Qimen Direction Selection: Bearing, Timing, and Reality Checks
Direction selection maps a chosen matter palace to one broad Lo Shu bearing for a specific action and time window. It is a traditional decision hypothesis,…
Overview
Direction selection maps a chosen matter palace to one broad Lo Shu bearing for a specific action and time window. It is a traditional decision hypothesis, not a route plan, safety clearance, or permanent property judgment. Declare the origin, intended action, whether movement or facing matters, and the usable time window. Locate the matter anchor, preserve its palace bearing, then compare gate, star, deity, stems, vigor, void, and the named center-palace rule before proposing a direction.
At a glance
- Page role
- Question-specific reading guide
- Terms covered
- qi men direction · qimen auspicious direction
- Verification focus
- Declare the origin, intended action, whether movement or facing matters, and the usable time window. Locate the matter anchor, preserve its palace bearing, then compare gate, star, deity, stems, vigor, void, and the named center-palace rule before proposing a direction.
- Stop rule
- Never use a symbolic direction to override emergency instructions, security barriers, trespass rules, border controls, weather alerts, transport closures, navigation data, or qualified site inspection.
Direct answer and scope
Direction selection maps a chosen matter palace to one broad Lo Shu bearing for a specific action and time window. It is a traditional decision hypothesis, not a route plan, safety clearance, or permanent property judgment.
- Names and related terms: qi men direction
- Names and related terms: qimen auspicious direction
How the rule is formed or checked
Declare the origin, intended action, whether movement or facing matters, and the usable time window. Locate the matter anchor, preserve its palace bearing, then compare gate, star, deity, stems, vigor, void, and the named center-palace rule before proposing a direction.
Keep the cast moment, UTC offset, method version, palace, and interacting symbols visible before adopting an interpretation.
How to use this in a reading
Return the bearing as a bounded option with viable real-world routes, access requirements, a fallback, and a review trigger. Maps, opening hours, transport status, permissions, weather, and the person’s actual location select the executable route.
- Name the visible chart fact before assigning symbolic meaning.
- Compare the asker and matter anchors with every layer in their palaces.
- Record at least one supporting condition and one counter-signal.
- End with a reversible action and an observable review point.
Worked contrast
If the selected palace points east but the eastern route is closed, unsafe, or unauthorized, the chart does not reopen it. Test another lawful route or defer the action; changing the map to fit the symbol reverses the evidence order.
Common mistake and limit
Never use a symbolic direction to override emergency instructions, security barriers, trespass rules, border controls, weather alerts, transport closures, navigation data, or qualified site inspection.
Sources and editorial basis
- 猪野毅「奇門遁甲の基礎的研究」Abstract and pp. 161–185: history and vocabulary; nine palaces; Three Wonders and Six Instruments; Eight Gates, Nine Stars, and deities; 排宮 and 飛宮 method distinction.A 2010 Hokkaido University research article used for historical vocabulary, the basic board structure, and the documented distinction between rotating-palace and flying-palace approaches. It does not test predictive accuracy.
- 《煙波釣叟歌》Wikisource lines 112–220: nine palaces, 陰陽遁, 三元, 值符/值使, 三奇六儀, 伏吟/反吟, gates, stars, vigor, 擊刑, 入墓, and selected patterns.A public-domain classical verse used only for the rule passages it actually states, including nine palaces, Yin and Yang Dun, Three Wonders and Six Instruments, Chief Star and Gate, gate and star sequences, vigor, and selected conditions. Legendary origin verses are not presented as verified history.
- OpenFate Qimen hour-chart methodOpenFate docs/QIMEN_SYSTEM.md, “Professional calculation contract,” “Interpretation and evidence contract,” and “Rule-source map,” source-reviewed 2026-09-12.Product-specific reference for OpenFate’s fixed-offset civil-time, hour-Qimen, rotating-plate, Chaibu implementation and its deterministic chart fields. A source review on 2026-09-12 does not prove live deployment, other schools, or predictive validity.