The pairing of an South-octant main door (Li, 離) with a West-octant master bedroom (Dui, 兌) is one of the 64 cells in the classical 阳宅三要 (Yang Zhai San Yao — “Three Essentials of the Yang Dwelling”) door × master matrix. Under 八宅 (Eight Mansions) doctrine, this specific pairing falls into the 五鬼宅 outcome class.
Classical reading
離門兌主:五鬼宅:暗害陰謀,盜賊損失,朋友反目,諸事多舛。
Classical 阳宅三要 reading for 離門兌主, in the 五鬼宅 (Wu Gui) outcome class. Households commonly report patterns of betrayal by close associates, opportunistic theft, sudden conflict from previously-trusted relationships, and disturbed sleep with paranoid waking patterns. The classical attribution ‘five ghosts’ refers to the unexpected, multi-source nature of the friction — harm arrives from quarters the household didn’t anticipate and from people previously assumed safe.
What households in this configuration commonly experience
Households commonly report patterns of betrayal by close associates, opportunistic theft, sudden conflict from previously-trusted relationships, and disturbed sleep with paranoid waking patterns. The classical attribution ‘five ghosts’ refers to the unexpected, multi-source nature of the friction — harm arrives from quarters the household didn’t anticipate and from people previously assumed safe.
Why generic guidance for 離門兌主 fails
The 阳宅三要 outcome class is one of three layers that determine how a configuration actually plays out for a specific household. The other two layers — the building’s 玄空 (Xuan Kong) period and mountain/water chart, and each occupant’s personal BaZi and Zi Wei Dou Shu charts — modify the classical reading substantially. The same 離門兌主 configuration can read as “severely inauspicious” under one period chart and shift register under another. It can support one occupant’s chart and clash with a co-occupant’s. Generic per-pairing guidance can name the classical register and the most-watched caveats, but it cannot tell you which apply to your household.
The classical doctrine itself is explicit about this: 阳宅三要 sets the foundational pairing, but the household’s actual experience requires the additional layers to read. Master Sean Chan’s blog post on the chart-house interconnection covers this multi-layer reading.