傷門 (Harm Gate, Shāng Mén) is one of the 8 Gates (八門) of Qi Men Dun Jia, natively positioned at the east palace (震, wood element). The harm gate — 傷門 carries injury and aggressive-recovery registers; classically inauspicious for most consultations except debt collection and aggressive retrieval.
傷門: classical reading and register
傷門 represents a mode of action — the kind of activity that succeeds or fails when this gate is activated for a particular question. The 8 gates distribute across the eight cardinal/intercardinal palaces (the centre palace has no gate); each gate's native alignment with its home palace produces the strongest expression of its register.
Classical attributes
Native palace: east (震) — Luo Shu number 3
Element: wood
Tier: inauspicious
Domain: Injury, accident, hunting, debt collection, conflict resolution by force
Positive register (when activated favourably)
Hunting, debt collection, recovering what has been lost, military operations to retake territory, surgical intervention. When the consultation specifically concerns aggressive recovery of something taken, 傷門 supports the action.
Negative register (when activated unfavourably)
Personal injury, traffic accidents, sports injury, unwarranted aggression, conflicts that escalate beyond original intent. For most everyday consultations, 傷門 reads as a warning to delay or restructure the planned action.
When to consult 傷門
Read carefully for any question involving aggressive action, debt recovery, conflict, hunting, or physical undertakings with injury risk. Outside those specific contexts, generally inauspicious.
Why generic Harm Gate interpretation fails
傷門’s register interacts with the star, spirit, stem, and palace elements that share its palace in a specific consultation. The same Harm Gate reads very differently at its native east palace versus at a non-native palace where elemental conflict suppresses the gate. Master Sean Chan’s QMDJ forecasting consultation reads the gate’s actual activation for your specific question.
Practical priorities
Identify whether 傷門 is landing on a palace relevant to your question — the gate’s inauspicious register matters only when its palace alignment is part of your question’s chart geometry.
Read the gate’s native alignment — 傷門 at the east palace is the strongest expression of its register. Non-native alignments may produce 門迫 (Pressed Gate) where elemental conflict suppresses the gate.
Pair the gate with the star and spirit on the same palace for the full reading. Book a forecasting consultation for chart-aware interpretation.
Frequently asked questions
What does 傷門 mean in a Qi Men Dun Jia chart?
The harm gate — 傷門 carries injury and aggressive-recovery registers; classically inauspicious for most consultations except debt collection and aggressive retrieval. The gate's domain is injury, accident, hunting, debt collection, conflict resolution by force.
Where is 傷門 natively positioned?
傷門 natively occupies the east palace (震) in the Earth board. Native alignment produces the strongest expression of the gate's register; non-native alignments are read with attention to whether the elemental flow supports or suppresses the gate.
Is 傷門 always inauspicious?
The default tier is inauspicious, but the actual register depends on which palace the gate lands on, which star and spirit share that palace, and what your consultation is about. Even the most-watched gates have specific contexts where they read favourably (e.g., 死門 favours funeral arrangements; 傷門 favours debt recovery).
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