..續本文上一頁l soon be a strong wind. Moisture in the foundation of a house indicates that rain is coming. When Emperor Gao of the Han dynasty was besieged by the Xiongnu tribe (the Huns), a halo of seven circles was seen around the moon; the emperor found himself in peril and barely escaped with his life.
( 2 )適：就是有一股黑氣，很昏暗的樣子，把月亮遮住了，不讓它露出來，但是這個也不是雲彩。
2. haze (shi): This refers to a murky haze (different from clouds) covering the moon.
( 3 )佩：就是惡氣環繞著月，就好像環佩似的，太陰旁邊就像女人帶著玉佩一樣。
3. "girdle ornament" (pei): This refers to an evil mist encircling the moon like a girdle ornament worn by a woman.
( 4 )玦：就是惡氣環繞一半。
4. "incomplete jade ring" (jue): This refers to an evil mist encircling half of the moon.
這是月的災象。總而言之，太陽、太陰的旁邊都不可有什麼；它一有東西就有不好的現象。可是這種「同分妄見」就只有造惡業這個國家看見，造善業這個國家就沒有。雖然兩個國是挨著的，可是一個國家就看得見，一個國家就看不見。
The above are inauspicious omens associated with the moon. In general, anything surrounding the sun or the moon is a bad omen. The common false views are such that the people of one country, who create bad karma, can see these signs, while those of the other country, who create good karma, don”t see them. Although the two countries are right next to each other, the people in them see different things.
(二)星的災象有：
B. Inauspicious Omens Associated with Comets and Meteors:
( 1 )彗：就是彗星，在中國俗稱「掃把星」，它的光芒四射，射出去很遠很遠的，是一種很長的星。在中國秦始皇的時候，常常有彗星出現，所以當時的老百姓都非常地痛苦。
1. comet (hui): In China, this is called a "broom star" because it shoots out sparks and leaves a long trail of light. During the reign of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, comets appeared frequently, and so the common people suffered great misery.
( 2 )孛：它也是光芒四射的，但是它射出來的不遠，就像火苗子似的，沒有了又出來，出來又沒有了，這叫做孛星。
2. comet in opposition (bo): This kind of comet also shoots out sparks, but intermittently and without leaving a trail of light.
( 3 )飛：就是在空中飛的，從這邊飛到那個地方，就在空中這麼橫過去，在中國叫它是「流星」，又叫「賊星」。
3. shooting star (fei): This is a meteor which appears to fly across the sky, passing overhead from one side to the other. It is also known as a "renegade star."
(4 )流：光芒下注的，叫流星；它的光很亮的，射到人間來，就是那個隕石從天上落下來，像下雨那麼多似的。
4. fireball (liu): This kind of meteor gives off showers of light and is very bright. When it enters the earth”s atmosphere, meteor rocks fall from the skies as numerous as raindrops.
這些都是一種非常的災難表現，是星辰示現的一種惡境、惡兆。
The above omens of comets and meteors are indications of unusual calamities.
(叁)日的災象有：
C. Inauspicious Omens Associated with the Sun (These are all atmospheric conditions):
( 1 )負：就是惡氣在太陽的上邊，叫做負。
1. fu ("to carry on the back"): This is an evil vapor above the sun.
( 2 )珥：就是惡氣在太陽的旁邊，就像生出耳朵似的，叫做珥。
2. "ears" (er): This evil mist on each side of the sun makes it seem as if the sun had ears.
( 3 ) 虹蜺：虹，俗語念「杠」音，文言念「紅」音，是常常出現的，早上起來見的叫「虹」，晚間見到的叫「霓」。有的人說「虹」屬于雄，「霓」屬于雌；總而言之，就是陰陽的意思，這就是天地很不正常的現象。虹就是雨過天晴的時候，一般人常常見到的，不過有的不是那麼惡，是普普通通下雨天晴後常常見的。但是這種有災禍的「虹霓」，看上去總是陰陰的，不是那麼光彩；雖然看到的也是花花綠綠，好像很好看似的，可是那有一股煞氣在裏頭藏著，會看的人，一看就知道這是不吉之兆。
3. morning and evening rainbows: Hong is the classical pronunciation; its more colloquial pronunciation is gang. Hong refers to the rainbows commonly seen at dawn. Those seen at dusk are called ni. Sometimes hong is considered male and ni female. In general, such rainbows are classified as yin or yang, and they are abnormal phenomena. Ordinary rainbows that appear after a rainfall are not evil, but hong and ni, which are rather dark, are portents of calamities. They may seem colorful and pretty, but they carry a lethal energy. People who know how to look will know at a glance that they are omens of misfortune.
所以這種種的惡象，不是單單以上所說的這幾種，還有很多很多種種的惡象，這都是不吉祥的事情。好像或者見到兩個太陽，爲什麼會有兩個太陽呢？這是主于國家有大的變化，所謂
天無二日，民無二王。
There are many, many varieties of inauspicious omens. For example, the appearance of two suns indicates that a great change is about to occur in the country. There is an ancien…
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