Chief Deity (值符) in Qimen Dunjia
The Chief Deity represents command, legitimacy, protection, and the most organized form of support available in the deity layer.
Overview
The Chief Deity represents command, legitimacy, protection, and the most organized form of support available in the deity layer. The eight deities are a separate rotating layer. Their sequence begins at the Chief position and runs forward in Yang Dun and backward in Yin Dun. It begins the eight-deity order at the palace occupied by the Chief Star.
At a glance
- Page role
- Chart symbol reference
- Terms covered
- Chief Deity · Zhi Fu deity · 值符
- Verification focus
- The eight deities are a separate rotating layer. Their sequence begins at the Chief position and runs forward in Yang Dun and backward in Yin Dun. It begins the eight-deity order at the palace occupied by the Chief Star.
- Stop rule
- Chief Deity does not prove official approval, legal authority, or a benefactor’s commitment. Confirm the named person, mandate, and written decision.
Direct answer and scope
The Chief Deity represents command, legitimacy, protection, and the most organized form of support available in the deity layer.
- Names and related terms: Chief Deity
- Names and related terms: Zhi Fu deity
- Names and related terms: 值符
How the rule is formed or checked
The eight deities are a separate rotating layer. Their sequence begins at the Chief position and runs forward in Yang Dun and backward in Yin Dun. It begins the eight-deity order at the palace occupied by the Chief Star.
Keep the cast moment, UTC offset, method version, palace, and interacting symbols visible before adopting an interpretation.
How to use this in a reading
Read it as a support condition in its palace, not as a substitute for the Chief Star, which is a separate layer. Check who controls the decision and whether the support is reachable.
- 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
Chief Deity in the asker palace can show available authority; in an opposing or void palace it may show that authority exists elsewhere or cannot yet be used.
Common mistake and limit
Chief Deity does not prove official approval, legal authority, or a benefactor’s commitment. Confirm the named person, mandate, and written decision.
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.
- 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.
- 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.