn dwells upon it, the king will lose territory. If a comet trespasses it, the palace court will lose its offices. If a guest star or shooting star trespasses it, the king will suffer defeat as swift as a runaway horse.
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Eastern Influence and Western Influence each comprise four stars; Eastern Influence lies north of the Heart Lodge and Western Influence northwest of the Room Lodge, along the path of the sun, moon, and Five Planets. They serve as the doors of the Room Lodge, guarding against licentious excess. If bright, trust and good faith will prevail. If Eastern Influence draws near Hook and Hasp, slanderous ministers will enter court. If Western Influence draws near above and stirs, those versed in the stars will enter court. If the moon or the Five Planets trespass them, secret plotting will arise; it also portends impropriety by the chief consort and hunger among the people. If Mars trespasses them, ministers will plot against the ruler. If it trespasses together with Venus, armies will arise. If Jupiter or Saturn trespasses them, secret plotting will arise. If a shooting star trespasses them, consorts will grow unrestrained and the king will suffer distress. If a guest star trespasses them, the ruler will lose propriety and consorts will grow unrestrained.
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Punishment comprises three stars due south of Eastern and Western Influence; it presides over receiving metal fines for redemption. If they curve and slant in array, punishments will miss the mark. If a comet or guest star trespasses them, the state will lack government decrees, troubles will multiply, and laws will be perverted.
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Sun is a single star south of the Room Lodge, the essence of Great Yang; it presides over brilliant virtue and luminous decrees. If it shines bright and large, the ruler will issue a decree of virtue. If the moon trespasses it, subordinates will plot against their superiors. If Jupiter dwells upon it, the king will gain loyal ministers, yin and yang will be in harmony, the four barbarians will come as guests, and the five grains will be abundant. If Venus or Mars trespasses it, the ruler will suffer distress. If a guest star or comet trespasses it, the ruler will lose his position.
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Attendant Officials comprises two stars southwest of the Room Lodge; it presides over illness, shamans, and physicians. If they shine bright and large, shamans will monopolize power. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, shaman-ministers will stir rebellion. If cloud vapor trespasses them and is black, shaman-ministers will be executed; If yellow, they will receive noble rank.
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According to the Book of the Pace of Heaven, all the stars named above belong to the Room Lodge. Sun as a single star is omitted from the Jin and Sui treatises; examining other books, though it lies south of the Room Lodge, it actually enters the Root Lodge by twelve and a half degrees. Wu Mi's treatise and the New Book of the Supernal Image assign Eastern Influence only to the Heart Lodge and Western Influence only to the Room Lodge, differing from the Book of the Pace of Heaven; on all else they accord.
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The Heart Lodge comprises three stars forming the King of Heaven's proper station. The central star is called the Bright Hall, the Son of Heaven's station; it is the Great Chronogram and presides over rewards and punishments across the realm; the front star is the heir apparent; the rear star is the secondary son. If the stars align straight, the king will lose power. If they shine bright and large, the realm will be of one heart; when the realm undergoes change, the Heart stars will show auspicious signs; If they tremble, armies will scatter and the people will flow away. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends punishments missing the mark, suspicion between generals and chancellors, hunger among the people, armies, and mourning. A solar halo will trouble the king. A lunar eclipse at this lodge portends the king finding the omen dire, distress for the Three Dukes, and mourning below. A lunar halo portends drought, dear grain prices, insect plagues, and misfortune for generals. If it conjoins with the Five Planets, the omen is greatly inauspicious. If Great Yin trespasses it, great ministers will be troubled; If it trespasses the central and front and rear stars, the ruler will find the omen dire; If it emerges north of the Heart's great star, the state will suffer drought; If it emerges to the south, the ruler will be troubled and armies will arise. If Jupiter trespasses it, celebrations will be held, grain will be abundant, and Chinese and barbarians alike will submit to the royal transformation; If its color is not bright, mourning and drought will follow. If Mars trespasses it, great ministers will be troubled; If it pierces the Heart, famine will follow; If it dwells together with Venus, mourning will follow. It is also said that if Mars occupies its yang side, rejoicing is foretold; If on its yin side, sorrow is foretold. It is also said that if it dwells upon it, the ruler will change his government; If it trespasses it, the people will scatter and great ministers will find the omen dire; If the dwelling star lies to the south, floods will follow; If to the north, drought will follow; If it moves retrograde, great ministers will fall into turmoil. If Saturn trespasses it, great ministers will rejoice and grain will be abundant; If it dwells upon it, earthworks will be undertaken; If it remains lodged for thirty days, an amnesty will be proclaimed; If it dwells long, the ruler will prove worthy; If it trespasses the central Bright Hall, fire calamity will follow; If it moves retrograde, the chief consort will meddle in government. If Venus trespasses it, grain prices will soar, the general will be troubled, and floods will follow; within one year great armies will march; If it lodges upon it and its color is not bright, mourning is foretold; If it moves retrograde and encircles, great men will find the omen dire. If Mercury trespasses the Bright Hall, great ministers will bear the omen; in yang it means Yan, in yin the northern frontier, otherwise the earth will quake and great rains will fall; If it dwells upon it, floods and banditry will follow. If a guest star trespasses it, drought is foretold; If it dwells upon it, fire calamity will follow; If it lodges upon it, grain prices will soar and the people will go hungry. If a comet trespasses it, great ministers will suspect one another; If it dwells upon it then emerges, locusts and famine will follow; it is also said to portend armies. If a broom star appears, its allotted region will see armies and mourning and the people will scatter. If a shooting star trespasses it, ministers will rebel; If it enters, envoys from foreign states will arrive; If its color is green, armies and sorrow are foretold; If yellow, earthworks will be undertaken; If black, the omen is inauspicious. If cloud vapor enters and its color is yellow, sons and grandsons will rejoice; If white, rebellious ministers will be at the ruler's side; If black, the heir apparent will be found guilty.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary and the Tang Kaiyuan mobile armillary, the Heart Lodge's three stars were each measured at five degrees with a polar distance of one hundred eight degrees. The Jingyou survey measurements reckoned the Heart Lodge's three stars at five degrees, with the first western star at a polar distance of one hundred fourteen degrees.
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Accumulated Soldiers comprises twelve stars southwest of the Room Lodge, representing soldiers of the Five Camps; it presides over guards who sweep away ill omens. If the stars are small, the omen is auspicious; If bright, armies will arise; If one star vanishes, few armies will march forth; If two stars vanish, half the armies will march forth; If three stars vanish, all armies will march forth. If the Five Planets dwell upon it, armies will arise; otherwise close ministers will be executed. If a comet or guest star dwells upon it, palace guards will march forth in force and the Son of Heaven will lead in person. If cloud vapor trespasses it and is green-red, great ministers will hold government and seek to debate military affairs.
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According to the Book of the Pace of Heaven, the twelve stars of Accumulated Soldiers belong to the Heart Lodge; the Jin Treatise places them outside the Twenty-eight Lodges, while Tang Wu Mi's treatise accords with the Book of the Pace of Heaven. The New Book of the Supernal Image differs in assigning Accumulated Soldiers to the Room Lodge; both accounts are therefore preserved here.
