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"(T)he very foundations of our studies: The recovery and the study of texts as they are, regardless of our tastes and prejudices"- O.Neugebauer.

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Edward W.

4 years

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4 years

@qikipedia The sentences mentioned above, with words inserted to make them more understandable: The old [people] man the boats [the] Fat people eat accumulates [in their bodies]

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Edward W.

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1/n A long compilation of astrology books you can find online.

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Astrology is worth studying even if it does not work. It is, after all a cultural practise, which has played a key role in societies everywhere; How it is practised also tells you a lot about that society...

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quote tweet this with your no nuance opinion: astrology/astrology community edition

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transcend the sidereal/tropical debate: you can do quite a lot of astrology without the signs at all, and instead focus on just what the planets are doing to one another. Dorortheus of Sidon has a long section on planetary conjunctions and their delineations...

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@DothTheDoth @treadwells Errr. it is slightly more complicated than that. The word in question is 企鵝, Qi e. The word 鵝 does mean goose. However, the word Qi 企 does not mean "business" per se, but rather "Stand up" So the Chinese for penguin is "Standing goose"

企 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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@DothTheDoth @treadwells Chinsese, however does have no shortage of strange plant and animal names Koala = Shuxiong 樹雄 (tree bear)/無尾熊 (Tailless bear) Kangaroo = 袋鼠 (Bagmouse) Panda = 熊貓 (Bear-cat) Snow pea = 荷蘭豆 (Dutch bean) Sweet potato =番薯 (foreign Yam) Tomato = 番茄 (foreign eggplant)

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"Song encouraging the prohibition of killing and eating cattle‘ 勸戒殺食牛歌 The song evidently is made into the form of the cow's body you see below,

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> Be coworker > Says he is a Leo > Born in October > Casts chart > finds ascendant in Leo > Lord of 10th in Leo, conjunct ascendant and aspected by sun and moon tfw

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5 years

1/ Today I want to talk about the Chinese Lunar Mansions. This is going to be a loooong thread. Many have heard about the Chinese system of Lunar mansions. But to my knowledge, almost nothing has been written about their current use in English.

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1/n. a thread containing Chinese astrological/divinatory works available online. 中文星占書集。

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1/ Here is a selection of Daoist scriptures and holy writings I have just uploaded into internet archive: 1.太上玄靈北斗本命延生真經，太上三元三品三官大帝寶經 2.元始天尊說十一曜大消災神咒經

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ancient chinese is fun; it has concise one-syllable words that encapsulate whole sentences in English 黥; to tattoo someone to mark him as a criminal 劓 to cut off the nose 刖 to cut off the foot 笞 to be beaten on the buttocks 斀 to cut off the genitals

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥

2 years

I've studied Chinese for over a decade. In doing so, I've learned ancient wisdom through the language. New ways of being, in words that cannot be translated, but are deeply intertwined with a unique culture. One we can all learn from. A 🧵👇

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types of country 囯 monarchy 䆐 ruled by Qin Shihuang and his sons 囻 democracy 國 ruled by either/or questions 国 ruled by jade 圀 has 8 directions 囶 has 8 different kinds of soil

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Edward W.

4 years

TFW you are the greater benefic but are currently in Fall

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Jupiter, high on caffeine, sleep deprived, and doing its best to take care of 79 moons 😩

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In English, it seems the word 'Daoism' refers to three distinct- but nonetheless related- things 1- A form of philosophy, exemplified by texts like the Laozi, Zhuangzi, etc 2- Liturgical Daoism: The religion exemplified by the Heavenly masters/Zhengyi, Quanzhen Daoists...

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Edward W.

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@phil_lol_ogist - computer accidentally left in loft - websites, etc. deleted; files lost - 800 yrs pass - computer recovered in perfect condition - "The Hopkins archive is of inestimable value to understanding the 21st century" - "the Dunhuang of the postmodern " - tfw

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Dunhuang manuscripts - Wikipedia

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Edward W.

4 years

On decans 1.The decans are one of the oldest parts of astrology—you will find them in ancient Egyptian texts. They are still used today, mostly in the context of essential dignity.

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3 years

"Carrying joss papers" -- i.e. paper offerings to the gods and ancestors. What seems to be carried are ingots made of folded paper. As these are hollow, this explains why they had to be carried on a pole (other methods would squash them) and also why so many colud be carried

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The longest carrying pole? Shanghai, 1910s.

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@__femb0t mawwn is distinguwuished fwwom the machiwwne by his cawwpabbaiwwiity to uwunderwwrstanwwnd UwUfiwwed text UWU UWU UWU

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Edward W.

