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Library => Liu Yao => Topic started by: andponomarev on May 09, 2021, 11:14:06 PM
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Hi,
I wonder if I should convert my time to Beijing time zone when making a cast (that's written at Alex Chiu's website). Could someone enlight me on this, please? Thanks.
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Hi and welcome, no, you should not convert it to the Beijing time zone, but use your local time.
I have done many divinations for clients and friends from many countries with very different time zones than GMT+8. If I convert the time to GMT+8 (Beijing) then I may get a day Branch that would not fit with the case in hand.
Most active members in Liu Yao boards here are actually from Europe and the US. You can see that they also use the local time without any problem.
Also, if you are in, let's say, the GMT+0 time zone and consult with a master in the GMT+8 zone (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia etc.), please use YOUR local time zone of GMT+0, not the master's time zone.
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Thank you very much for your answer. Exactly, the Day branch is the question I was wondering about, as it might change due to a timezone. That's a pity Alex Chiu has incorrect information on his site. Thanks for your help!
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I totally agree, do not convert time zones to Beijing time, China has one timezone!! Some even state that you should find out the real! time as our clocks are off in terms of wu being the zenith.
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Using Xi’an, China as the prime meridian for calculations, you can refer to the charting tool at ufateoracle.com.
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Hi.
In my humble view, divination is based on what enters our awareness. So in theory any time you use is fine.
In practice, however, there are things more suited for us. If we don't look for them and choose something, with time that will likely start to work as well. But that initial suitability is always better found out by itself.
What I usually do for new divination systems is try not to force the answer. Get a few questions, can even ask the system to provide it in the more natural way for you. Then observe what it seemed to have provided, after the situations have ended and you know how they developed.
If you see it was using local solar time for a specific system, yet different time for another, then using that seem likely a good idea.
For me, since I'm using the relation of branches to solar time it won't make much sense to use time in other countries or clock time.
For example Sun at highest position = Wu horse.
For good part of the other time, Zi is midnight, Mao is Sunrise and You is Sunset...
Stuff like that is important. Espesially the connection of Mao to Sunset, as some stuff in other systems(8 mansions for example) can't really be explained without that.
(for example why the Images of the stars are what they are).
Anyway, short answer - worth doing some questions without thinking of specific time for it to show, or even specifically asking it to answer in the time that is most suited for you. Then reverse engineer what it answered. If it seems it used Chinese time then by all means, wise to do the same. If it used Solar - then same idea.
If it used time you didn't thought of, wise to see how to get that time, may be interesting pointer from the system for roots or something else. : )