Qi Men Dun Jia — the spatio-temporal tactical chart
Considered among the most sophisticated systems of ancient Chinese imperial divination, 奇門遁甲 qímén dùnjiǎ maps the interaction between Space, Time and Action. Developed for military strategy, it integrates the influence of the nine stars, eight gates, eight spirits and the celestial stems of its two plates, earth and heaven, over geographic and temporal coordinates.
Use this section to cast the chart of an upcoming decision, or to weigh the strategic direction of a given moment.
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How the star and the gate stand to the season
- ▲ prospering 旺 wàng
- △ supported 相 xiàng
- ○ resting 休 xiū
- ▽ imprisoned 囚 qiú
- ▼ dying 死 sǐ
yin dun 9 · middle yuan
The calendar
- term
- 寒露 hánlù cold dew
- month opened at
- 寒露 hánlù cold dew
- lunar
- 2026 · 9/2
The page of the almanac 曆注 lìzhù
- Day officer
- 成 chéng complete · 戊午
- Lodge of the day
- 星日 xīng the star
- God of the day
- 天刑 tiānxíng the celestial punishment 凶
- Virtues of the month
- 天德 Yang Fire天德合 Yin Metal月德 Yang Fire月德合 Yin Metal
- The day carries
- 三合 the threefold union 吉天倉 the granary of heaven 吉要安 the needful ease 吉
- Year gods 丙午
- 太歲 Horse歲破 Rat大將軍 Rabbit太陰 Dragon黃幡 Dog豹尾 Dragon喪門 Monkey弔客 Dragon白虎 Tiger病符 Snake死符 Pig大煞 Horse劫煞 Pig災煞 Rat歲煞 Ox大耗 Rat小耗 Pig歲枝德 Pig歲德 Yang Fire歲德合 Yin Metal破敗五鬼 southwest奏書 southeast博士 northwest力士 southwest蠶室 northeast金神 Tiger, Rabbit, Horse, Goat, Rat, Ox
- horse of the day: Monkey 申 shēn · 2
- horse of the hour: Tiger 寅 yín · 8
| palace | earth | heaven | star | gate | spirit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 north ☵ 坎 kǎn | Yin Wood 乙 yǐ | Yang Metal 庚 gēng | Pillar 天柱 tiānzhù · supported 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Shock 驚門 jīngmén · supported 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Dark Warrior 玄武 xuánwǔ |
| 2 southwest ☷ 坤 kūn | Yang Fire 丙 bǐng the centre lodges here: Yang Water 壬 rén | Yin Water 癸 guǐ | Assistant 天輔 tiānfǔ · imprisoned 我剋 wǒkè · controlling | Block 杜門 dùmén · imprisoned 我剋 wǒkè · controlling | Chief 值符 zhífú |
| 3 east ☳ 震 zhèn | Yin Fire 丁 dīng | Yin Wood 乙 yǐ | Canopy 天蓬 tiānpéng · dying 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Rest 休門 xiūmén · dying 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Union 六合 liùhé |
| 4 southeast ☴ 巽 xùn | Yin Water 癸 guǐ | Yin Earth 己 jǐ | Charge 天任 tiānrèn · prospering 剋我 kèwǒ · controlled | Life 生門 shēngmén · prospering 剋我 kèwǒ · controlled | Moon 太陰 tàiyīn |
| 5 centre 中 zhōng | Yang Water 壬 rén | Yang Water 壬 rén | Bird 天禽 tiānqín · prospering 比和 bǐhé · same phase | — | — |
| 6 northwest ☰ 乾 qián | Yin Metal 辛 xīn | Yang Fire 丙 bǐng | Grain 天芮 tiānruì · prospering 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Death 死門 sǐmén · prospering 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Nine Earth 九地 jiǔdì |
| 7 west ☱ 兌 duì | Yang Metal 庚 gēng | Yang Earth 戊 wù | Hero 天英 tiānyīng · resting 我剋 wǒkè · controlling | View 景門 jǐngmén · resting 我剋 wǒkè · controlling | Nine Heaven 九天 jiǔtiān |
| 8 northeast ☶ 艮 gèn | Yin Earth 己 jǐ | Yin Metal 辛 xīn | Heart 天心 tiānxīn · supported 生我 shēngwǒ · generated | Open 開門 kāimén · supported 生我 shēngwǒ · generated | White Tiger 白虎 báihǔ |
| 9 south ☲ 離 lí | Yang Earth 戊 wù | Yin Fire 丁 dīng | Rush 天沖 tiānchōng · imprisoned 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Harm 傷門 shāngmén · imprisoned 我生 wǒshēng · generating | Snake 螣蛇 téngshé |
| palace | gate | above / below | hexagram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 north ☵ 坎 kǎn | Shock 驚門 jīngmén | ☱ ☵ | ䷮ Oppression 困 kùn |
| 2 southwest ☷ 坤 kūn | Block 杜門 dùmén | ☴ ☷ | ䷓ Contemplation 觀 guān |
| 3 east ☳ 震 zhèn | Rest 休門 xiūmén | ☵ ☳ | ䷂ Difficult beginning 屯 zhūn |
| 4 southeast ☴ 巽 xùn | Life 生門 shēngmén | ☶ ☴ | ䷑ What has spoiled 蠱 gǔ |
| 6 northwest ☰ 乾 qián | Death 死門 sǐmén | ☷ ☰ | ䷊ Peace 泰 tài |
| 7 west ☱ 兌 duì | View 景門 jǐngmén | ☲ ☱ | ䷥ Opposition 睽 kuí |
| 8 northeast ☶ 艮 gèn | Open 開門 kāimén | ☰ ☶ | ䷠ Retreat 遯 dùn |
| 9 south ☲ 離 lí | Harm 傷門 shāngmén | ☳ ☲ | ䷶ Abundance 豐 fēng |
The gate’s trigram above, the palace’s below. 《奇門探索錄》 qíméntànsuǒlù, “a record of enquiry into Qi Men”, book eleven, 八門三合 bāménsānhé, “the eight gates in threefold combination”.
Configurations
- void · 1 空亡 kōngwáng auspicious and inauspicious 吉凶 jíxiōng
- void · 8 空亡 kōngwáng auspicious and inauspicious 吉凶 jíxiōng
- entombed · 6 入墓 rùmù inauspicious 凶 xiōng
- gate oppressed · 2 門迫 ménpò inauspicious 凶 xiōng
- gate oppressed · 7 門迫 ménpò inauspicious 凶 xiōng
- instrument struck · 4 擊刑 jīxíng inauspicious 凶 xiōng
Schools followed
- The ju is determined
- from the day, by five-day stretches: 拆補 chāibǔ
- The year of the pillars begins
- at 立春 lìchūn, where the solar year turns
- The day begins
- at the hour of the Rat 子時 zǐshí, 23:00
- The fifth and sixth spirits are named by
- the half of the year 陰陽異名 yīnyángyìmíng: 勾陳 gōuchén and 朱雀 zhūquè in a yang chart, 白虎 báihǔ and 玄武 xuánwǔ in a yin one
- When the chief 值符 zhífú and the chief gate 值使 zhíshǐ fall on the central palace, they are read
- at 坤 kūn, which is the palace the centre lodges in: 《御定奇門寶鑑》 yùdìngqíménbǎojiàn