算命是我国从古代流传至今的一种传统文化，我们所说的算命是民间俗称，学术上的专业称谓叫预测，研究算命的学术叫易学、也叫术数。
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占测这门类玄学在中国历史上源远流长，其起源有据可考可追溯到最早的伏羲氏，之后周文王演八卦，则算命开始逐步得以发展，具体的发展过程比较漫长，每一代都有或多或少的贡献。“算命”是将中国传统易学文化中的“天人合一”原理应用于预测人生轨迹变化规律的方法。术数家用人出生的“年、月、日、时”按天干、地支依次排列成四个柱八个字（称为“四柱八字”），再用所排的干支所属五行生克推算人的命运，断定人的吉凶祸福。
易学在中国历史上源远流长，据中国之声《新闻晚高峰》报道，算命或起于先秦，当古埃及人用纸草记事、古巴比伦人以泥版为书时，中国的古人劈竹成篾，削薄打磨、火烤编连，将最鲜活的史实书于竹简，传遗后世。算命的起源大约可以追溯到夏商时期，从出土的甲骨文大多是卜辞这一点可以得到印证，那时候的人们在举行婚嫁、征伐、祭祀等重大事情之前，都会烧龟甲或演蓍草对该事进行虔诚的卜筮，借此判断吉凶，这大抵是早期算命术的萌芽。到了周朝时期，周文王、周公等人在前人经验的基础上整理成书，取名为《周易》，才把卜筮之术上升到理论层面。人们对命运的大胆探索及阴阳五行学说的确立是在春秋时期，再到东汉王充禀气说的创立，使中国的命学理论有了明确的哲学根基，逐渐形成了一套有理论、有方法的卜卦算命系统，之后则算命开始逐步得以发展，具体的发展过程比较漫长。
算命以《易经》为根基、以阴阳五行体系为理论依据，其中《易经》有“三易”，包括《连山》、《归藏》、《周易》三部易书，内容极其丰富，对中国几千年来的政治、经济、文化等各个领域都产生了极其深刻的影响。是阐述天地世间关于万象变化的古老经典，是博大精深的辩证法哲学书，是中国传统思想文化中自然哲学与人文实践的理论根源，是古代汉民族思想、智慧的结晶，被誉为“大道之源”。
算命作为一门探究人类命运的学问，不乏对其感兴趣之人，有名的算命大师也有不少，唐代有李虚中、李淳风、袁天罡等，五代有徐居易，宋有徐子平、僧道洪，元有徐大升，明有刘伯温，清有沈孝瞻、陈素庵，民国有韦千里、袁树珊、任铁樵，现代有邵伟华，李居明，秦阳明等。更有许先潮盲派八字理论，盲派快速算命秘诀，金口铁断算命秘要等。
在古代算命通常是一种利用个人切身资讯，例如脸与手的纹路，出生八字、姓名笔划等配合术数来预测或判断命运吉凶福祸并且寻求指点迷津的行为亦称指迷算命。千百年来，经过人们的不断发展与完善，已经形成了一套较为完善的理论体系，而且已深深地扎根与人们的心灵中，经久不衰，显示了强大的生命力。
以下是西方算卦英文版
Heonlyhadahundredgoldcoinseachyearforlivingexpenses.Hewasn’trichlikesomepeople.
“Haha!Rand,justahundredgoldcoinsAren’tyouembarassed,sayingsuchanumberHowaboutthis.Loserpaystenthousandgold.Deal”ThenearbyYalesaidloudly.
“Tenthousandgold”
Uponhearingthesewords,manystudentsinthehotelsuckedinacoldbreath.Tenthousandgoldcoinswasnotasmallsum.Therewereperhapsonlyaveryfewnumberofstudentsinthehotelwhocouldsocasually,calmlybringoutsuchalargesum.
“Tenthousandgold”Randcouldn’thelpbutfeelhisheartshake.
Althoughhisclanwasalargeone,eachyear,heonlyreceivedthreethousandgoldinlivingexpenses.Hedidn’tcomespendmoneyattheHuadeliHoteleveryday.Today,heonlycametocelebratehimandRicksonbecomingthenumberoneandnumberthreevictorsofthetournament.
“Haha,don’thavetheballs”Yalepulledoutamagicard,wavingitaroundashespoke.
