The Eight Gates govern human action — Open, Rest, Life, Injury, Block, Scenic, Death, Alarm — each with its element, palace fortune, and typical use.
Ba Men (Eight Gates) - Auspicious/Inauspicious Classification · Xiu Men (Rest Gate) · Sheng Men (Life Gate) · Kai Men (Open Gate) · Ba Men (Eight Gates) – Overview · Jing Men (Alarm Gate) · Du Men (Closed Gate) · Shang Men (Wound Gate) · Jing Men (Scenic/Brightness Gate) · Si Men (Death Gate) · Eight Gates - Nine Palaces Directional Wheel · Eight Gates (Ba Men) - Flourishing, Auspicious, Resting, Confined, Dead - Definition · Eight Gates—Prosperity, Strength, Growth, Harm, Closure, Scene, Death, Fright Across Eight Trigram Palaces · Zhi Fu (Value Officer) — Tian Yi (Heavenly Emissary) — Zhi Shi Men (Value Officer Gate) — System · Eight Gates (Ba Men) - Flourishing/Declining States by Lunar Month
The Nine Stars govern timing and temperament, with their nature, strength by season, and symbolism.
Tian Ren (Celestial Responsibility Star) · Nine Stars (General Discussion) · Tian Fu (Heaven's Support Star) · Tian Chong (Heaven's Impulse) · Tian Peng (Heaven's Canopy) · Tian Qin (Heavenly Fowl Star) · Tian Rui (Heaven's Auspice) · Tian Xin (Heaven's Heart) · Tian Zhu (Heavenly Pillar Star) · Tian Ying (Heaven's Brilliance) Star · Matrix of Nine Stars' Flourishing, Prosperous, Declining, Weakening, and Waste States (Nine Palaces × Nine Stars) · Nine Stars Prosperous, Auspicious, Declining, Restrained, Waste Matrix (Lunar Month × Nine Stars)
The Eight Deities represent hidden support — Value Officer, Nine Heavens, Nine Earths, Six Harmony, Grand Yin, Coiling Snake, White Tiger, Dark Warrior.
Ba Shen Zong Lan (Eight Deities Overview) · Zhi Fu (Value Officer) · Jiu Tian (Nine Heavens) · Liu He (Six Harmonies) · Tai Yin (Greater Yin) · Jiu Di (Nine Earths) · Teng She (Soaring Serpent) · Zhu Que (Vermilion Phoenix) · Bai Hu (White Tiger) · Xuan Wu (Dark Warrior) · Gou Chen (Hooking Celestial Worthy)
The Qi Men pattern dictionary — auspicious and inauspicious formations such as Green Dragon Returns to Head, Jade Maiden Guards the Gate, and more.
Yu Nü Shou Men (Jade Maiden Guarding the Gate) · Qing Long Fan Shou (Green Dragon Returns to Head) · Fei Niao Die Xue (Flying Bird Drops into Nest) · Three Frauds and Five Falsities · Zhen Zha (Genuine Fraud) · Zhong Zha (Heavy Deception) · Xiu Zha (Rest Fraud) · Gui Jia (Ghost Fraud) · Shen Jia (Divine Fraud) · Tian Jia (Heavenly Falsification) · Ren Jia (Human Deception) · Di Jia (Earth Fraud) · Huan Yi (Joy and Harmony) · Xiang Zuo (Minister and Assistant) · Di Dun (Earth Escape) · Tian Dun (Heaven's Evasion) · Jiu Dun (Nine Evasions) · Ren Dun (Human Escape) · Shen Dun (Divine Evasion) · Feng Dun (Wind Evasion) · Gui Dun (Ghost Escape) · Yun Dun (Cloud Escape) · Qing Long Tao Zou (Azure Dragon Flees) · Teng She Yao Jiao (Soaring Serpent Delicate Entanglement) · Bai Hu Chang Kuang (White Tiger Rampant) · Tiger Escape (Hu Dun) · Long Tun (Dragon Escape) · Zhu Que Tou Jiang (Vermillion Phoenix Throws Itself into the River) · Ri Qi Fu Yin (Sun Qi Suppressed Chant) · Qi Yi Shun Sui (Odd Instruments Smooth Progress) · Qi Yi Xiang Zuo (Strange Instrument with Auspicious Support) · Yin Hai Yang Men (Yin Harms Yang Gate) · Ri Qi Bei Xing (Day Stem Qi Punished) · Ri Qi Ru Mu (Sun-Qi Enters Tomb) · Qi Ru Di Wang (Qi Enters Earth Net) · Ri Qi Ru Di (Day Qi Enters Earth) · Ri Yue Bing Xing (Sun and Moon Moving Together) · Yue Qi Bei Chi (Moon Qi Contradiction Heat) · Xing Qi Zhu Que (Star Harmony, Red Phoenix) · Huo Bei Ru Xing (Fire Rebellious Entering Punishment) · Ying Ru Tai Bai (Venus Entering Taibaiwai / Detriment