Qi, Men, and Dun Jia: What the Name Identifies
In the technical vocabulary used by the cited sources, Qi points to the Three Wonders Yi, Bing, and Ding; Men points to the Eight Gates; and Dun Jia describes…
Overview
In the technical vocabulary used by the cited sources, Qi points to the Three Wonders Yi, Bing, and Ding; Men points to the Eight Gates; and Dun Jia describes the six Jia leaders being represented through six instruments rather than placed as ordinary visible stems. The six mappings are Jia Zi–Wu, Jia Xu–Ji, Jia Shen–Geng, Jia Wu–Xin, Jia Chen–Ren, and Jia Yin–Gui. Each day or hour Jia must resolve through its own Xun head; two Jia stems in one chart cannot be collapsed into one location.
At a glance
- Page role
- Foundation concept
- Terms covered
- Three Wonders · Eight Gates · hidden Jia · Six Jia Qimen
- Verification focus
- The six mappings are Jia Zi–Wu, Jia Xu–Ji, Jia Shen–Geng, Jia Wu–Xin, Jia Chen–Ren, and Jia Yin–Gui. Each day or hour Jia must resolve through its own Xun head; two Jia stems in one chart cannot be collapsed into one location.
- Stop rule
- “Hidden Jia” is a calculation convention, not evidence that a person or event is secretly controlled. Keep the technical mapping separate from metaphorical claims.
Direct answer and scope
In the technical vocabulary used by the cited sources, Qi points to the Three Wonders Yi, Bing, and Ding; Men points to the Eight Gates; and Dun Jia describes the six Jia leaders being represented through six instruments rather than placed as ordinary visible stems.
- Names and related terms: Three Wonders
- Names and related terms: Eight Gates
- Names and related terms: hidden Jia
- Names and related terms: Six Jia Qimen
How the rule is formed or checked
The six mappings are Jia Zi–Wu, Jia Xu–Ji, Jia Shen–Geng, Jia Wu–Xin, Jia Chen–Ren, and Jia Yin–Gui. Each day or hour Jia must resolve through its own Xun head; two Jia stems in one chart cannot be collapsed into one location.
Keep the cast moment, UTC offset, method version, palace, and interacting symbols visible before adopting an interpretation.
How to use this in a reading
When the asker or matter stem is Jia, record the original pillar, its Xun head, the resolved instrument, and the palace. This creates an auditable bridge from the visible pillar to the board anchor.
- 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
A Jia Chen day and Jia Zi hour resolve to Ren and Wu respectively. Treating both as Wu would force asker and matter into the wrong relation even if every later interpretive sentence sounded plausible.
Common mistake and limit
“Hidden Jia” is a calculation convention, not evidence that a person or event is secretly controlled. Keep the technical mapping separate from metaphorical claims.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《奇門遁甲統宗》卷二《奇門遁甲統宗》卷二 cited chapter: six 旬首 mappings, 甲子遁戊 through 甲寅遁癸.Classical text used for the six Xun-head mappings: Jia Zi hides in Wu, Jia Xu in Ji, Jia Shen in Geng, Jia Wu in Xin, Jia Chen in Ren, and Jia Yin in Gui. It does not establish one universal modern casting school.
- 《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.