“Rand,agreetohim.”Ricksonsaid.“Wefourbrosshouldbeabletopooltogethertenthousandgoldcoins.Irefusetobelievethatthislittlepunkwhocameoutofnowherecanbeamatchforyou.”
Randandhisthreebrosglancedateachother.
“Fine!Tenthousandgolditis!”
Randsaidloudly,andthensneeredtowardsLinley,“Let’sgo.Thisplaceistoosmall.We’llgotothearenawherethetournamentwasheld.Ifyouhavecourage,followme!”Afterspeaking,Randarrogantlyleftthehotel,andhisthreebrosfollowedhim.
“Let’sgo.”Yale’seyeswereshining.
ReynoldsandGeorgewerealsoexcited.Linleynoddedaswellashecalmlychuckled,“SomeonewantstogiveustenthousandgoldHowcanwerefuse”
Linley,Yale,Reynolds,andGeorgeallleftthehotelaswell,directlyheadingforthearena.
Theentirehotelwasnowinanuproar.Aduelwithatenthousandgoldcoinwageronitwasrarelyseen,evenbysixthgradestudents.Andwhat’smore,oftheduelists,onewasthepersonwhohadjustwontheyearlytournamentforfirstgraders,Rand,andonewasamysteriouskidthatnooneknew.
Immediately,manypeoplepaidtheirtabsandheadedoffinthatdirectionaswell.
Thearenafloorwasmadeoflimestoneandextremelysturdy.
Rightnow,RandandLinleywereeachstandingonaseparatesideofanarenaduelingarea.
Beneaththeupraisedduelingareawasalargegroupofpeople.Afterall,thiswasdinnertime,soonthewayherefromtheHuadeliHotel,onepersonbecameten,andtenbecameahundred.Inashortperiodoftime,alargegroupofpeoplehadbeengathered.Thisexcitingduelwithatenthousandgoldwagerwasmorethanenoughtoattractmanyonlookers.
Seeinghowmanypeoplehadcomeandhownoisyithadbecome,alookofconfidenceappearedonRand’sface.
“Today,IamgoingtoengageinamagicalduelwiththiskidLinley,withtheloserpayingtenthousandgoldcoinsandhavingtoavoidtheotherinthefuture.Everyone,pleasebemywitnesses.”Randsaid.Heenjoyedthefeelingofbeingwatchedbymany.Hedidn’tsufferfromanystagefrightatall.
Immediately,manycheersexplodedfrombelow.Duringtheyearlytournament,Randhadmanysupporters,whileincontrast,veryfewpeopleweresupportingLinley.
ButLinleyjuststoodthereontheduelingareaquietly.
“Saidenough”Linleysaidcalmly.
Randsmiledarrogantly.“Let’sgo.”
RandandLinleyalmostsimultaneouslybegantochantthewordstoaspell.Asbothweremagiofthesecondrank,thespellstheyusedwereallofthefirstandsecondrankandwereeasytocast,requiringjustawordortwo.
“Whoosh!”
Sevensharpbladesofwindsprangintoexistence,slicingdirectlytowardsRand.
“Amagusofthesecondrank”Theexperiencedonlookerscouldimmediatelytell.
ButRandhadreleasedaspellatthesametime,andfiveballsofdullredflameshottowardsLinleyaswell.Thebladesofwindweremuchfasterthanthefireballs,however,andRandwasforcedtododgeinarathersorryfashion.ButLinleycasuallyandeffectivelysidesteppedthefireballs.And,whiledoingso,Linley’slipscontinuedtomoveasheexecutedhissecondspell.
Earthstylemagic–EarthTremor!
“Rumble….”
Randfeltthelimestonebeneathhisfeetbegintotrembleviolently.Underthesecircumstances,Randcouldn’tfocusenoughtochantanyspells.Immediatelyafterwards,Linleyreleasedhisthirdspell,andfivefistsofearthen-coloredstoneshotoutrapidlytowardshim.
Randcouldn’tevenmaintainhisfootingontheshakingearth.Hejustbarelydodgedtwoofthestones.
“Thud.”
OnestonesmashedintoRand’sstomach,immediatelycausinghimtovomitfreshblood.Randhurriedlyusedhisarmstocoverhischest.Twomorestrikingsoundswereheard,andRandwasdirectlythrownofftheduelingarea,hisentirebodycoveredwithdust.