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The Tail Lodge comprises nine stars forming the Son of Heaven's inner palace and also presiding over the consorts' stations. The upper first star is the queen consort; the next three are the ladies; the remaining stars are concubines. It also represents the Nine Sons. If they shine evenly bright, large and small succeeding one another, the inner palace will be ordered and sons and grandsons will flourish. If bright, the consort will have cause for joy and grain will ripen; If not bright, the consort will suffer distress and grain will fail. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends illness among generals; in Yan, wind and sand; armies and mourning; distress in the inner palace; and the ruler is warned against going forth. A solar halo portends mourning for the chief consort and distress for generals and chancellors. A lunar eclipse in its allotted region portends punishment for noble ministers and distress in the inner palace. A lunar halo portends epidemic illness, a great amnesty, distress for generals and chancellors, floods in its allotted region, and distress for consorts. If Great Yin trespasses it, ministers will fall out of harmony and generals will face trouble. If Jupiter trespasses it, grain prices will rise; If it enters, a concubine will be raised to primary wife and ministers will monopolize government; If it dwells upon it, drought and fire calamity will follow. If Mars trespasses it, armies will arise; If it remains twenty days, floods will follow; If it remains three months, guest armies will gather; If it enters, people will eat one another; it is also said the palace will fall into turmoil. If Saturn trespasses it and its color is yellow, consorts will rejoice; If it enters, armies, famine, and bandits will follow; If it moves retrograde, a concubine will become the ruling woman; If it dwells upon it showing rays and horns, the ruling house will change and government will be transformed. If Venus trespasses or enters it, great ministers will raise armies; If it remains long, floods will follow; Whether it emerges, enters, lodges, or dwells, grain prices will soar, armies will arise, and the inner palace will suffer distress; If it loses its proper motion, armies will be broken and cities will perish. If Mercury trespasses and dwells upon it, floods will follow, the people will suffer illness, guilty persons will be found in the inner palace, and armies will arise; If it enters, the ten thousand things will fail to ripen and the people will suffer epidemic disease. If a guest star trespasses or enters it, palace women will find the omen dire; If it dwells upon it, lowborn women will suddenly rise to exalted rank; If it emerges, wind and floods will follow; the inner palace will find the omen dire; armies will stand down, and many among the famished people will die. If a comet trespasses it, the consort will delude the ruler, palace women will go forth, armies will arise, and many earthworks will be undertaken at the palace gates; If it enters and emerges, noble ministers will be executed and floods will follow. If a broom star trespasses it, many earthworks will be undertaken and great ministers will be executed; If it dwells upon it, palace women will go forth; If it emerges, great floods will follow and the people will go hungry. If a shooting star enters or trespasses it and its color is green, old ministers will return; In spring and summer, the inner palace will suffer quarrels; In autumn and winter, worthy men will hold office; If it emerges, the inner palace will rejoice and sons and grandsons will be born; If its color is white, concubines in the inner palace will die; If it enters and emerges, wind and rain will be timely and grain will ripen; if it enters, the consort's clan will advance in stipend; If green-black, consorts will mourn. If cloud vapor enters and its color is green, foreign states will come to submit; If it emerges, ministers will fall into turmoil. If red vapor enters, envoys will come to speak of armies. If black vapor enters, feudal lords will come as guests.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary, the Tail Lodge was measured at eighteen degrees; the Tang Kaiyuan mobile armillary agrees. Its former polar distance was one hundred twenty degrees; one account says one hundred forty degrees; It is now reckoned at one hundred twenty-four degrees. The Jingyou survey measurements likewise reckoned it at eighteen degrees, with the second star westward along the western row at a polar distance of one hundred twenty-eight degrees, twenty-two degrees south of the equator. The New Book of the Supernal Image places it at twenty-seven degrees.
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Divine Palace is a single star beside the Tail Lodge's third star, forming the inner chamber where one removes one's garments.
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Celestial River comprises four stars north of the Tail Lodge; it presides over Great Yin. If bright and stirring, floods will follow and armies will arise; If the stars are not complete, ferries and bridges will be cut off; If uneven, horses will grow costly. If the moon trespasses it, armies will arise, ministers will grow strong, and river crossings will be blocked. If Mars trespasses it, great drought will follow; If it dwells upon it, someone will establish a new ruler. If Venus trespasses it, sudden floods will follow. If a comet trespasses it, great armies will march. If a guest star enters it, river crossings will be blocked. If a shooting star trespasses it, floods and famine will follow. If red cloud vapor trespasses it, chariots and cavalry will march forth; If green, there will be much water; If yellow-white, the Son of Heaven will take action and armies will arise; If it enters, armies will stand down.
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Fu Yue is a single star in the river behind the Tail; it presides over the Director of Prayer Officials, and is also said to represent the inner palace shamaness who oversees the King of Heaven's inner sacrifices to pray for sons and grandsons. If bright and large, the omen is auspicious, the king will have many sons and grandsons, and worthy assistants will emerge; If not bright, the realm will see many prayer sacrifices; If it vanishes, the altars of soil and grain will have no lord; If it enters below the Tail, prayers and curses will multiply. The Zuo Tradition's phrase "Heaven's Quill, blazing and wheeling" refers to this star. If a comet or guest star dwells upon it, the Son of Heaven will not offer sacrifice at the ancestral temples. If red cloud vapor enters, some among the shaman-prayer officials will be executed.
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Fish is a single star in the river behind the Tail; it presides over yin affairs and foreknows the seasons of cloud and rain. If bright and large, river and sea waters will rise; If not bright, yin and yang will be in harmony and fish will be plentiful; If it vanishes, fish will be few; If it trembles, great floods will burst forth; If it emerges, great fish in the rivers will die in great numbers. If a lunar halo appears or the moon trespasses it, drought will follow and fish will die. If Mars trespasses its yang side, drought is foretold; If on its yin side, floods will follow. If Saturn dwells upon it, drought will follow. If red cloud vapor trespasses and emerges, armies will arise and the general will be troubled; If it enters, armies will stand down; If yellow-white vapor emerges, armies will arise.
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Tortoise comprises five stars south of the Tail; it presides over divination to prognosticate good and ill fortune. If the stars shine bright, ruler and ministers will be in harmony; If not bright, those above and below will fall out of harmony. If Mars trespasses it, drought is foretold; If it dwells upon it, fire calamity will follow. If a guest star enters it, floods and sorrow will follow. If a shooting star emerges and its color is red-yellow, armies will arise; If green-black, floods are foretold, each omen being interpreted according to its allotted state. If red cloud vapor emerges, divination-prayer officials will be troubled.
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According to the Book of the Pace of Heaven and other books alike, Divine Palace, Fu Yue, and Fish each have one star, Celestial River four, and Tortoise five—all assigned to the Tail Lodge. The Jin Treatise, however, lists Celestial River within the Celestial Market Enclosure and places Fu Yue, Fish, and Tortoise outside the Twenty-eight Lodges, so the reckonings differ.
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The Winnowing Basket Lodge comprises four stars forming the consorts' palace in the inner quarters; it is also called the Celestial Ford and the Heavenly Cock. It presides over the Eight Winds, over speech, and over barbarian peoples. If the stars shine bright and large, grain will ripen; If not upright, armies will arise; If separated and shifting, the realm will be unsettled; If the central stars are likewise numerous, grain prices will soar. Whenever the sun and moon lodge in the Winnowing Basket, Wall, Wings, or Chariot Shaft Lodges, winds will arise; If the tongue stirs, a great wind will rise within three days. If the sun trespasses or eclipses this lodge, generals will suffer illness, flatterers will harm the loyal and good, the empress will be troubled, and great wind and sand will follow. A solar halo portends demonic rumors in the state. A lunar eclipse portends wind, floods and drought, and famine; the consort will find the omen dire. A lunar halo portends wind, dear grain prices, and the replacement of great generals; it is also said the king will take a new consort. If the moon trespasses it, winds will be many, grain prices will soar, drought will follow, the chief consort will be troubled, the ruler will die, and the inner palace will meddle in government. If Jupiter enters, quarrels will arise within the palace and the year will ripen; south of the Winnowing Basket, drought is foretold; if to the north, a fruitful year is foretold; If it dwells upon it, ill winds will be many, grain prices will soar, and the people will starve and die. If Mars trespasses it, the earth will quake; If it enters, drought will follow; If it emerges, an amnesty will be proclaimed; If it dwells long, floods will follow; If it moves retrograde, feudal lords will plot against one another and the ruler will find the omen dire. If Saturn trespasses it, the chief consort will be troubled; If it remains long, an amnesty will be proclaimed; If it dwells upon it, the consort will rejoice and earthworks will be undertaken; If its color is yellow and its light lustrous, the empress dowager will rejoice; Further prognostication: if it dwells upon it, floods will follow; If it dwells ninety days, the people will scatter, armies will arise, and locusts will plague the land. If Venus trespasses it, the chief consort will rejoice; If it enters, an amnesty will be proclaimed; If it emerges, earthworks will be undertaken and grain prices will soar; If it dwells upon it, drought and wind will follow and the people will suffer illness; If it enters, emerges, or remains in the Winnowing Basket, the five grains will fail to ripen and locusts will be many. If Mercury trespasses it, an amnesty will be proclaimed; If it dwells upon it, drought will follow; If it trembles and its color is green, a minister will execute himself; further prognostication: overflowing water, drought, fire calamity, and failure of the grain crop. If a guest star enters and trespasses it, earthworks will be undertaken, palace women will be unsettled, and the people will scatter; If it dwells upon it, famine will follow; If its color is red, armies will arise; If it dwells on its north, the crop will ripen slightly; if to the east, the crop will ripen abundantly; if to the south, slight famine will follow; if to the west, great famine will follow; If it emerges, the people in its allotted region will go hungry and some among the great ministers will be cast aside; One account says that if it dwells upon it, floods will strike in autumn and winter. If a comet trespasses and dwells upon it, the eastern barbarians will destroy themselves; If it emerges, drought and armies will follow and the north will fall into turmoil. If a broom star trespasses it, outer barbarians will fall into turmoil and grain prices will soar; If it dwells upon it, outer barbarians will suffer calamity; If it emerges, grain prices will soar, the people will die, and they will scatter in exile; If it trespasses in spring and summer, gold and jade will be costly; In autumn and winter, earthworks will be undertaken; If it enters, wind and rain will be abundant; If its color is yellow, outer barbarians will come bearing tribute. When cloud-vapor emerges pale white, the state's calamities will be removed; If it enters, southern barbarians will come to audience; If it emerges yellow, envoys will appear; If it emerges at the mouth of the Winnowing Basket contracted, rain is foretold; If open, much wind and little rain are foretold.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Winnowing Basket Lodge was measured at ten degrees; on the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary, eleven degrees. The former polar distance was one hundred eighteen degrees; it is now one hundred twenty degrees. The Jingyou survey measured the Winnowing Basket's four stars at ten degrees, with the northwest first star at a polar distance of one hundred twenty-three degrees.
