1. Understand the principles of the10 Heavenly Stems
The Yin and Yang of the 10 Heavenly Stems
What is Yang Stem Yin application and Yin Stem Yang application ( 阳体阴用,阴体阳用)
The Five Combinations
The Five Clashes
Elaboration on the Combinations
Elaboration on the Clashes

2. Understand the principles and the applications of the 12 Earthly Branches
The Six Combinations
The Six Clashes
The Compatible Systems
The Three Penalties
The Six Damages

3. Hidden Heavenly Stems on Earthly Branches
Where and How they derive ?

4. The Five Elements
The Twelve Stages of the Life Cycle of Five Element
The Producing or Generating Cycle
The Draining or Weakening Cycle
The Controlling or Conquering Cycle

5. How to insert Liu Shen (the Six Gods)
(Why is called 6 gods and not 10 gods?)
Zheng Guan and Qi Sha (Power)
Zheng Yin and Pian Yin (Resource)
Zheng Cai and Pian Cai (Wealth)
Shi Shen and Shang Guan (Output)
Bi Jian and Jie Cai (Parallel)

6. The relationship of family members to the Six Aspects, How to draw the family tree.
Mother (Yin)
Husband or Child (Guan or Sha)
Wife or Father (Cai)
Brother and Sister ( Bi Jian or Jue Cai)

7. How to plot a Ba Zi.
How to insert the luck cycle, Time cycle.

8. How to determine the strength of the Day Master
a) By Season
b) By Location
c) By Surrounding