of Metal) · Sun-Moon in Conjunction (Day-Month Alliance) · Fire Enters Heaven's Net · Bei Chi Hua Gai · Qi Ru Tai Yin (Qi into Tai Yin) · Yu Nü Qi Sheng (Jade Maiden Strange Generation) · Xing Sui Yue Zhuan (Star Follows Moon) · Huo Ru Gou Chen (Fire Enters Hooked Serpent) · Yu Nu Xing Sha (Jade Maiden Riding the Sha) · Five Deities Mutual Matching · Qing Long Zhuan Guang (Azure Dragon Transforms Light) · Yu Nu Fu Hu (Jade Maiden Subdues Tiger) · Qing Long Yao Ming (Azure Dragon Manifest Brilliance) · Qing Long He Hui (Green Dragon Convergence) · Gui Ren Ru Yu (Noble Person Enters Prison) · Zhi Fu Fei Gong (Value Officer Flying Palace) · Qing Long Fu Yin (Azure Dragon Subdued Chant) · Huo Bei Di Hu (Fire Rebellious Earth Door) · Mu Shen Bu Ming (Tomb Deity Unclear) · Qing Long Po Yu (Azure Dragon Breaks Prison) · Qing Long Zhe Zu (Azure Dragon's Broken Foot) · Qing Long Hua Gai (Azure Dragon Canopy) · Dog Meets Green Dragon · Di Hu Zhe Gui (Earth Gate Obscures Ghost) · Xing Ge Fan Ming (Punishment Configuration Reversal) · You Hun Ru Mu (Wandering Spirit Enters Tomb) · Zhu Que Ru Mu (Vermillion Bird Enters Tomb) · Di Wang Gao Zhang (Earth Net High Spread) · Tai Bai Shou Xing (Venus Receives Punishment) · Tai Bai Feng Xing (Venus Encounters Star) · Tai Bai Ru Ying (Metal Star Enters Firefly Gate Configuration) · Di Xing Xuan Wu (Earth Punishment Dark Warrior) · Tai Bai Fu Gong (Great White Subdued Palace) · Tai Bai Da Xing (Great Metal Punishment) · Tai Bai Tong Gong (Metal Star Same Palace) · Tai Bai Tui Wei (Metal Star Retreats) · Tai Bai Zhong Feng (Metal's Heavy Blade) · Ru Yu Zi Xing (Entering Prison Through Self-Punishment) · Tai Bai Chong Xing (Metal Star Clashing Punishment) · Yu Shen De Qi (Prison God Obtains Qi) · Kun Long Bei Shang (Trapped Dragon Wounded) · Gan He Bei Shi (Stem Accord Betrays Teacher) · Tian Lao Hua Gai (Heavenly Prison Flowery Cover) · Bai Hu Chu Li (White Tiger Unleashes Force) · Xiong She Ru Yu (Sinister Serpent Enters Prison) · Xiao She De Shi (Minor Snake Gains Advantage) · Fu Yin Tian Ting (Hidden Yin Heaven's Palace) · Water Snake Enters Fire · Fan Yin She Xing (Reverse Chant Snake Punishment) · Xiao She Hua Long (Little Snake Transforms into Dragon) · Tai Bai Qin She (Grand White Captures Serpent) · Gan He She Xing (Stem Combination with Serpent Punishment) · Hua Gai Bei Shi (Flowery Canopy Betrays Teacher) · Hua Gai Feng Xing (Canopy Star Encounter) · She Ru Di Luo (Serpent Enters Earth Net) · Yin Yang Heavy Earth · Teng She Xiang Chan (Heavenly Serpent Entwined) · Tai Bai Ru Wang (White Tiger Enters the Net) · Hua Gai Di Hu (Canopy Earth Door) · Tian Yi He He (Heavenly Stem Union Configuration) · Heaven's Net Covers Earth Prison · Teng She (Celestial Snake) Yao Jiao (Arching High) · Fu Jian Teng She (Repeated Encounter with Teng She) · Tian Wang Si Zhang (Heaven's Net Spreads Wide)
Void, Tomb, Punishment, Palace Clash — what these board states mean and how to work with them.
Liu Yi Ji Xing (Six Instruments Strike Punishment) · Men Po (Gate Oppression) · Kong Wang (Void/Empty) · Fu Yin (Hidden Resonance) · Fan Yin (Contrary Resonance) · Liu Yi Ji Xing Zhi Xiang (Six Yin Strikes Punishment Symbol) — Ren/Gui (Heavenly Stems) · Si Xiong (Four Inauspicious) · Inner Plate & Outer Plate · Yang Escape (Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice) · Tian Wang Si Zhang (Heaven's Net Four Expansions) · Ying Qi (Response Period) · Tian Fu Shi (Heavenly Radiance Hour) · Yu Nu Shi (Jade Maiden Moment) · Inner and Outer Palaces • Yin Dun (Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice)
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