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Liù-Rén: an Elevated Perspective
by Jack Chiu
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Books |
| ISBN: |
978-988-18846-6-4 |
| Publisher: |
ACMC Hong Kong |
| Language: |
Chinese |
| No. of pages: |
338 pages |
| Dimensions: |
225 x 150mm |
| 1st Edition: |
Oct 2017 |
| 1st Print: |
Oct 2017 |
| Price: |
Overseas
Order: | | US$26.00 |  | | plus shipping US$17.80 |
| Hong Kong
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六壬 Liù-Rén, one of 古三式 the Three Ancient Boards …
《唐六典》：太卜令掌卜筮之法，以占邦家動用之事。……。凡式，占辨三式之同異。
一曰雷公式。二曰太乙式，並禁私家畜。三曰六壬式，士庶通用之。
《唐六典》is a document regarding official systems in the TÁNG Dynasty. It outlines the government structures and their related job descriptions. There is a clear requirement in the chapter of 太卜令 that the Royal Soothsayers have to know the techniques of the Three Ancient Boards, which included Jī Mèn Dùn-Jiǎ, Tài-Yǐ and Liù-Rén, in order to cross-check the prediction.
There are ancient archives regarding Tài-Yǐ available today, and yet it is still the most mysterious technique among the Three Ancient Boards. Not because it is difficult to learn, but because there is no update in Tài-Yǐ calendar since the SÒNG Dynasty.
A traditional Liù-Rén chart consists of three parts: 月將加時 the LAST chart, 四課 the Four Pillars, and 三傳 the Three Derivatives. LAST is the abbreviation of the 地方視恆星時 Local Apparent Sidereal Time and is fundamental to 六壬課 a Liù-Rén Setting. It is also used to determine 命宮 the Ascendant of a Natal Chart in both Chinese and Western Astrology.
The Four Pillars are derived from the LAST chart with reference to the Stem and Branch of 占日 the Date of Casting. It represents the initial reflection of the divination and is also used to determine the Three Derivatives. The concept of “Auspiciousness is the reflection of change” in 《易》“Yi” can be extended to Liù-Rén, where Liù-Rén practitioners believe that 剋 De-vitalization is causing the change, and that the Three Derivatives represents the initial, intermediate and final status of the divination.
“Liù-Rén: an Elevated Perspective” reveals not just how Liù-Rén works, but also a different perspective of how to read a Liù-Rén chart. This book covers the following topics:
- The Origin of Liù-Rén
- The Liù-Rén Settings
- The typical meanings of the Twelve Celestial Figures
- Liù-Rén in real life
- Case study in 《吳越春秋》 “The Spring and Autumn Annals of WU and YUE”
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Table of Contents
Part 1: The Origin of Liù-Rén
In search of the origin of Liù-Rén via 《周禮》 the Book of Rites, 《吳越春秋》 the Spring and Autumn Annals of WU and YUE, and 《唐六典》 the Six Hierarchies of TANG.
Part 2: The Fundamentals of Liù-Rén
Detailed explanations of the theory of Wǔ-Xíng related to Liù-Rén.
Part 3: Liù-Rén Setting
Introducing the 9 methods for Liù-Rén settings.
Part 4: The typical meanings of the Twelve Celestial Figures
Reveals the traditional meanings of the Twelve Celestial Figures in Liù-Rén.
Part 5: Liù-Rén in Real Life
Demonstrates the applications of Liù-Rén.
Appendix I: Table of 64 Settings versus the 64 Hexagrams
Display the relationship between the 64 hexagrams versus the traditional 64 settings.
Appendix II: Case Study of Liù-Rén divinations
Case study of Liù-Rén divinations highlighted in the Spring and Autumn Annals of WU and YUE.
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Who Should Buy This Book
This book is written for people who are interested in studying and practicing Liù-Rén, one of the board techniques in divination.
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