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Tōkyūjutsu
or ''Tōdō'' () is a Japanese divination (fortune telling) method, created by Yokoyama Marumitsu in the 1830s (Edo period). It was developed from ''tengenjutsu'', a system with origins in China and was well established at the time. ''Tōkyūjutsu'' teaches that ones personality and character can be determined by factors such as the date of birth and facial features. Good fortune is allegedly achieved by finding and understanding this inner self that has been obscured. from Digital Daijisen Marumitsu gained many followers from the upper and middle classes of . In 1848 they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokoyama Marumitsu
was a Japanese late Edo period samurai and founder of the ''Tōkyūjutsu'' () divination and self-improvement method. He lived in Edo Edo (), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the '' de facto'' capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogu ... (now Tokyo). His real name was Yokoyama Okitaka (), and he was also known as Sannosuke (), Shunkisai (), Kiosanjin (), , , and other pen names. References People of the Edo period 1780 births 1854 deaths {{Samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tengenjutsu (fortune Telling)
is a Japanese fortune telling method. It is based on yin and yang and the five elements, and uses a person's birth date in the sexagenary cycle and physical appearance to predict one's fate. ''Tengenjutsu'' originated in various Chinese practices, but was first systemized by the early Edo period monk Tenkai. It is also the origin of ''Tōkyūjutsu''. See also * * Itako * Kokkuri * * |
Divination
Divination () is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic ritual or practice. Using various methods throughout history, diviners ascertain their interpretations of how a should proceed by reading signs, events, or omens, or through alleged contact or interaction with supernatural agencies such as ghost, spirits, gods, god-like-beings or the "will of the universe". Divination can be seen as an attempt to organize what appears to be random so that it provides insight into a problem or issue at hand. Some instruments or practices of divination include Tarot card reading, Tarot-card reading, Runic magic, rune casting, Tasseography, tea-leaf reading, automatic writing, water scrying, and psychedelics like psilocybin mushrooms and DMT. If a distinction is made between divination and fortune-telling, divination has a more formal or ritualistic element and often contains a more social character, usually in a religion, religious context, as se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Fortune Telling
Chinese fortune telling, better known as ''Suan ming'' () has utilized many varying divination techniques throughout the dynastic periods. There are many methods still in practice in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking regions such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore today. Over time, some of these concepts have moved into Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese culture under other names. For example, ''"Saju"'' in Korea is the same as the Chinese four pillar (Chinese: 四柱八字) method. History The oldest accounts about the practice of Chinese divination describe it as a measure for "solving doubts" (e.g. "Examination of doubts" 稽疑 part of the ''Great Plan'' :zh:洪範). Two well known methods of divination included ''bǔ'' 卜 (on the tortoise shells) and ''shì'' 筮 (on the stalks of milfoil shī 蓍). Those methods were sanctioned by the royal practice since Shang and Zhou dynasties. Divination of the ''xiang'' 相 type (by appearance – of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
