QIMEN DUNJIA

What is Qimen Dunjia?

Qimen Dunjia is a traditional Chinese divination system of time and direction that constructs a chart called the “Nine Palaces” based on the time a question is asked, and reads from it the direction and timing best suited to taking action. It is said to have once been used in military strategy, and is counted among the “Three Great Chinese Divinations” alongside Da Liu Ren and Tai Yi Shen Shu.

Overview

System

Omen Reading (read from a chart cast from the time of the question)

Origin

China

What You Need

The time of the question

Best For

Career, life, timing, and either-or decisions

Time Frame

Days ahead and about 90 days

Origins & History

Qimen Dunjia is a traditional Chinese system of time-and-direction divination, counted among the “Three Great Chinese Divinations” alongside Da Liu Ren and Tai Yi Shen Shu. It is a systematized calendrical divination that combines the yin-yang thought of the I Ching, the Five Elements, the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches, and astronomical concepts, constructing a chart called the “Nine Palaces” based on the time a question is asked.

It is said to have originally been used for military strategy and matters of state, developed for the purpose of determining the direction and timing best suited to taking action. It continues to be used today as a practical divination for real-world decisions, primarily across Chinese-speaking regions such as mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.

How It Works

1. 01Decide on a single question you want to ask.
2. 02Calculate the Nine Palaces chart based on the time the question was asked.
3. 03Check the combination of stems, branches, and directions placed within the chart.
4. 04Receive the suited action or timing from the reading text corresponding to that combination.

What It Reveals

Qimen Dunjia is well suited to practical questions, such as career decisions, identifying the timing or direction for taking action, or a nudge on an either-or choice. However, constructing and interpreting the chart requires specialized knowledge, making it feel less familiar to newcomers than systems such as the I Ching or Four Pillars of Destiny.

Related Methods

I Ching (Zhou Yi)Four Pillars of Destiny (Bazi)Feng ShuiZi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology)

References

• Wikipedia: Qimen Dunjia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qimen_Dunjia)