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1/ The archaic Chinese names for the 5 planets, literally translated, Mercury: 辰星 Chenxing = DawnStar Venus= 太白 Taibai = GreatWhite Mars = 熒惑 Yinghuo= ShiningConfuse Jupiter = 歲星 Suixing = AgeStar Saturn = 鎮星 Zhenxing= SuppressStar

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Edward W.

4 years

~ Metals associated with the planets~ ☉ Gold ☽ Silver [Lilly adds Selenite] ☿ Mercury or quicksilver ♀︎ Copper [Lilly adds Brass] ♂︎ Iron [William Lilly adds arsenic, sulfur and antimony] ♃ Tin ♄ Lead

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Edward W.

4 years

You may aware of the "Lion Eating poet in the stone den" 施氏食獅史; by the linguist Yuen Ren Chao. This is piece of writing where every single syllable is "Shi" Chao wrote another similar work: “The tale of Concubine Ji striking chickens” 《季姬击鸡记》。

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A Daoist ritual seal, made of jade

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Edward W.

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I am feeling extremely unwell; I have a severe sore throat ; my father has covid. any prayers towards the both of us would be greatly appreciated.

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Edward W.

3 years

Cringe at this if you will, but what you see here is actually an excellent example of how the western world-- or, more precisely, the USA, has organically invented a kind of lunisolar calendar.

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As an astrologer? I will respectfully pass.

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iirc there was another case some years back where a boy was similarly referred, when his teacher thought he said "I live in a terrorist house". What the boy actually said was "Terrace house"

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I..i have no words.

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CW: Buddhist homophobia; AIDS, epidemics This is a lecture by master Hsuan Hua, one of the leading Chinese Buddhist monks of the 20th century. To put it rather bluntly, Master H tells us that homosexuality is 'one of the most frightening things in the...

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My threads on astrology in general

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your periodic reminder that there will be a great planetary UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA in april-may 2022, when all four planets that rule Pisces (trad'l/modern domicile, exaltation & triplicity) are in Pisces imagine the talismans BOTTLED PLANETARY UWAAAAA MAKES U GO UWAAAAAAAA

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Edward W.

3 years

bring back planetary adjectives in astrology "I'm a JOVial person" "I am of a SATURNine disposition" "He is of a MERCURIal wit"

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2 years

@__femb0t improved Turing test: the P***s-kun copypasta: advantages: very effective at distinguishing human from machine disadvantages: distinguishes humans by making them go mad/die of shame; false positives if it encounters people addicted to uwu (like me)

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<in turn, the taboo against beef is so strong, that some of my elderly chinese relatives refuse to eat beef, even though they are otherwise carnivorous. They say that of all the animals, it is only the cow that sheds tears as it is about to be slaughtered...

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Edward W.

2 years

老子 oldboi 莊子 villageboi 墨子 inkboi 孔子 holeboi 孟子 broboi 孫子 sonboi 鬼谷子 ghostvalleyboi 淮南子 huainanbois @bokane @MichaelMjfm @XianyangCB

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Dion Fortune, who by her own admission is not a Sinologist, noted that the Chinese founding philosopher of Taoism Laozi’s name 老子 is translated to “Old Boy,” which she then wonders if perhaps the better translation would be “Eternal Child.”

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3 years

There is a tendency when interpreting Chinese works that deal with the supernatural, to read every such supernatural reference as being some veiled satire about society or politics. I feel this has been somewhat overdone.

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Edward W.

2 years

it is a truly marvellous experience when you are able to understand, with no difficulty, a document that was literally dug out of the ground; a document that no living human had seen for well over a thousand years.

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仲尼曰：華繁而實厚，天。言多而行不足，人。 Zhongni said: “When the blossom is plentiful and the fruit abundant, that’s Heaven. When words are many but deeds fall short, that’s people.” From strip 1 of Anhui U. "Zhongni" mss.

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Edward W.

3 years

This is what to do when a book is in the public domain, but the scans do not show up on google books. You can request google release the scans through the "report an issue" button at the bottom of the page, and telling them this fact

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Edward W.

3 years

I presently have 2002 followers. Thank you, astrologers and occultists, for bearing with my obscure Chinese posting; Thank you, linguists and academics, for bearing with my my obscure astrological posting; Thank you, everyone, for bearing with my planetary UwU posting.

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Edward W.

8 months

this is a few steps away from a daoist internal alchemy poem

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"Fluid as water, brilliant as silver, heavier than lead, mercury spills through a mine worker's fingers." National Geographic October 1972

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2 years

Again, the pineapple-- which is a staple offering in the Chinese folk religion-- comes from South America. Nobody in China would've seen a pineapple until about the middle of the Ming Dynasty,

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3 years

"Abu Nuwas the father of Arabic poetry and the original Arab twink."

