The vast majority of people consult fortunetellers on the subjects of career and financial prospects, family affairs, marriage, birth, old age, sickness and death. So these topics are central to the art of divination.
一般說來，問命的人問的不外乎是升官發財、六親吉凶，以及姻緣、生老病死等，因此算命術也就以這幾樣為重心。