離宮 (South Palace, Lí Gōng) is one of the 9 Palaces (九宮) of Qi Men Dun Jia, based on the Luo Shu (洛書) square. The Li south palace — middle daughter, fame, examinations, public visibility; native star and gate amplify whatever lands here.
離宮: classical attributes and register
離宮 is the palace at Luo Shu position 9, governing the south direction. The fire element of this palace and the family-position assignment shape how the gate / star / spirit / stem components landing here are read.
The South palace governs questions about the middle daughter, fame and public visibility, formal examinations, ceremonies, and any matter involving fire (literal or metaphorical: passion-driven undertakings, intense visibility). Its native star 天英 (brilliance) and native gate 景門 (view) are both visibility-amplifying — favourable for public-facing questions, mixed for questions requiring privacy.
Why generic palace interpretation fails
The 離宮 palace's register is a baseline — what the palace contributes before any gate / star / spirit / stem lands on it. The actual reading for a specific consultation depends on which components occupy the palace at the time of the question. The native 天英 star and 景門 gate carry the strongest expression of the palace's intrinsic register; non-native components either amplify or moderate that baseline. Chart-aware reading reads what is actually present.
Practical priorities
Read the 離宮 palace's baseline register first — the palace contributes its element, trigram, family-position, and native-star/gate registers to whatever components land on it.
Identify the components actually landing on this palace in your current consultation. The chart-cast pattern is what determines the read; the palace's baseline is the canvas, not the painting.
Book a forecasting consultation via QMDJ forecasting service for chart-aware reading of any high-stakes question involving this palace.
Frequently asked questions
What does the 離宮 palace mean in QMDJ?
The Li south palace — middle daughter, fame, examinations, public visibility; native star and gate amplify whatever lands here. The palace governs middle daughter register, fame, public visibility, examinations, ceremonies, fire-related matters.
What is the 離宮 palace's family position?
The 離宮 palace is associated with the Middle Daughter role under classical doctrine. When questions about the middle daughter arise, the components landing on this palace are read with particular attention.
Why does the 離宮 palace have a native gate?
Each of the eight cardinal/intercardinal palaces has a native gate that is the strongest expression of that palace's elemental and directional register. The 離宮 palace's native gate is 景門 — when this gate lands on its native palace in a consultation, the configuration is at maximum strength of the gate's register.
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