Although it is a scientific age, Liuren provides people with a new perspective, helping us to gain spiritual comfort and enhance our sense of control over the future when facing uncertainties in life.
Xiao Liu Ren is widely used among the people, especially in predicting common affairs in daily life:
In the long history of ancient China, Xiao Liu Ren, as a unique branch of traditional divination, has a long history. With its simplicity, exquisiteness and ease of operation, it has been widely circulated among the people and has a far-reaching influence. Now, let us clear the fog of history and explore the mysterious world of Xiao Liu Ren divination.
There are many theories about the origin of Xiao Liu Ren, which casts a veil of mystery on it. One view is that it was born in the Tang Dynasty and evolved from the "Liu Ren Shi Ke" created by the calendarist Li Chunfeng. Based on the traditional Liu Ren theory, Li Chunfeng combined the month, day, and time to predict good and bad luck by pinching the palm of the hand. Because the method is simple, it is named "Xiao Liu Ren" to distinguish it from the complicated "Da Liu Ren".
Detailed explanation of the operation steps of Xiao Liu Ren：
Xiao Liu Ren divination closely relies on the lunar calendar time, and divides a day into twelve hours, each of which corresponds to a different zodiac sign: Zi Shi (23:00 to 01:00) is rat, Chou Shi (01:00 to 03:00) is ox, Yin Shi (03:00 to 05:00) is tiger, Mao Shi (05:00 to 07:00) is rabbit, Chen Shi (07:00 to 09:00) is dragon, Si Shi (09:00 to 11:00) is snake, Wu Shi (11:00 to 13:00) is horse, Wei Shi (13:00 to 15:00) is sheep, Shen Shi (15:00 to 17:00) is monkey, You Shi (17:00 to 19:00) is chicken, Xu Shi (19:00 to 21:00) is dog, and Hai Shi (21:00 to 23:00) is pig.
When doing divination, the steps are clear and specific:
1. Determine the Moon Palace: Starting from the lunar month, count from Da'an. January corresponds to Da'an, February corresponds to Liulian, and so on, until you reach the position of the evil spirits in the current month. For example, if you want to predict the events of March, start from Da'an, January is Da'an, February is Liulian, and March is Suxi. At this time, the Moon Palace is determined to be Suxi.
2. Calculate the Sun Palace: Take the Moon Palace position just determined as the starting point of the first day of the month, and continue to count clockwise in the order of the evil spirits until you reach the position of the evil spirits corresponding to the current lunar date. Continuing with the example of March above, start counting from Suxi, Suxi is the first day of the month, Chikou is the second day of the month, Xiaoji is the third day of the month, Kongwang is the fourth day of the month, Da'an is the fifth day of the month... Assuming you want to calculate the fifth day of March, when you count to the fifth day of the month, the corresponding evil spirit is Da'an, and the Sun Palace is Da'an.
3. Determine the hour palace: Take the position of the sun palace as the starting point of the Zi hour, and count clockwise again according to the order of the gods and demons, and count to the position of the gods and demons corresponding to the current hour, which is the final divination result. For example, if it is noon, start counting from Da'an, Da'an is the Zi hour, Liulian is the Chou hour, Suxi is the Yin hour, Chikou is the Mao hour, Xiaoji is the Chen hour, Kongwang is the Si hour, and Da'an is the Wu hour. The final divination result is Da'an.
The gods and demons corresponding to the final palace can be used to infer the development trend and good or bad luck of things. For example, if Da'an is obtained, it indicates that the matter will be smooth and worry-free; if Liulian is obtained, it may face delays and repetitions.