A detailed guide to Xiao Liuren, also called the Horse-Front Lesson: the six positions on the left hand, counting through month, day, and hour with worked examples, the meanings and verses of the Six Spirits, reading by Ti and Yong, and flexible and random ways of drawing numbers.
An introduction to Da Liuren, one of the Three Arts: how it differs from Xiao Liuren, BaZi, feng shui, and Qimen Dunjia, the heaven and earth plates on the palm, the omens of the Twelve Heavenly Generals, and a four-step method for beginners.
Da Liuren and Xiao Liuren compared by concept, origins, role, and structure: the former traces the whole course of human affairs through the heaven and earth plates, Four Lessons, Three Transmissions, and Twelve Heavenly Generals; the latter counts month, day, and hour on the Six Spirits for quick judgments.
What Da Liuren is, the five foundations a beginner must lay, the six core areas such as the Four Lessons and Three Transmissions, the heaven and earth plates, and the Twelve Heavenly Generals, the five stages of advanced study, and the five qualities a student of Liuren should cultivate.