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Chaff is a single star lying before the Winnowing Basket's tongue, northwest of the Pestle. If bright, the harvest will ripen abundantly; If dim, the people will famish and scatter in exile.
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The Pestle's three stars lie south of the Winnowing Basket and govern supplying the kitchen mill for pounding grain. If they move, people will lose their cauldrons and steamers; If aligned vertically, abundance is foretold; If aligned horizontally, great famine is foretold; If they vanish, the year will be barren; If they shift position, people will lose their livelihoods. If Mars dwells upon them, the people will scatter. If a guest star trespasses or dwells upon them, famine will afflict the year. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, urgent armies will arise throughout the realm.
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According to the 《Book of Jin》, the one star of Chaff and the three stars of Pestle lie outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. Both the 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 and the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》 assign them to the Winnowing Basket Lodge.
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The Southern Dipper's six stars form Heaven's Bureau of Rewards and Stipends; they preside over the Son of Heaven's lifespan and mark the seat of chancellors' ranks and stipends—tradition calls them the Celestial Temple. They mark the seat of the chancellor and grand steward, commending the worthy and advancing scholars, receiving ranks and stipends, and also governing armies. They are also called the Celestial Mechanism. The southern pair forms the Dipper's head, the Celestial Beam. The central pair is the Celestial Minister. The northern pair forms the court of the Celestial Treasury. The southern stars are also called the Dipper-head stars; the northern stars form the ladle; the first is called North Pavilion, also the Celestial Gate, also Axe and Halberd. Shi Shen wrote: "The first star of the Dipper-head governs Wu, the second Kuaiji, the third Danyang, the fourth Yuzhang, the fifth Lujiang, and the sixth Jiujiang." When the stars shine bright and thriving, the kingly Way will be peaceful, emperors and kings will enjoy long life, and generals and chancellors will be of one mind; if not bright, great and small will lose their proper order; if rays and horns tremble, the state will lose loyal ministers, armies will rise, and the people will sorrow. A solar eclipse in the Dipper portends distress for generals and chancellors, rising armies, calamity for the empress, and warfare in the Wu allotment. A solar halo portends distress for the chancellor and unrest in the ancestral temple. A lunar eclipse portends famine in its allotted region, minor warfare, and distress for the empress and chief consort. A lunar halo portends the death of great generals and failure of the five grains to grow. If the moon trespasses it, generals and ministers will be dismissed, wind and rain will be untimely, and great ministers will be executed; three entries in one year foretell a great amnesty; Further prognostication: if it enters, the chief consort will be troubled and Zhao and Wei will see armies; if its color is ill, the minister will die. If Jupiter trespasses it, an amnesty will be proclaimed; if it dwells long, flood calamity will follow and grain will be dear; If it dwells as long as one hundred days, armies will be mobilized and great ministers will die. If Mars trespasses it, an amnesty will be proclaimed, yet defeated armies will slay generals and fire calamity will follow; after twenty days of entering, grain prices will soar; at forty days, a decree of virtue will be issued; if it dwells upon it, armies and bandits will arise; if it dwells long, calamity will be severe; if it emerges from the Dipper and travels upward, the realm will be troubled; if it does not move, ministers will be troubled; if it enters, plotting will arise within and without; If it dwells seven days, the heir apparent will fall ill. If Saturn trespasses it, rebellion is foretold; if it enters, territory will be lost; if retrograde, the earth will quake; if it emerges, enters, or remains twenty days, great mourning will follow; If it dwells upon it, great ministers will rebel. Further prognostication: if retrograde, flood will come first and drought afterward; If it dwells upon it, the state will have many righteous men. If Venus trespasses it, armies will arise and ministers will rebel; if it remains and dwells upon it, defeated armies will slay generals; if it enters together with Mars, flashing white, ministers and sons will rebel; if prolonged, calamity will be great. If Mercury trespasses it, flooding will follow, grain will fail to ripen, and armies will arise; If it dwells upon it, armies and mourning will follow. If a guest star trespasses it, armies will rise and the state will fall into turmoil; if it enters, feudal lords will attack one another, bandits will be many, great drought will come, palace temples will burn, and grain will be dear; If it does not depart for seven days, an amnesty will be proclaimed. If a comet trespasses it, the ruler of the state will be troubled; if it emerges, its allotted region will harbor plotting; flood calamity will follow, fires will break out in the palace, subordinates will plot against superiors, and disorderly armies will arise; if it enters, fire calamity is foretold and great ministers will rebel. If a broom star trespasses and enters, subordinates will plot against superiors and disorderly armies will arise; if it emerges, armies and plague will follow and the state will be troubled. If a shooting star enters, southern barbarians will come bearing tribute; If it trespasses it, the chancellor will be troubled; in spring the Son of Heaven enjoys long life, in summer flooding is foretold, in autumn the minister will be dismissed, and in winter great ministers will rebel; If red in color and emerging from the Dipper, great ministers will die. If cloud-vapor enters pale, wind will be abundant; if red, drought is foretold; if it emerges, armies will rise and palace temples will burn; if it enters with two red vapors, armies will arise; if black, the ruler will fall ill.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Dipper was measured at twenty-four and one-quarter degrees; on the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary, twenty-six degrees. The polar distance was one hundred sixteen degrees; it is now one hundred nineteen degrees. The Jingyou survey likewise measured it at twenty-six degrees, with the Dipper-head's fourth star at a polar distance of one hundred twenty-two degrees.
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The Soft-shelled Turtle's fourteen stars lie south of the Southern Dipper and govern aquatic creatures; if they do not dwell in Hanzhong, rivers will change their courses. If Mars dwells upon them, drought is foretold. If Mercury dwells upon them, fire calamity is foretold. If a guest star dwells upon them, flooding is foretold. If a shooting star emerges blue-black, flooding is foretold; if yellow, drought is foretold. Prognostication by cloud-vapor is the same. One account says that if a star dwells upon them, a white-robed assembly will gather and water is presaged.
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The Celestial Abyss comprises ten stars, also called the Celestial Pool, the Celestial Spring, and the Celestial Sea; they lie among the Nine Pits southeast of the Soft-shelled Turtle stars, are also called Grand Yin, and govern irrigation ditches and canals. If the five planets dwell upon them, great flooding will follow and rivers will burst their banks. If Mars enters, drought is foretold. If a guest star enters, sea fish will emerge. If a comet dwells upon them, rivers will overflow and harm people.
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The Dog's two stars lie before the Southern Dipper's head and govern barking and watch; calamity is foretold when they do not dwell in their usual place. If Mars trespasses them, drought is foretold. If a guest star enters, earthworks will be many and the northern frontier will famish; If it dwells upon them, ministers charged with defense will rebel.
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The Establishment's six stars lie northeast of the Southern Dipper's head along the Yellow Path; they are also called the Celestial Banner and the capital's metropolitan pass. They govern planning affairs, the Celestial Drum, and the Celestial Horse. The southern pair forms the Celestial Storehouse. The central pair is the market and Axe and Halberd. The upper pair forms the flag's heel. Between the Dipper's establishment lies the path of the Three Luminaries, presiding over the seven luminaries' motions and deviations; on jiazi of the eleventh month falls the celestial standard winter solstice—the lodge from which the great calendar begins. If the stars move, the people will suffer forced labor. If the moon trespasses them, ministers will alter the Son of Heaven's laws; If it covers them, surrendering troops will appear. A lunar eclipse in its allotted region portends dismissal for the empress's younger sisters and nephews. A lunar halo portends the death of great generals, failure of the five grains, the appearance of dragons, and plague among cattle and horses. If the moon and the five planets trespass them, great ministers will slander one another and plot, passes and bridges will be blocked, and great flooding will follow. If Jupiter dwells upon them, drought will follow, grain prices will soar, the dead will be many, and feudal lords will plot; If it enters, armies will arise. If Mars dwells upon them, some ministers will be dismissed, feudal lords will plot, and grain will be dear; if it enters, passes and bridges will be blocked and horses will be costly; If it dwells on the flag's heel for thirty days, armies will arise. If Saturn dwells upon them, the king will harbor plotting. If Venus dwells upon them, foreign envoys will arrive. If Mercury dwells upon them, flood calamity will follow, rice will be dear, and illness will be widespread. If a comet, broom star, or guest star trespasses them, the king will lose the Way and loyal ministers will be dismissed. If a guest star dwells upon them, roads will be blocked and bandits will be many. If a shooting star enters, plotting will arise below; if red in color, prosperity is foretold.
