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Plum Blossom Divination
1Origin
2Prepare
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4Prediction
Before you begin
Know the tradition before you enter it
A Song-dynasty divination tradition that turns time, number, sound, or a spontaneous sign into trigrams.
以时间、数字、声响或偶然触发的信息起卦。
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CULTURAL DOSSIERPlum Blossom Divination
- When did it emerge?
- The tradition is associated with Song-dynasty numerological thought, roughly 1,000 years ago.
- What does it represent in China?
- It treats time, number, sound, direction, or a sudden event as a meaningful pattern that can be translated into trigrams and a changing line.
- Who developed or used it?
- It is traditionally attributed to the philosopher Shao Yong (1011–1077), famous for cosmological number systems.
- What did practitioners actually do?
- The diviner converts an observed sign or number into upper and lower trigrams, then examines the changing relation between them.
Historical noteThe traditional link to Shao Yong is culturally important, but the authorship and dating of later manuals are not fully certain.
How this experience works
Ask one question, then offer the first number that comes to mind—or use this exact moment.
提出问题后，输入第一时间想到的数字，或直接使用当下时刻。