Basic Concepts of Qimen Dunjia

Ten Heavenly Stems

Six Jia and Six Yi

• Six Jia (Hidden): Jia Zi, Jia Xu, Jia Shen, Jia Wu, Jia Chen, Jia Yin
• Six Yi (Manifest): Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui

Liu Jia is hidden as the main commander, and Liu Yi appears on the board as a representative.

Three Wonders

Wonder	Heavenly Stems	Alias	Symbol	Attribute
Yi Qi	Yi	Ri Qi	Sun, Civilization	Auspicious
Bing Qi	C	Moon Oddity	Moon, Authority	Auspicious
Ding Oddity	Ding	Star Oddity	Stars, Hope	Auspicious

Nine Palaces

Qimen Dunjia uses the Post-Heaven Bagua plus the central palace, totaling nine palaces:

巽4  离9  坤2
震3  中5  兑7
艮8  坎1  乾6

Nine Palaces Numbers

• Kan 1, Kun 2, Zhen 3, Xun 4, Zhong 5, Qian 6, Dui 7, Gen 8, Li 9

Nine Palaces and Directions

• Kan Palace: Due North
• Kun Palace: Southwest
• Zhen Palace: Due East
• Xun Palace: Southeast
• Central Palace: Center
• Qian Palace: Northwest
• Dui Palace: Due West
• Gen Palace: Northeast
• Li Palace: Due South

Nine Stars

Star Name	Five Elements	Auspicious/Inauspicious	Main Features
Canopy	Water	Ominous	Thief, Obscurity
Tian Ren	Earth	Auspicious	Wealth, Marriage
Tian Chong	Wood	Ominous	Impulsiveness, Conflict
Tian Fu	Wood	Auspicious	Culture, Education
Tian Ying	Fire	Middle	Documents, Fire
Tian Rui	Earth	Ominous	Illness, disaster
Tian Zhu	Jin	Middle	Law, obstruction
Tian Xin	Jin	Great Auspice	Medical, Charity
Tianqin	Earth	Auspicious	Central, Harmony

Eight Gates

Gate Name	Five Elements	Auspicious/Inauspicious	Main Uses
Rest Gate	Water	Auspicious	Rest, Marriage, Seeking Wealth
Life Gate	Earth	Great Auspice	Seeking Wealth, Business, Property
Harm Gate	Wood	Ominous	Debt Collection, Hunting, Catching Thieves
Block Gate	Wood	Minor Misfortune	Hiding, training, seclusion
Jing Gate	Fire	Medium Auspicious	Documents, exams, banquets
Death Gate	Earth	Ominous	Funerals, last rites, lawsuits
Alarm Gate	Jin	Ominous	Fear, lawsuits, gossip
Open Door	Jin	Auspicious	Opening a business, traveling, seeking official positions

Eight Gods

Deity Name	Nature	Auspicious/Inauspicious	Main Function
Chief	Commander	Auspicious	Leaders, authority
Flying Serpent	Deceit	Ominous	False alarm, strange occurrences
Tai Yin	Conspiracy	Middle	Hidden, obscure
Six Harmonies	Harmony	Auspicious	Marriage, cooperation
White Tiger	Ominous	Great misfortune	Bloodshed, injury
Black Tortoise	Thief	Ominous	Theft, fraud
Nine Earths	Earth	Auspicious	Defense, concealment
Nine Heavens	Qian Metal	Auspicious	Attack, High Display

Chief, Assistant

Chief

• Among the nine stars, the one currently in season is the Chief
• Representative of the coach, leader
• The palace where the Chief is located is the most important position

Chief of Staff

• Among the Eight Doors, the door currently in season is the Chief of Staff
• Representative, Executor
• The palace where the Zhishi Gate is located is also very important.

Yin-Yang Dun

Qimen Dunjia is divided into Yin Dun and Yang Dun:

Yang Dun (Positive Escape)

• Time: From Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice (11th to 5th lunar month)
• Characteristics: Moves clockwise, from Palace 1 to Palace 9
• Symbolism: Rising Yang energy, growth of all things

Yin Dun

• Time: After Summer Solstice until before Winter Solstice (6th to 10th lunar month)
• Characteristics: Retrograde, from the Nine Palaces to the One Palace
• Symbolism: Yin energy descends, all things are stored

Number of Boards

Qimen Dunjia has a total of 18 boards (9 Yang boards, 9 Yin boards), each corresponding to a different time period.

Yang Dun Nine Boards

• Yang Dun Board One to Board Nine

Yin Dun Nine Bureaus

• Yin Dun Bureaus One to Nine

Three Trays

The Qimen Dunjia chart is divided into three layers:

Site

• Fixed and unchanging Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams
• Represents geographical directions

Heavenly Plate

• Nine Stars Flying Array
• Represents changes in celestial timing

Human Plate

• Eight Gates Arrangement
• Represents personnel activities

Divine Plate

• Distribution of Eight Deities
• Represents the influence of divine evil

Pattern

Auspicious Patterns

• Green Dragon Returns to Head: Jia Zi, Jia Xu, Jia Shen in the Kan Palace of the Earth Plate
• Flying Bird Falls into Cave: Yi, Bing, Ding obtain the Sheng Men (Life Gate) and Kai Men (Open Gate)
• Three Wonders Obtain Envoy: Three Wonders arrive at the Zhi Shi Men (Duty Gate)
• Qi Yi Xiang He (Mysterious and Auspicious Combinations): Such as Yi Geng He, Bing Xin He, etc.

Malicious Formations

• Fu Yin (Repetition): The heavenly disk and earthly disk are the same.
• Fan Yin (Reversal): The heavenly disk and earthly disk clash.
• San Qi Ru Mu (Three Wonders Entering the Tomb): The three wonders fall into the four tomb palaces (Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei)
• Men Po (Gate Clash): The gate's palace position is clashing.

Yong Shen (Useful God)

Select the corresponding Yong Shen based on the matter being divined:

Matter	Useful God
Seeking wealth	Life Gate
Marriage	Six Harmonies, Rest Door
Examination	Jing Gate, Tianfu Star
Litigation	Kai Gate, Tianxin Star
Illness	Tian Rui Star, Du Men
Travel	Kai Men, Zhi Shi Men
Lost Item	Xuan Wu, Tian Peng Star

Translation Methods

1. Look at the Chief and Assistant Deities: Determine the overall situation
2. Find the Palace of the Guiding Deity: Identify the corresponding guiding deity based on the matter being divined
3. Examine the Palace's Generating and Restraining Relationships: Analyze the five-element generating and restraining relationships
4. Assess the auspiciousness/inauspiciousness of the pattern: Determine if there is an auspicious or inauspicious pattern
5. Comprehensive judgment: Combine all elements to draw a conclusion

Tips

Qimen Dunjia judgment requires comprehensive consideration of multiple factors; avoid single-factor analysis. It is recommended to study more examples and accumulate experience.