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The Celestial Cap's nine stars (cap also written as discern) lie north of the Establishment stars; as head of market officials they govern stalls, market lanes, and market registers and reveal the market's treasures. If bright and thriving, the myriad things will flourish; if not bright, or if a comet or guest star trespasses them, grain prices will soar; If it dwells long upon them, convicts will raise armies.
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The Celestial Cock's two stars lie west of the Ox, one north of the Dog State; they govern strange birds, though one account says they mark the seasons. If Mars lodges in them, drought is foretold and cocks will crow much at night. If Venus and Mars trespass them, armies will arise. If Saturn trespasses them, the people will scatter in exile. If a guest star trespasses them, flood and drought will come untimely; if it enters, great flooding is foretold.
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The Dog State's four stars lie southeast of the Establishment stars and govern the Three Han, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xianyun, Woju, and their kind. if the stars are not complete, bandits will arise throughout the realm; if not bright, peace will prevail; if bright, frontier raiders will rise. If the moon trespasses them, the Wuhuan and Xianbei states will fall into turmoil. If Mars dwells upon them, outer barbarians will raise armies. If Venus dwells upon them, the Xianbei will suffer attack. If a guest star dwells upon them, their king will come to the Middle Kingdom.
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The Celestial Key's eight stars lie west of the Southern Dipper ladle's second star and govern the opening and closing of gates and doors. if bright, the omen is auspicious; if not complete, passes and locks will have no restraint. If a guest star or comet dwells upon them, passes and bridges will be blocked.
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The Agricultural Old Man is a single star southwest of the Southern Dipper, an old farmer presiding over sowing and reaping; it also governs the First Farmer and the director of agriculture. If the star is bright, the year will be abundant; if dim, the people will lose their livelihoods; if it shifts, famine will afflict the year. If a guest star or comet dwells upon it, the people will abandon plowing and the year will be barren.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to the Southern Dipper. The 《Book of Jin》 assigns the Dog State, Celestial Cock, Celestial Cap, Celestial Key, and Establishment stars to the Celestial Market Enclosure, while the rest lie outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns the Celestial Key and Agricultural Old Man to the Winnowing Basket, while Wu Mi again assigns the Celestial Key to the Tail—the reckonings differ.
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The Ox Lodge's six stars form Heaven's passes and bridges and govern sacrificial offerings. Its northern pair comprises Immediate Road and Gathered Fire. Another account says the upper star governs roads, the next two govern passes and bridges, and the next three govern Southern Yue. If bright and large, the kingly Way will flourish, passes and bridges will open, and oxen will be costly; if angry in aspect, horses will be costly; if they move, oxen will suffer calamity and deaths will be many; if they first emerge yellow, great beans will be cheap; if red, beans will harbor insects; if green, great beans will be costly; if the stars stand straight, grain will be cheap; if curved, grain will be costly. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends rising armies; A halo portends distress for the yin states and rising armies. A lunar eclipse portends armies; A halo portends flood calamity, dear prices for women, failure of the five grains, sudden death among oxen, and widespread illness among children. A lunar halo in the winter's third month foretells an amnesty after one hundred forty days; If the halo's central great star is bright, a great general will be executed. If the moon trespasses it, flooding will follow, many oxen will die, and its state will suffer distress. If Jupiter enters and trespasses it, feudal lords will miss their rendezvous; if it remains and dwells, many oxen will suffer plague and the five grains will be harmed; east of the Ox, small children will fare ill; west, wind and snow are presaged; north, the people will scatter; if retrograde, fire will break out in the palace; If it dwells from thirty to ninety days, the realm will be peaceful and virtue and righteousness will shine clear. If Mars trespasses it, feudal lords will suffer illness and ministers will plot against the ruler; if it dwells, grain will fail to ripen and armies will rise; If it enters or emerges and dwells south of the Dipper, an amnesty will be proclaimed. If Saturn trespasses it, earthworks will be undertaken; If it dwells upon it, rain and snow will follow and people, cattle, and horses will fall ill. If Venus trespasses it, feudal lords will not communicate; if it dwells, armies will rise in the state; if it enters, military plotting will follow and many people will die. If Mercury trespasses it, defeated armies will shift their generals and ministers will plot against the ruler. If a guest star trespasses and dwells upon it, cattle and horses will be costly and the Yue lands will raise armies; if it emerges, many oxen will die, the earth will quake, and horses will be costly. If a comet trespasses it, armies will rise in the Wu allotment; if it emerges, grain prices will soar and oxen will die. If a broom star trespasses it, the era name and reign title will be changed, grain prices will soar, many oxen will die, Wu and Yue will raise armies, and below someone will establish himself. If a shooting star trespasses it, the king will wish to alter affairs; in spring and summer, grain will ripen; in autumn and winter, grain will be costly; if black in color, cattle and horses will flourish and passes and bridges will bring tribute. pale white cloud-vapor crossing horizontally portends armies and mourning; if red, armies are also foretold; if yellow-white vapor enters, oxen will multiply; if black, oxen will die.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Led Ox was measured at seven degrees; on the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary, eight degrees. The former polar distance was one hundred six degrees; it is now one hundred four degrees. The Jingyou survey measured the Ox six stars at eight degrees, with the central great star at a polar distance of one hundred ten and a half degrees.
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The Celestial Field nine stars lie south of the Dipper—one account says southeast of the Ox—and mark the fields within the Son of Heaven inner domain. Its prognostication matches that of the Celestial Field north of the Horn. If a guest star trespasses them, the realm will be troubled. If a comet or broom star trespasses and dwells upon them, farmers will lose their livelihoods.
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The River Drum three stars lie northwest of the Led Ox and govern the Celestial Drum, the drum of the Son of Heaven and his generals. They are also called the Three Drums and govern the Son of Heaven three generals: the central great star is the great general, the left the left general, and the right the right general. The left star is the southern star, for preparing passes and bridges, repelling hardship, setting defenses at perilous places, and discerning plotting. The drums should stand upright and bright, yellow and lustrous: then the generals are auspicious; if not upright, armies and distress are foretold; if the stars show anger, horses will be costly; if they move, armies will rise; if curved, the general will lose his plan and his momentum; if they show rays and horns, the general will be fierce and savage in aspect; if trembling disorderly with degrees in disarray, armies will rise. If the moon trespasses them, armies will be defeated and destroyed. If the five planets trespass them, armies will rise. If a comet or guest star trespasses them, the general will be executed. If a shooting star trespasses them, feudal lords will rebel. if yellow-white cloud-vapor enters, the Son of Heaven will rejoice; if red, armies will rise; if it emerges, battle will be victorious; if black, the general will die. if green vapor enters, the general will be troubled; if it emerges, calamity will be removed.
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The Left Banner nine stars lie beside the River Drum left; the Right Banner nine stars north of the Led Ox and southwest of the River Drum—Heaven drum flags and pennants. They govern sound, setting defenses, and knowing the enemy plot. If the banner stars are bright and large, the general is auspicious. If the five planets trespass and dwell upon them, armies will rise.
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The Weaving Maiden three stars lie northeast of the Celestial Market Enclosure—one account says east of the Celestial Chronogram—a celestial woman governing fruits, silk, and treasures. When the king reaches utmost filial piety and the spirits all rejoice, the stars will all shine bright and the realm will be peaceful; if the stars show anger with horns, cloth and silk will be costly. Tao Hongjing wrote: "It is regularly seen in the east at dawn from the first to the sixth or seventh day of the tenth month." When red and bright in essence, women artisans will be skilled; if the stars vanish, armies will rise and women will serve as scouts. If the Weaving Maiden feet regularly face the Supporting Basket, the omen is auspicious; if not facing, silk and floss will be greatly costly. A lunar halo in its allotted region portends rising armies. If Mars dwells upon them, the princess will be troubled, silk will be costly, and armies will rise. If a comet trespasses them, the consort clans will be troubled. If a broom star appears, mourning for a woman is foretold. If a guest star enters green, famine is foretold; if red, armies are foretold; if yellow, drought is foretold; if white, mourning is foretold; if black, water calamity is foretold. If a shooting star enters, flooding and bandits will follow and the chief consort will be troubled. If cloud-vapor enters pale, women will be troubled; if red, women-at-arms will die in battle; if yellow, a woman will be advanced.
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The Stepping Tower four stars lie southeast of the Weaving Maiden, a waterside tower governing sundials, clepsydrae, and pitch-pipes. If bright, yin and yang will be harmonized and the pitch-pipes will accord; if not bright, clepsydrae will be constantly unsettled. If a guest star or comet trespasses them, yin and yang will turn contrary.
