Qimen Earth Plate: Stem Order, Bureau, and Direction
The earth plate is the base placement of the Nine Qimen stems. Under the declared method, bureau number gives the starting palace and Dun determines direction…
Overview
The earth plate is the base placement of the Nine Qimen stems. Under the declared method, bureau number gives the starting palace and Dun determines direction for the sequence Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, Ding, Bing, Yi. A correct audit can independently re-derive each palace from three inputs: bureau, Dun, and the fixed stem order. The center stem remains a base coordinate even when rotating layers use an escort rule.
At a glance
- Page role
- Reproducible calculation rule
- Terms covered
- earth plate stems · Qimen Di Pan
- Verification focus
- A correct audit can independently re-derive each palace from three inputs: bureau, Dun, and the fixed stem order. The center stem remains a base coordinate even when rotating layers use an escort rule.
- Stop rule
- Do not repair an earth-plate mismatch by moving only later symbols. Recompute from the bureau and method, then invalidate every dependent placement if the base changes.
Direct answer and scope
The earth plate is the base placement of the Nine Qimen stems. Under the declared method, bureau number gives the starting palace and Dun determines direction for the sequence Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui, Ding, Bing, Yi.
- Names and related terms: earth plate stems
- Names and related terms: Qimen Di Pan
How the rule is formed or checked
A correct audit can independently re-derive each palace from three inputs: bureau, Dun, and the fixed stem order. The center stem remains a base coordinate even when rotating layers use an escort rule.
Keep the cast moment, UTC offset, method version, palace, and interacting symbols visible before adopting an interpretation.
How to use this in a reading
Use the earth stem as the local base against which the heaven stem forms a paired pattern. Keep earth and heaven stems in separate fields so their order cannot be reversed in interpretation.
- 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
Heaven Bing over earth Wu is a different ordered pair from heaven Wu over earth Bing. Both use the same two stems, but the named pattern and supported reading can differ because order is part of the formula.
Common mistake and limit
Do not repair an earth-plate mismatch by moving only later symbols. Recompute from the bureau and method, then invalidate every dependent placement if the base changes.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《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.