休門 (Rest Gate, Xiū Mén) is one of the 8 Gates (八門) of Qi Men Dun Jia, natively positioned at the north palace (坎, water element). The rest gate — 休門 supports peaceful undertakings, hospitality, romantic introductions, and wealth that arrives through stillness.
休門: classical reading and register
休門 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: north (坎) — Luo Shu number 1
Element: water
Tier: auspicious
Domain: Rest, recuperation, peaceful gatherings, romantic introductions, wealth-generation through stillness
Positive register (when activated favourably)
Successful rest and recovery, peaceful family gatherings, romantic introductions that lead to long-term partnerships, wealth that arrives without effort, hospitality, social dinners. The water-element stillness supports activities that benefit from receptive rather than aggressive action.
Negative register (when activated unfavourably)
Stagnation, missed opportunity, the 'too restful' register where decisive action was needed but the gate kept things still.
When to consult 休門
Favourable for questions about rest, hospitality, romantic introductions, peaceful gatherings, indirect wealth-generation, and any consultation where stillness is the right action.
Why generic Rest Gate interpretation fails
休門’s register interacts with the star, spirit, stem, and palace elements that share its palace in a specific consultation. The same Rest Gate reads very differently at its native north 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 休門 is landing on a palace relevant to your question — the gate’s auspicious register matters only when its palace alignment is part of your question’s chart geometry.
Read the gate’s native alignment — 休門 at the north 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 休門 mean in a Qi Men Dun Jia chart?
The rest gate — 休門 supports peaceful undertakings, hospitality, romantic introductions, and wealth that arrives through stillness. The gate's domain is rest, recuperation, peaceful gatherings, romantic introductions, wealth-generation through stillness.
Where is 休門 natively positioned?
休門 natively occupies the north palace (坎) 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 休門 always auspicious?
The default tier is auspicious, 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 reliably-favourable gates can read with caution when the surrounding pattern is unfavourable.
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