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The Imperial Carriage Road five stars lie west of the Weaving Maiden and govern the king road of pleasure excursions. The Han imperial carriage road connected the southern and northern palaces—this is its image. If Venus and Mars dwell upon them, armies will rise on the imperial road.
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The Nine Pits nine stars lie south of the Led Ox and govern ditches and canals, conducting spring sources, draining overflow, and also flood and drought. If the stars are bright, flood calamity is foretold; if minute and small, the omen is auspicious. A lunar halo portends water; If the five planets trespass them, water will overflow. If a guest star enters, the realm will be troubled. if cloud-vapor enters green, drought is foretold; if black, water will overflow.
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The Network Dam three stars lie east of the Led Ox, blocking horses, governing embankments and damming water sources for irrigation. If the stars are bright and large, water will flood and overflow.
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The Celestial Beat four stars array horizontally northeast of the Led Ox—one account says at the Left Banner end—as drumsticks governing clepsydra markings. If dim, clepsydra markings will miss the time. Wu Mi wrote: "They govern the use of drumsticks and drums." If they tremble, military drums will be used; if near the River Drum ahead the drumstick and drum align straight, both drumstick and drum are used. If Venus and Mars dwell upon them, war drums will rise. If a guest star trespasses them, clepsydra markings will miss the time.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to the Ox Lodge. The 《Book of Jin》 assigns the Weaving Maiden, Stepping Tower, and Imperial Carriage Road to the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and the River Drum, Left Banner, Right Banner, and Celestial Beat to the Celestial Market Enclosure, while the rest lie outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. Wu Mi assigns the Left Banner to the Winnowing Basket and Dipper, the Right Banner also to the Dipper, and the Stepping Tower to the Dipper and again to the Ox—the rest agree with the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 again assigns the Left Banner, Weaving Maiden, Stepping Tower, Imperial Carriage Road, and Nine Pits all to the Dipper.
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The Maiden four stars form Heaven Lesser Treasury, the title of humble concubines and the lowliest of wifely duties, governing cloth, silk cutting, and marriage. If the stars are bright, the realm will be abundant, women skillful, and the state wealthy; if small and not bright, the opposite is foretold. A solar eclipse in the Maiden warns shamans and sacrificial prayers of empresses and consorts; further prognostication: famine in the Yue allotment and illness for empress and consorts. A solar halo portends distress for the inner palace and chief consort. A lunar eclipse portends armies, drought, and distress for the state. A lunar halo portends that military plotting will not succeed; double and triple halos portend the death of the chief consort. If the moon trespasses it, a woman will seduce, armies will surrender without fighting; another account says the general will die. If Jupiter trespasses it, empress and consorts will rejoice and foreign states will present women; if it dwells upon it, water will be abundant, the state will famish, mourning will follow, grain will be dear, and the people will suffer great calamity; if Mars trespasses it, great ministers and the empress will be troubled, cloth will be costly, and the people will suffer great calamity; if it dwells upon it, native peoples will be unsettled, the five grains will fail to ripen, the people will fall ill, mourning for a woman will follow, and armies will arise; if it enters, grain prices will soar; if retrograde it trespasses and dwells, great ministers will be troubled; if dwelling in the yang position, joy is foretold; if in the yin position, distress is foretold. if Saturn trespasses and dwells, harsh government will follow, mountains and rivers will overflow, dwellings will be ruined, women petitioners will act, the empress will wield government, and seductive women will be many; if it remains fifty days, the people will scatter in exile. if Venus trespasses it, cloth and silk will be costly, armies will rise, and the realm will have many widows; if it remains and dwells, mourning for a woman is foretold and armies will mobilize. if Mercury trespasses it, the state will famish and the people will suffer illness; if it dwells upon it, flooding will spread throughout the realm, an amnesty will be proclaimed, the south will see fire and the north flood, armies will rise, and cloth will be costly. if a guest star trespasses it, armies will rise and women will rebel; if it dwells upon it, palace women will be troubled, feudal lords will raise armies, the Huai and Jiang will be impassable, and grain will be dear. if a comet trespasses it, armies will rise and women will rebel; if it emerges, armies will fall into turmoil, flood calamity will follow, and rice and salt will be dear. if a broom star appears, armies will rise in its allotment, women will rebel, and a remarkable woman will come forward; if it enters and emerges, the state will suffer distress and the king will find the omen dire. if a shooting star trespasses it, the Son of Heaven will receive beautiful women; another account says a noble woman will be imprisoned; if it reaches the Maiden, the chief consort will die. The Yisi Treatise says: if it emerges yellow and moist, an empress or consort will be established; if white, concubines in the inner palace will die. if cloud-vapor enters yellow-white, a daughter's marriage is foretold; if white, many women will fall ill; if black, many women will die; if red, many women will die in armies.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Maiden Lodge was measured at eleven degrees. The Jingyou survey measured it at twelve degrees, with the southwest star at a polar distance of one hundred five degrees, fourteen degrees south of the equator.
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The Twelve States sixteen stars lie south of the Ox and Maiden, near the Nine Pits, each marking a state dwelling in its allotted territory. East of the Nine Pits, one star is Qi; north of Qi are Zhao's two stars; north of Zhao is Zheng; north of Zheng is Yue; east of Yue are Zhou's two stars; east of Zhou in a north-south row are Qin's two stars; south of Qin are Dai's two stars; west of Dai is Jin; north of Jin is Han; north of Han is Wei; west of Wei is Chu; south of Chu is Yan; if they change, prognosticate by each state. Tao Hongjing wrote: "The Yue star lies south of the Maiden; Zheng's star north of Yue; Zhao's two south of Zheng; Zhou's two east of Yue; Chu's southwest of Wei; Yan's south of Chu; Han's north of Jin; Jin's north of Dai; Dai's two south of Qin; Qi's east of Yan."
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The Pearls Apart five stars lie north of the Maiden, the Maiden's treasury storehouse, marking women's stars. Another account says they govern the Son of Heaven's tasselled beads and the chief consort's rings and pendants. if departing the yang, drought is foretold; if departing the yin, flooding is foretold. If a guest star trespasses them, the inner palace will suffer distress.
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Xi Zhong's four stars lie north of the Celestial Ford and govern officials of the imperial carriage. Whenever Venus or Mars dwell upon them, armies are portended.
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The Celestial Ford's nine stars lie north of the Emptiness Lodge across the river, also called the Celestial Han and Celestial River, governing the four waterways' fords and bridges for crossing the four directions. if one star is not complete, fords and bridges will be impassable; if bright, armies will rise; if uneven, horses will be costly; if large, flood calamity will follow; if shifting, water will overflow. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, fords will be defeated and bandits will roam the roads. if a guest star trespasses them, bridges will not be repaired; if it dwells upon them, waterways will be impassable and boats will be costly. If a shooting star emerges, envoys will certainly be sent; prognosticate by allotted region. if red cloud-vapor enters, drought is foretold; if yellow-white, the Son of Heaven will issue a decree of virtue; if black, great flooding is foretold; if pale, water calamity and distress are foretold; if it emerges, calamity will be removed.
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The Ruined Melon five stars lie south of the Gourd stars, governing tending melons and fruits, with prognostication the same as Gourd.
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The Gourd five stars (also bottle gourd) lie north of Pearls Apart, the Son of Heaven's orchard; west of them the Turtle Beak governs the inner palace—if not bright, the empress loses power; if not complete or trembling, bandits are foretold; if bright, the year will be abundant; if dim, fruit will not ripen. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, close ministers will overstep and some will be executed. if a guest star dwells upon them, fish and salt will be costly and valleys will have much water; if it trespasses them, roaming troops will appear that do not fight. if pale white cloud-vapor enters, fruit cannot be eaten; if green, the Son of Heaven will besiege cities; if yellow, the Son of Heaven will bestow fruit on feudal lords; if black, the Son of Heaven will eat fruit and fall ill.
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The Supporting Basket seven stars are vessels for holding mulberry and govern encouraging sericulture; one account says they supply the empress and consorts' personal sericulture. if bright, the omen is auspicious; if dim, the omen is inauspicious; if they shift, women workers will lose their livelihoods. If a comet trespasses them, generals will rebel. If a shooting star trespasses them, silk and floss will be greatly costly.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to the Maiden; but the Twelve States, Xi Zhong, Gourd, Ruined Melon, and the like are not recorded in the 《Book of Jin》; the 《Book of Sui》 has them. The 《Book of Jin》 also assigns Pearls Apart and Celestial Ford to the Celestial Market Enclosure and Supporting Basket to the Supreme Palace Enclosure. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns Zhou, Yue, Qi, and Zhao to the Ox and Qin, Dai, Han, Wei, Yan, Jin, Chu, and Zheng to the Maiden. Wu Mi assigns Pearls Apart and Gourd to the Ox and again to the Maiden, and Xi Zhong to the Rooftop. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns Pearls Apart and Gourd to the Ox, Ruined Melon to the Dipper and again to the Ox, the Celestial Ford's western star to the Dipper, its center to the Ox, and its eastern five to the Maiden.
