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Why is there a saying that divination is not performed during the Zi Hour? What's the significance?
Published: 2026/01/16   Author: liao   Source: network
Why is there a saying that "the Zi hour is not used for divination"? What are the implications? 【Zi Hour】 Midnight, also known as Ziye and Zhongye: the first of the twelve traditional Chinese hours. (From 11 PM to 1 AM). Rats are most active during this time.

Why is there a saying that "the Zi hour is not used for divination"? What are the implications?

Zi does not ask for omens, it brings calamity
"Zi does not ask for omens, it brings calamity" refers to the fact that during the Zi hour, one should not consult deities or seek omens, which is considered very taboo and may bring misfortune. This comes from the traditional Chinese "Pengzu's Hundred Taboos". Pengzu's Hundred Taboos refer to what is appropriate or inappropriate to do on certain days, and what should not be done at a particular time of day, otherwise certain events will occur. It specifies what things should or should not be done in the twelve traditional Chinese hours. For example, "Geng does not go through the loom, the loom is empty", "Jia does not open the warehouse, wealth is wasted", etc. Among these, Wu, Zi, Jia, and Geng refer to the hours.

What is the fate of people born in the Zi hour?

Fate summary of people born in the Zi hour:
Strong personality, impulsive, prone to inconsistency in actions, likely to attract disputes, with great support from parents and spouse, possessing the ability to build a family from scratch.
Fate details of people born in the Zi hour:
People born at the beginning of the Zi hour tend to have a conflict with their mother, face hardship in early life, live frugally, and have a destiny of wealth and honor. At the beginning of the Zi hour, they suffer hardships, but once their fortune arrives, they rise like the moon ascending into the sky. In the final period, they gain wealth.
People born in the middle of the Zi hour have both parents alive, a virtuous wife and filial children, a destiny of wealth and honor, good later years, early years filled with difficulties, but once their fortune arrives, they rise like the moon at its peak. The wife can also generate fire energy, naturally gaining clothing and food, and can get close to nobility throughout their life.
People born at the end of the Zi hour tend to have a conflict with their father, experiencing initial prosperity mixed with hardship, being kind and honest in dealing with others, working hard in later years, only sighing and lamenting, without support from relatives or siblings, who are separated in different directions.
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