shipan 式盤 · shìpán

Da Liu Ren — the board of human affairs and events

Belonging to the triad of the Three Arts 三式 sānshì, 大六壬 dà liùrén is the discipline for understanding human affairs and everyday matters in fine detail. By reading the heaven plate turned over the earth, the four lessons and the three transmissions, it shows the origin, the development and the final outcome of a situation.

Generate a Liu Ren board here to examine the hidden dynamics of an event, a relationship or a practical question.

How this is computed
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general of the month: pole of the sky 天罡 tiāngāng · 辰 chén autumn equinox

three transmissions

  1. first 巳 sì the hooked array 勾陳 gōuchén Yin Fire 丁 dīng
  2. middle 申 shēn the white tiger 白虎 báihǔ Yang Metal 庚 gēng
  3. last 寅 yín the flying serpent 螣蛇 téngshé Yang Wood 甲 jiǎ

four lessons

  1. first lesson 巳 sì / 戊 wù
  2. second lesson 巳 sì / 巳 sì
  3. third lesson 午 wǔ / 午 wǔ
  4. fourth lesson 午 wǔ / 午 wǔ

heaven over earth

earthheavengeneral
Rat 子 zǐ子 zǐthe celestial queen 天后 tiānhòu
Ox 丑 chǒu丑 chǒuthe noble 貴人 guìrén
Tiger 寅 yín寅 yínthe flying serpent 螣蛇 téngshé
Rabbit 卯 mǎo卯 mǎothe vermilion bird 朱雀 zhūquè
Dragon 辰 chén辰 chénthe six harmonies 六合 liùhé
Snake 巳 sì巳 sìthe hooked array 勾陳 gōuchén
Horse 午 wǔ午 wǔthe azure dragon 青龍 qīnglóng
Goat 未 wèi未 wèithe void 天空 tiānkōng
Monkey 申 shēn申 shēnthe white tiger 白虎 báihǔ
Rooster 酉 yǒu酉 yǒuthe constant 太常 tàicháng
Dog 戌 xū戌 xūthe dark warrior 玄武 xuánwǔ
Pig 亥 hài亥 hàithe great yin 太陰 tàiyīn

drawn by: the still plate 伏吟 fúyín · taking its own

The calendar

term
寒露 hánlù cold dew
month opened at
寒露 hánlù cold dew
lunar
2026 · 9/2

The page of the almanac 曆注 lìzhù

Day officer
成 chéng complete · 戊午
Lodge of the day
星日 xīng the star
God of the day
天刑 tiānxíng the celestial punishment 凶
Virtues of the month
天德 Yang Fire天德合 Yin Metal月德 Yang Fire月德合 Yin Metal
The day carries
三合 the threefold union 吉天倉 the granary of heaven 吉要安 the needful ease 吉
Year gods 丙午
太歲 Horse歲破 Rat大將軍 Rabbit太陰 Dragon黃幡 Dog豹尾 Dragon喪門 Monkey弔客 Dragon白虎 Tiger病符 Snake死符 Pig大煞 Horse劫煞 Pig災煞 Rat歲煞 Ox大耗 Rat小耗 Pig歲枝德 Pig歲德 Yang Fire歲德合 Yin Metal破敗五鬼 southwest奏書 southeast博士 northwest力士 southwest蠶室 northeast金神 Tiger, Rabbit, Horse, Goat, Rat, Ox

Schools followed

The year of the pillars begins
at 立春 lìchūn, where the solar year turns
The day begins
at the hour of the Rat 子時 zǐshí, 23:00
Which verse seats the noble (貴人 guìrén)
甲 jiǎ with 戊 wù and 庚 gēng, at 丑 chǒu and 未 wèi

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