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The Emptiness Lodge's two stars form the Emptiness Hall, seat of the Grand Steward, governing death, mourning, and weeping, and also northern settlements, ancestral temples, and sacrificial prayers. Song Jun said: "Above the Rooftop one star is high and the two beside it low, like a covered house." Below the covered house no one dwells within—only emptiness like a mourning palace, governing weeping. if bright, the realm will be secure; if not bright, drought is foretold; if tilted and not upright, sacrifices will lack reverence; if they move, mourning will follow. A solar eclipse in its allotted region portends mourning for that state. A solar halo portends famine among the people and many deaths among empresses and consorts. A lunar eclipse portends distress for sword-and-blade officials and mourning for the state. A lunar halo portends military plotting; if wind rises it will not succeed, and the people will famish. If the moon trespasses it, armies will stir at the ancestral temple, the state will be troubled, and generals will die. if Jupiter trespasses it, the people will famish; if it dwells upon it, its color will fade and the king will change garments; if dwelling together with Saturn, flood and drought will be untimely. if Mars trespasses it, blood will fill the wilds; if it dwells upon it, drought is foretold, the people will famish, and armies will be defeated; if it enters, fire calamity will follow, achievement completed then banishment; or if forming the coiled-serpent aspect, the great man will battle unfavorably. if Saturn trespasses it, an urgent decree will follow; if moving swiftly, guest armies will appear; if it enters, an amnesty will be proclaimed, grain will fail to ripen, and people will be unsettled; if it dwells upon it, wind and rain will be untimely, drought and dear rice will follow, the grand diviner will wish harm to the ancestral temple, and guest armies will appear. if Venus trespasses it, below there will be many orphans and widows, armies and mourning; if it emerges, government will be pressing; if it dwells upon it, ministers will rebel against the ruler; if it enters, great ministers will be imprisoned. if Mercury trespasses it, in spring and autumn there will be water; if it dwells upon it, flood calamity will follow—east spring water, south summer water, west autumn water, north winter thunder and rain. if a guest star trespasses it, grain prices will soar; if it dwells upon it, armies will rise; in the near term one year, in the far two years, weeping affairs will follow; if it emerges, armies and mourning are foretold. if a comet trespasses it, the state will be dire and rebel ministers will appear; if it emerges, field battle and flowing blood are foretold; if it enters and emerges, armies will rise and the country its rays point to will perish. if a broom star appears at its lodge, weeping affairs are foretold; if it emerges, field battle and flowing blood follow and the state will have rebel ministers. if a shooting star trespasses, lustrous in entering and emerging, the Grand Steward will receive reward and an amnesty will be proclaimed; if black, great ministers will die; if entering green, weeping affairs are foretold; if yellow-white, someone will receive gifts; if it emerges, nobles will seek medicine. if yellow cloud-vapor enters, joy is foretold; if pale, weeping is foretold; if red, fire is foretold; if black, water is foretold; if white, a guest bearing coins will come.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Emptiness Lodge was measured at ten degrees; the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary agrees. The former polar distance was one hundred four degrees; it is now one hundred one degrees. The Jingyou survey placed the southern star at a polar distance of one hundred three degrees, twelve degrees south of the equator.
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The Director of Fate two stars lie north of Emptiness and govern reporting faults, imposing punishments, and extinguishing ill omens, and also death. If a shooting star emerges at the Director of Fate, the king will be troubled by illness; one account says guard against seductive delusions.
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The Director of Stipends two stars lie north of the Director of Fate and govern extending years and virtue, and also merit rewards, provisions, ranks, and stipends.
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The Director of Peril two stars lie north of Director of Stipends and govern correcting impropriety below, and also towers, pavilions, death, mourning, and exile.
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The Director of Blame two stars lie north of Director of Peril and govern inspecting inner and outer affairs and detecting faults. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 says the eight stars of Fate, Stipends, Peril, and Blame govern below the Son of Heaven matters of lifespan, stipends, safety, and right and wrong. if bright and large, calamity is foretold; if dwelling normally, the omen is auspicious.
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The Weeping two stars lie south of Emptiness and govern weeping and death mourning. if the moon, five planets, a comet, or broom star trespasses them, mourning is foretold.
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The Sobbing two stars lie east of the Weeping stars, with prognostication the same as Weeping.
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The Celestial Rampart thirteen stars lie south of Sobbing, round like large coins and shaped like a strung rope, governing the Guifang and northern Dingling tribes to observe rise, fall, survival, and extinction. If Mars enters and dwells, barbarians will raid the frontier. If a guest star enters, the north will be invaded. If red cloud-vapor covers them, the north will be startled and destroyed and plague will follow.
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The Pearls on Belt three stars lie east of the Twelve States; the 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 places them south of the Celestial Rampart. pearls: ceremonial robes; belt ornaments: jade adornments, all a woman's garments when meeting her husband's parents. if minute, the inner palace will be frugal; if bright, women will be extravagant. If a guest star or comet enters, the inner palace will have no restraint.
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The Ruined Mortar four stars lie south of Emptiness and Rooftop in two facing pairs, governing defeat, ruin, and calamity. Shi Shen wrote: "If one star is not complete, the people will sell their cauldrons and steamers; if not visible, the people will leave their villages." If the five planets enter, the old will be removed and the new spread. If a guest star or comet trespasses them, the people will famish and scatter in exile. If black vapor enters, the ruler will be troubled.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to the Emptiness Lodge. Director of Fate, Stipends, Peril, Blame, Pearls on Belt, and Ruined Mortar are not recorded in the 《Book of Jin》; the 《Book of Sui》 has them. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns Director of Fate, Stipends, Peril, and Blame to the Maiden; Sobbing stars and Ruined Mortar to the Rooftop. Wu Mi's book agrees with the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》.
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The Rooftop Lodge's three stars lie southeast of the Celestial Ford as the Son of Heaven's ancestral temple sacrifices, also his earthworks, and also the celestial treasury, celestial market, framing houses, and receiving stores. if not bright, guests face execution and earthworks will rise; if moving or dim, palace buildings will be constructed and military affairs arise. A solar eclipse portends destroyed mausoleums, great mourning, and rebel ministers. A solar halo portends mourning. A lunar eclipse portends distress for great ministers, mourning, and collapsed palace halls. A lunar halo portends armies and mourning; whoever uses armies first will be defeated. If the moon trespasses it, palace halls will fall, ministers will rebel, next year grain will be dear, and great mourning will follow. If Jupiter trespasses and dwells, armies and corvée labor, many earthworks, weeping affairs, and many bandits will follow. if Mars trespasses it, an amnesty will be proclaimed; if it dwells upon it, many will fall ill, armies will mobilize, feudal lords will plot rebellion, and the palace will burn; dwelling on the upper star: the people die; on the middle: feudal lords; on the lower: great ministers, each within one hundred or ten days; if dwelling thirty days, armies rise in the east, famine afflicts the year, and close ministers rebel; if it enters, armies arise and an order of change is issued. if Saturn dwells upon it, drought and illness follow, earthworks rise, and the state battles greatly; if it trespasses it, the chief consort will be troubled and armies and mourning will follow; if emerging, entering, remaining, or lodging, the state loses territory and blood flows; if it enters, great turmoil follows and rebel ministers rise. if Venus trespasses it, armies arise; one account says if no armies then armies rise, if armies then armies cease, the five grains fail, and fire calamities are many; if it dwells upon it, generals will be troubled, with drought and fire; if lodging, urgent affairs arise. if Mercury trespasses it, great ministers will be executed, judges troubled, and the state suffer many calamities; if it dwells upon it, subordinates rebel; one account says the chief consort falls ill and armies and mourning rise. if a guest star trespasses it, weeping follows; one account says much rain and grain fails to ripen; if entering, earthworks; or within three days an amnesty; if emerging, much rain follows and the five grains fail to ripen; if it dwells upon it, the state will be defeated and the people famish. if a comet trespasses it, rebel ministers below will raise armies; if it emerges, the general goes forth, government changes, great flooding comes, and the people famish. If a broom star trespasses it, rebels in the state will raise armies. if a shooting star trespasses it, spring-summer brings flood and autumn-winter slander; if entering, subordinates plot against superiors; if reaching the Rooftop, armies clash in the northern lands. The Yisi Treatise says: if a shooting star enters and emerges yellow and moist, the people are secure, grain ripens, and earthworks rise; if black, water calamity follows and great ministers suffer calamity. if pale cloud-vapor enters, earthworks are foretold; if green, the state is troubled; if black, water and mourning; if red, fire; if white, distress and armies; if yellow entering and emerging, joy is foretold.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the Rooftop was measured at sixteen degrees; on the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary, seventeen degrees. The former polar distance was ninety-seven degrees; the southern star at ninety-eight degrees, seven degrees south of the equator.
