What this system examines
Da Liu Ren reads a concrete question through the heaven-earth plates, four lessons, three transmissions, and twelve generals of a sealed moment.
Free Da Liu Ren plate: four lessons and three transmissions
Confirm one moment and the plate is built from it: the four lessons, the three transmissions and the generals.
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Write the question this chart is for.
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How this system reads
How the result is formed
An explicit wall-clock time produces the monthly general, the rotating plates, the four lessons and the three transmissions. The time entered is the time the cast is sealed to; the monthly general changes at the exact 中气 moment, converted to your browser’s time zone.
How to read it responsibly
Da Liu Ren is a classical calendrical ritual, not proof of future events. It needs a precise question and a faithful cast time, and must not replace professional judgment.
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What is Da Liu Ren and how do you start?
What is Da Liu Ren? A plain guide to the classical Chinese method: where it comes from, what one chart holds and how to cast your first one free.
Three transmissions in Da Liu Ren: how they form
The three transmissions of Da Liu Ren come from the four lessons. See the nine methods, how Zei Ke picks the first, and one plate worked through.
Da Liu Ren month general and how the plate turns
The Da Liu Ren month general changes at each middle solar term. A twelve-row table, the exact change moment, and the example chart turned onto its hour.
Da Liu Ren lesson patterns and how to spot each
Da Liu Ren lesson patterns, or lesson types, name how the first transmission was taken. All twelve, how to spot each, and one day that shows seven.
How to read a Da Liu Ren chart, layer by layer
How to read a Da Liu Ren chart in the order it was cast: the moment, the plates, the four lessons, the three transmissions and the generals they ride.
Da Liu Ren four lessons: how they are laid out
The Da Liu Ren four lessons come from the day stem's lodging palace and the day branch on the turned plate. One real moment, worked step by step.