The 8 Gates (八門) of Qi Men Dun Jia — 休 / 生 / 傷 / 杜 / 景 / 死 / 驚 / 開. Each gate represents a mode of action — the kind of activity that succeeds or fails when that gate is activated for a question.
8 Gates (八門): classical reference
The 8 Gates are distributed across the eight cardinal/intercardinal palaces (the centre palace has no gate). Each gate has a native palace where its register operates at maximum strength. Click into any gate for its classical attributes, register, and consultation guidance.
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