QI MEN DUN JIA
Symbol Dictionary
Each symbol on a Qi Men chart, explained one by one — what it is, which layer of the chart to find it on, and how it reads across divination, destiny, feng shui and date selection.
Ten Stems
10- Jiathe head of everything that grows
- Yibends without breaking
- Bingthe light inside the trouble
- Dingthe small lamp in a dark room
- Wuthick ground, and the money resting on it
- Jithe soil below the surface
- Gengthe metal that blocks the road
- Xinthe fault that makes room for the new
- Renwater on the move
- Guiwater that soaks downward
Eight Gates
8Nine Stars
9- Tian-Pengthe star of cunning and of risk
- Tian-Ruithe star of illness and of nourishment
- Tian-Chongthe star of swift and forceful action
- Tian-Futhe star of learning and of assistance
- Tian-Qinthe star that sits at the centre and holds the whole
- Tian-Xinthe star of judgement and medicine
- Tian-Zhuthe star of the edge and the sharp tongue
- Tian-Renthe star that carries the weight
- Tian-Yingthe star of light and display
Eight Deities
10- Chiefthe chief of the eight deities
- Serpentthe deity of illusion and deceit
- Great Yinthe deity of quiet shelter
- Six Harmoniesthe guardian deity of unions
- White Tigerthe deity of force and bloodshed
- Hook Starthe deity of holding fast
- Dark Warriorthe deity of theft and concealment
- Vermilion Birdthe deity of speech and documents
- Nine Earththe deity of steadfast ground
- Nine Heaventhe deity of commanding force
Nine Palaces
9- Kan Palacethe northern water palace of peril
- Kun Palacethe southwestern earth palace of yielding
- Zhen Palacethe eastern wood palace of movement
- Xun Palacethe southeast wood palace of penetration
- Center Palacethe middle cell, with no trigram and no gate
- Qian Palacethe northwest metal palace of strength
- Dui Palacethe western metal palace of joy
- Gen Palacethe northeastern earth palace of stillness
- Li Palacethe southern fire palace of light