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The Void Bridge four stars lie south of the Rooftop and govern imperial mausoleums, temples, and prayers. Not a place for humans—hence Void Bridge. One account: palace dwellings, curtains, and sleeping quarters. If Venus and Mars trespass them, armies will arise. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, armies will rise and ancestral temples will be altered.
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The Celestial Coin ten stars lie northwest of the North Gate Army where coin and silk gather, the military treasury. if bright, treasuries will be full; if dim, treasuries will be empty. If Venus and Mars dwell upon them, bandits will rise. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, treasuries will suffer bandits.
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The Tombs four stars south of the Rooftop govern mountain tombs, grief, death mourning, and weeping. The large is called tomb, the small grave. If the five planets dwell or trespass them, the ruler will weep.
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The Pestle three stars lie east of the Human stars—one account north of the Mortar—governing pounding army grain. if not complete, the people will sell cauldrons and steamers.
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The Mortar four stars lie below the Pestle—one account east of the Rooftop. if Pestle and Mortar are not bright, the people will famish; if many stars, the year will be joyful; if sparse, famine; if trembling, also famine; if the Pestle points straight to the Mortar, the omen is auspicious; if not matching, army grain will be exhausted; if vertical, auspicious; if horizontal, barren; if the Mortar is covered, famine in the year; if upturned, the year will ripen. If a comet trespasses them, the people will famish, armies rise, and the realm will be urgent. If a guest star dwells upon them, the realm will gather rice and grain.
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The Canopy House two stars lie nine degrees south of the Rooftop and govern palace buildings. If the five planets trespass them, armies will rise. If a comet or broom star trespasses and dwells, military calamity will be especially severe.
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Zao Fu's five stars lie south of the Relay Lodges—one account north of Coiled Serpent—as the imperial carriage office. Also called Marshal, or Bo Le, governing imperial stables, horses, bridles, and reins. if shifting, armies rise and horses will be costly; if the stars vanish, horses will be greatly costly. if a comet or guest enters, attendants plot against the ruler and some are executed; one account says armies rise; if dwelling upon them, armies mobilize and stable horses go forth.
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The Human five stars lie north of Emptiness, east of Carriage Repository, like a human; one account governs the myriad people, gentle to the distant and capable to the near; another account: Lying stars, governing night travel against licentious persons. if the stars vanish, false edicts appear and women rebel; if the stars are not complete, the prince will suffer distress. If a guest or comet dwells or trespasses them, many will suffer plague.
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The Carriage Repository seven stars lie east of the Celestial Ford near the river, arrayed east-west, governing carriage officials and guests' lodges. if the stars are bright and lustrous, foreign guests will come and carriages will be splendid. If Mars dwells upon them, armies will mobilize. If a comet or guest trespasses them, war chariots go forth.
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The Hook nine stars lie in the river west of Zao Fu, hook-shaped. if the stars stand straight, the earth will quake; if other stars dwell, prognostication is the same. One account: they govern palanquins and apparel. if bright, apparel will be correct.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to the Rooftop Lodge. The 《Book of Jin》 does not record the Human stars or Carriage Repository; the 《Book of Sui》 has them. The Pestle and Mortar stars appear in neither the 《Book of Jin》 nor the 《Book of Sui》. Zao Fu and Hook stars are assigned by the 《Book of Jin》 to the Purple Palace Enclosure; Canopy House, Void Bridge, and Celestial Coin lie outside the Twenty-eight Lodges. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns Carriage Repository's western four stars to Emptiness and its eastern three to Rooftop. Wu Mi's book assigns Zao Fu to Rooftop and again to Encampment; the rest agrees with the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》. According to the 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 there is also a Celestial Guideline star south of the Rooftop, entering Rooftop eight degrees at polar distance one hundred thirty-two degrees, forty-one degrees south of the equator. The 《Book of Jin》, 《Book of Sui》, and star books do not record it; they only record stars between Rooftop and Encampment near the North Gate Army. Recent astronomy records this star between Ghost and Willow, near Outer Kitchen and Celestial Chronogram. Yet the 《New Book》's two Celestial Guidelines, though both in Rooftop degrees, differ in account; for now it is appended here.
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The Encampment two stars are the Son of Heaven's palace, also the Dark Palace and Clear Temple, and the military grain storehouse, governing earthworks. One account: one star is the Son of Heaven's palace, one the Grand Temple, the three armies' granary; hence the Feathered Forest guards them. Also the detached palace passage; hence the six Detached Palace stars beside it. Also called Fixed Encampment—as the Odes say 'fixed at the center'. if the stars are bright, the state will flourish; if not bright and small, sacrifices to ghosts and spirits will not be enjoyed; if moving, earthworks will follow; if not complete, sons and grandsons will suffer distress; if without rays and unmoving, the realm will be secure. A solar eclipse in Encampment troubles the state ruler; the king will lead armies; one account says the army lacks grain and soldiers perish. A solar halo portends distress for the state and dismissal of the chief consort. A lunar eclipse in its allotment portends earthworks and famine in the year. A lunar halo portends water, fire, and wind.
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If the moon trespasses it, earthworks and weeping affairs follow. if Jupiter trespasses it, urgency and armies follow; if entering, the Son of Heaven proclaims amnesty and ranks and stipends reach below; if lodging east of Encampment, many people die; if lodging north, the people are troubled; also: if dwelling upon it, many palace fires, the ruler unsettled, and epidemic among the people. if Mars trespasses it, the year will not ripen; if dwelling upon it, minor calamity, drought, fire, and dear grain follow; if retrograde and dwelling, ministers plot rebellion; if entering, palaces will be rebuilt; if forming the coiled-serpent aspect, the ruler loses the palace. if Saturn trespasses it, armies arise; if dwelling upon it, the realm is unsettled, the ruler moves palace, empress and consorts troubled, passes blocked, and nobles mostly die; if long dwelling, the great man finds it dire; an amnesty resolves it; if retrograde, the chief consort goes in and out at will; if remaining sixty days, earthworks will rise. if Venus trespasses about five cun, the Son of Heaven's orders will not proceed; if dwelling, armies greatly taboo it, resolved by amnesty; one account: the heir apparent and chief consort plot; if coiled-serpent, retrograde coming and going: the chief consort deposed, great mourning, palace women unrestrained; one chi from Encampment: commands do not proceed; if remaining sixty days, the general dies; if entering, sudden armies arise. if Mercury trespasses it, water calamity is foretold; if entering, the empress will be troubled and feudal lords mobilize in the northwest. if entering, military plotting will follow and many people will die. if a guest star trespasses and dwells, cattle and horses will be costly and the Yue lands will raise armies; if emerging, many oxen will die, the earth will quake, and horses will be costly. if a comet trespasses it, armies will rise in the Wu allotment; if emerging, grain will be dear and oxen will die. if a broom star trespasses or enters and emerges, whoever raises armies first is victorious; one account says emerging from Encampment means great flood. if emerging, minor calamity and turmoil in the inner palace follow. Wu Mi wrote: "If a broom star emerges, armies and mourning follow in its allotment; the Daoist canon records that Encampment especially governs armies." If a shooting star trespasses it, the army lacks grain; in spring-summer the general is demoted, in autumn-winter water overflows. The Yisi Treatise says: "If a shooting star enters and emerges yellow and moist, army grain will be abundant, the five grains will ripen, and the state and people will be secure." If yellow cloud-vapor enters, earthworks are foretold; if pale, the great man will find it dire; if red, armies and epidemic among the people; if black, the great man will be troubled.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary Encampment was eighteen degrees; on the Tang Kaiyuan touring armillary, sixteen degrees. The former polar distance was eighty-five degrees. The Jingyou survey measured Encampment at sixteen degrees, with the southern star at polar distance eighty-five degrees, six degrees south of the equator.
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The Thunder and Lightning six stars lie south of Encampment; if bright and moving, thunder and lightning will occur.
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The Detached Palace six stars, paired as seats flanking Encampment's upper star, are the Son of Heaven's detached palace, governing concealment and rest. if trembling, earthworks follow; if not complete, the Son of Heaven will be troubled. if Venus and Mars enter, armies will rise; if trespassing or coiled-serpent encircling, empress and consorts face blame. If a comet trespasses them, repair and clearance affairs will follow.
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The Rampart Encampment twelve stars lie north of the Feathered Forest as its ramparts, governing the celestial army camp. if the stars are bright, the state will be secure; if shifting, armies will rise; if not visible, all armies go forth and generals die. If the five planets enter and trespass them, all portend armies. Venus and Mercury are especially severe. If a guest star enters, armies rise greatly and officers are troubled. if a shooting star enters south green, the empress will suffer distress; if entering north, feudal lords will be troubled; if red-black entering east, plotting arises behind; if entering west, the heir apparent will be troubled; if yellow-white, the omen is auspicious.