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al-Amin himself showed little interest in rule. A great patron of the arts and poetry, he preferred the company of his male pages who he took as lovers. He was even reputed to have been the paramour of Abu Nuwas the father of Arabic poetry and the original Arab twink.

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the image is supposed to represent Benzaiten-- the Buddhist version of Saraswati. The fact that this goddess of good fortune is trapped in a box and made to dance whilst looking extremely eldritch all the while is a good metaphor for what has become of esotericism.

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志茂浩和＠弁天舎

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9月の個展(八王子)で展示した映像インスタレーション作品「弁天像」です。2023年5月2〜14日に岐阜のメディアコスモスにてパワーアップして展示する予定です。お楽しみに！ #mediaart #contemporaryart #installation #mediacosmos #HiroyasuShimo #videoart

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@DothTheDoth @treadwells Bonus: Guinea pig: 豚鼠,(Pig-rat)/ 天竺鼠, (Indian rat) / 荷蘭豬 (Dutch pig). An archaic name for Pheasant : 華蟲 Huachong (Glorious critter)

天竺鼠 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Edward W.

2 years

On the contrary; these are the modern analogs of the the 'hundred schools of thought' of Warring states China, like Laozi, Zhuangzi, Hanfeizi, Kongzi, and indeed Sunzi: manuals for living in a rapidly changing social order and/or means of getting ahead of your rivals.

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Am absolutely convinced that future generations will look at this genre of books with the same disbelief at our superstition as we look at early modern witchcraft manuals.

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Edward W.

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yeah, modern conversational mandarin is cool but why not LEARN CLASSICAL CHINESE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH ALL GODS, BODHISATTVAS AND PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE PAST MILLENNIUM

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having read it, this book is very, very, very, good. it is basically the background knowledge you need to tackle any ancient chinese text that was written before the Han dynasty (I.e. Confucius, sun tzu et al) and for those written some time after

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"A Brief History of Ancient China" by Edward L Shaughnessy (Bloomsbury, 2023)

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4 years

A thread of my translations of Chinese mantic, astrological and theurgic works

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Edward W.

4 years

@ymhmzylc @JeffreyKotyk The Chinese characters translated Right: 中秋节快乐: Happy Mid autumn festival Left 加班一整天辛福一整年 “Overtime for a whole day A whole year of happiness"

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Edward W.

3 years

I have become increasingly convinced that what inclines a person to one religion over another ultimately reduces to a difference of aesthetics

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Edward W.

4 years

@empressatlantis @sjanderson144 Jan 30-Feb 21: 26-11 Aqu. Mer. trip. lord. part of the retrograde will be mercury's decan May 29 -Jun 22 : 24-16 gem, Mercury is the Domicile & triplicity lord Sept 27- oct 18 : 25-10 Libra: part of the retrograde will be in mercury's bound. <Lilly's terms>

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Edward W.

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rough notes about the chinese polytheism in singapore. By chinese polytheism,i mean that-- the polytheist tradtions, or "folk religion" that is practised by the people of China; at various times it has been called "taoism" or 'daoism' even though that's not a very accurate term

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Edward W.

3 years

Regarding these "Chop suey" fonts, (example below) one wonders if the wedge-shaped strokes are the product of a person trying to write Latin characters using a Chinese brush 毛筆, which, in untrained hands, tends to produce such strokes?

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Karate, Wonton, Chow Fun: The end of ‘chop suey’ fonts | CNN

For years, the West has relied on so-called ‘chop suey’ fonts to communicate “Asianness” in food packaging, posters and ad campaigns. But such fonts perpetuate problematic stereotypes.

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Edward W.

1 year

I guess this is how mantra recitation looks on the astral plane

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1 year

starting a new spa treatment where you’re surrounded by toadies in a pool and they’re all vibing it up

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Edward W.

4 years

1/ When the Chinese general Shi Dakai marched to sichuan, he is said to have bestowed on a beansprout-seller a couplet in his own calligraphy. It was nothing but the Chinese character 長 written 14 times: 長長長長長長長，長長長長長長長。

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Shi Dakai - Wikipedia

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Edward W.

2 years

╔╗╗ ╚╗╠╗╔╗╗╔╬╔╗╗╔╬ ╚╝╝╝╚╝╚╝║╚╝╚╝╚╕ Here's a list of accounts that are worth following, mixed in as they occur to me. Twitter is about making connections; let us try and make the most of what's left

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Edward W.

5 years

A list of Indian / Vedic astrology works available online

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馘 to behead 殉 to follow one's lord in death 歃 to seal a pact by sucking blood from an animal sacrifice 取 to cut off the ear of a slain foe as a tally [modern meaning 'take'] 倀 a spirit of a person eaten by a tiger 㚻 to use a man sexually as a woman

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