Magicduel,Linley,victorious!
LinleycalmlyglancedatRandonce.Linleywasveryclearabouttheattackhehadjustused.Withjustamonth’srecoverytimeatmost,Randwouldbefine.Ifhe,Linley,haddecidedtobemerciless,hecouldhavedirectedthestonesatRand’sheadandmostlikelyfinishedhim.
“Adual-elementmagusofthesecondrank.Wehavesuchanexpertamongstusfirstgraders”
Theonlookingfirstgraderscalledout,astonished.Forasecondrankmagustoappearamongstthefirstgraderswasarareevent,muchlessadual-elementmagus,whowouldbetheabsolutestrongestamongstthem.
“Thiskidcontrolledhismageforceveryprecisely,andhisbodymovementswereverynimble.”
Someofthefifthandsixthgraderswereabitsurprised.Justnow,whenfacingthefireballs,Linleyhadbeenabletododgewhilecontinuingtochantthewordstoaspell.FromthisonecouldtellhowagileLinleywas.
“Haha,Rand,didyoureallythinkyouwerenumberoneOurdorm’sthirdbro,justusingmagic,isstillabletoeasilytrampleyou.”Yalelaughedloudly.
“Cough,cough.”Randstoodup,clutchinghischest.
Randknewinhisheartthatjustthen,Linleyhadshownmercy.
“Yale,tomorrow,bringLinley.I’llgowithyoutotheGoldenBankoftheFourEmpireslocalbranchtotransfermoney.Tenthousandgolds.I’llkeepmyword.”RandtookalonglookatthedistantLinley.ThisdefeatatLinley’shandshadtotallywokenRandupfromthearroganthazeofbeingagenius.
Evenifonewastalented,ifonewasn’tstrongenough,hewouldstillbedefeatedbyothers!
“Linley,thankyou!”Randsaid,bowing,causingYaleandotherstobestartled.Andthen,RandstaredatLinleyandsaidresolutely,“ButtherewillcomeadaywhenIwilldefeatyou.”
AndthenRand,stillclutchinghischest,leftwiththehelpofhisbros,returningtohisownresidence.
“Linley,youaretooawesome.Youwonyourbrosalotofface!”ReynoldsimmediatelyranoverandembracedLinley,whohadsteppeddown.
Linleyglancedaround.
Manypeoplewerenowstaringathimanddiscussinghim.MostofthetalentedpeopleattheErnstInstitutehadbecomewell-knownalready.NobodyexpectedsuchanindividualtoappearoutofnowhereamongstthefirstgradersandeasilydefeatRand,thetournamentchampion.
“HiLinley,mynameisDanni[Dan’ni],awatermagusofthefirstrank.I’mgladtomeetyou.”Immediately,agolden-hairedgirlwithatall,slenderfigurewalkedoverandsaidtoLinleywithasmile.
“Hi,mynameisLinley.”Linleydidn’thavethehabitoftalkingtostrangersmuch.“Sorry,I’mgoingtogotrainandenterthemeditativetrancenow.”
Afterspeaking,Linleyglancedexpressivelyathisthreebros.Yaleandtheothersknewwhathewasthinking,andimmediately,thefourbrosignoredeveryonearoundthemanddeparted,leavingbehindthatyounglady,Danni,whofrownedunhappily.
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Book2,GrowingUp,Chapter21–TheProulxGallery(part1)
TheGoldenBankoftheFourEmpireswasabankthathadbeenjointlyestablishedbytheYulancontinent’sFourGreatEmpires.Peoplewhowerecapableofopeningamagicrystalcardaccountwiththebankwereundoubtedlypeopleofgreatwealth.Giventhatthecarditselfcostahundredgoldcoins,normalpeoplewouldn’tbewillingtopartwithsuchahighsum.
Tenthousandgoldcoins,ifdividedintohand-sizedpouches,wouldfillahundredpouches.Evenaburlapricesackwouldbehalf-filledandveryheavy.
“Ahundredgoldcoins,gonelikethat.”WalkingoutfromthelocalbranchoftheGoldenBankoftheFourEmpireswithintheErnstInstitute,Linleycouldn’thelpbutsightohimself.Now,nexttohischest,wasamagicrystalcardofhisown.