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The Coiled Serpent twenty-two stars lie north of Encampment, governing water creatures by the river. if bright and minute, the state is secure; if shifting south, drought follows; if north, great flooding follows. If a comet or broom star trespasses them, waterways will be impassable. If a guest star trespasses them, aquatic products will not ripen.
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The Earthworks Officers two stars lie south of the Wall Lodge—one account northeast of Rooftop—governing palace construction and raising earth. if trembling, framing and rammed-earth work will rise.
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The North Gate Army star lies south of the Feathered Forest Army; a northern lodge—'falling' is the army's outer rampart and 'gate army' is the army gate. Chang'an's north gate is called North Falling Gate, imaging this. It governs the extraordinary to observe armies. if bright and large, security is foretold; if minute with rays, great armies will rise. If Jupiter trespasses it, the omen is auspicious. If Mars enters, armies will be weak and unusable. if a guest star trespasses with rays touching, armies arise and the great general dies; if dwelling upon it, frontier people enter the passes. if a shooting star emerges yellow, the Son of Heaven sends envoys; if entering, the Son of Heaven rejoices; if emerging red or trespassing, armies will rise. if pale cloud-vapor enters, plague follows; if red, armies; if yellow-white, joy; if black cloud-vapor enters, frontier generals will die.
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The Eight Chiefs nine stars lie southeast of North Gate Army, governing officials who net birds and beasts. If a guest or comet enters, bandits will be many and armies will rise. If Venus and Mars enter and dwell, prognostication is the same.
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The Celestial Guideline star lies southwest of North Gate Army—one account south of Rooftop—governing the martial canopy where the Son of Heaven hunts. If a guest or comet enters, armies rise; one account says righteous armies.
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The Feathered Forest Army forty-five stars gather and scatter in threes south of Rampart Encampment—one account south of Encampment—arrayed east-west; the northern row governs the celestial army as cavalry wings. if many stars, the state is secure; if sparse, armies mobilize; if no stars in the Feathered Forest, all armies go forth and the realm falls into turmoil. If the moon trespasses them, armies will rise. If Jupiter enters, all feudal lords mobilize, subordinates plot rebellion, and defeat and execution follow. If Venus enters, armies will rise. If Saturn enters, great flooding follows. If the five planets enter, armies arise. If Mars and Venus pass through, the Son of Heaven holds the realm with armies. If Mars enters with red rays, whoever raises armies will perish. if a guest star enters yellow-white, joy is foretold; if red, ministers rebel. if a shooting star enters south green, the empress suffers distress; if entering north, feudal lords are troubled; if entering east red-black, plotting arises behind; if entering west, the heir apparent is troubled. if pale cloud-vapor enters south, the empress suffers distress; if north, feudal lords are troubled; if black, the heir apparent and feudal lords find it inauspicious; if emerging, calamity is removed; if yellow-white, auspicious.
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The Axe and Halberd three stars lie east of North Gate Army, implements for cutting fodder to feed cattle and horses. if bright, cattle and horses will be fat; if trembling and dim, or not visible, cattle and horses will die. The 《Book of Sui》 and 《Comprehensive Treatises》 place them northwest of Eight Chiefs, governing execution and cutting treachery. if bright and large, using armies troubles generals; if dim, not used; if shifting, armies will rise. If the moon enters, great ministers will be executed. If Jupiter trespasses them, ministers execute one another. If Mars trespasses them, great ministers are slain. If Saturn enters, great ministers will be troubled. If Venus enters, generals will be executed. if a guest or comet trespasses, axe and halberd are employed; further: guest trespassing means outer armies captured, soldiers dead and wounded, foreign states surrender; if green, distress; if red, armies; if yellow-white, auspicious.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, all the stars above belong to Encampment. Thunder and Lightning, Earthworks Officers, and Axe and Halberd are not in the 《Book of Jin》; the 《Book of Sui》 has them. Rampart Encampment, North Gate Army, Celestial Guideline, and Feathered Forest Army lie outside the Twenty-eight Lodges in the 《Book of Jin》; Coiled Serpent belongs to the Celestial Market Enclosure. Wu Mi assigns Coiled Serpent to Encampment and again to the Wall Lodge. The 《New Book of the Supernal Image》 assigns the western sixteen stars to Tail and Rooftop and the eastern six to Encampment; Feathered Forest Army's western six to Rooftop, eastern thirty-nine to Encampment; Celestial Guideline to Rooftop, Axe and Halberd to Stride. The 《Comprehensive Prognostication Record》 again assigns Axe and Halberd to Wall and Stride—the accounts differ.
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The Wall Lodge's two stars govern literature and the realm's secret repository of books. if bright and large, the king will rise, the Way and techniques flourish, and the state will have many gentlemen; if stars lose color and differ in size, the king loves martial affairs, learning is unused, and books abandoned; if the stars move, earthworks will follow. A solar eclipse at the Wall means yang fades and yin is ruined, many men and women harmed, and the state does not employ the worthy. A solar halo portends distress for eminent scholars. A lunar eclipse in its allotment troubles great ministers, dismisses literary scholars, and brings epidemic among the people. A lunar halo portends wind and water; its allotment suffers distress. If the moon trespasses it, the state will be troubled, famine will follow, and warfare will arise in the Wei allotment. if Jupiter trespasses it, water will harm the five grains; if long dwelling, encroaching, or coiled-serpent, armies will rise. if Mars trespasses it, the Wei lands will be troubled; if dwelling upon it, the state will drought, the people famish, and the worthy not employed; one prognostication: the king suffers great calamity. if Saturn trespasses and dwells, books flourish, the king enjoys long life, the realm is abundant, and the worthy are employed; one prognostication: things fail to ripen and the people mostly fall ill; if retrograde forming coiled-serpent, earthworks follow; at sixty days, a king is established throughout the realm. if Venus trespasses one or two cun, feudal lords obey orders; if dwelling, civil and military are both employed; one account armies do not fight; one armies and mourning; one flood and much wind and rain; one account: many fire calamities when trespassing. if Mercury trespasses it, the state has storehouse conservation and the king's punishments are severe; if dwelling, close ministers troubled; one account mourning, armies, treacherous plotting; if retrograde dwelling, bridges are impassable. if a guest star trespasses, literary scholars die; one account mourning; if entering, earthworks and water; if dwelling, much wind and rain in the year; if lodging, many cattle and horses die. if a comet trespasses, armies and fire; one account great flood and the people scatter. if a broom star trespasses, armies and fire and flood calamity follow. if a shooting star trespasses, literature is abandoned; The Yisi Treatise says: "If yellow-white, literary scholars of the realm will be employed." If red cloud-vapor enters, armies; if black, the state below is destroyed; if yellow, foreign states bring tribute; one account a heroic man is established throughout the realm.
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On the Han Yongyuan bronze armillary the eastern Wall two stars were nine degrees. The former polar distance was eighty-six degrees. The Jingyou survey measured the Wall two stars at nine degrees, southern star at polar distance eighty-five degrees.
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The Celestial Stables ten stars lie north of the eastern Wall, governing horses' offices like relay stations, dispatching relays and racing clepsydrae. If the moon trespasses them, armies and horses return. If a comet enters, the stables burn. If a guest star enters, horses go forth. If a shooting star enters, alarm spreads throughout the realm.
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The Thunderclap five stars lie north of Cloud and Rain—one account south of Thunder and Lightning, one west of Earthworks Officers—governing great yang shattering things. if conjoining with the five planets, thunderclap responds.
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The Cloud and Rain four stars lie east of Thunder and Lightning—one account south of Thunderclap—governing rain ripening things. if the stars are bright, rain will be abundant. if Mercury dwells upon them, great flood follows; one prognostication: secret plotting and killing, generating the myriad things.
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The Axe and Halberd five stars lie southwest of the Celestial Granary as cutting implements governing fodder for cattle and horses. if bright, cattle and horses are fat; if minute and dim, cattle and horses hunger.
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According to the 《Song of Pacing the Heavens》, below the Wall Lodge are five Axe and Halberd stars; neither the 《Book of Jin》 nor the 《Book of Sui》 records them. The 《Book of Sui》's three stars northwest of Eight Chiefs are Axe and Halberd, also Axe and Spear, like Encampment's Axe and Halberd—likely a duplicate error. Thunderclap and Cloud and Rain are not in the 《Book of Jin》; the 《Book of Sui》 has them. Wu Mi assigns Cloud and Rain to Encampment. The Celestial Stables ten stars are assigned by the 《Book of Jin》 to the Celestial Market Enclosure; the accounts differ.
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