What Is Qimen Dunjia?

Qimen Dunjia, a mystical treasure of Eastern metaphysics with thousands of years of history, is revered alongside Taiyi Divine Calculations and Da Liu Ren as one of the "Three Ancient Chinese Divination Arts". Historically known as the "Art of Emperors", it represents the pinnacle of classical Chinese metaphysical wisdom.

Qimen Dunjia forms a vast and intricate system that synthesizes astronomical observation, calendar-based forecasting, military strategy, and philosophical principles from the I Ching. It is widely regarded as the most sophisticated time-space prediction model developed in ancient China.

Its applications span across a variety of fields, including military strategy, state affairs divination, Feng Shui adjustment, and auspicious date selection. Even today, Qimen Dunjia continues to illuminate modern strategic planning, business decision-making, and personal life management with its unique and timeless wisdom.

Core Concept Breakdown

The Hidden Meaning Behind the Name

• Qi (奇): Refers specifically to three special Heavenly Stems — Yi (乙) as the Sun Deity (Ri Qi), Bing (丙) as the Moon Deity (Yue Qi), and Ding (丁) as the Star Deity (Xing Qi). These represent the triad of sun, moon, and stars, symbolizing unique cosmic energies between Heaven and Earth.
• Men (门): Represents the Eight Doors — Rest, Life, Harm, Obstruction, Scenery, Death, Fear, and Opening. These are both spatial coordinates and energy gateways that convey auspicious or inauspicious influences.
• Dun Jia (遁甲): Literally “Hiding the Jia (甲),” it signifies concealing the leading Heavenly Stem, Jia, within the Six Yi (戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸) — much like a commander hidden within the ranks. This reflects the Eastern wisdom of “using concealment to reveal strategy.”

Essential Nature of the System

Qimen Dunjia builds a dynamic model of cosmic energy by using the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) as the warp (vertical lines) and the Nine Palaces as the weft (horizontal lines), with Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as time-space markers. It simulates the interactions of Heaven, Earth, and Man, allowing practitioners to both forecast the trajectory of events and devise strategies to enhance favorable outcomes and avoid misfortune.

This quantification of time and space stands as ancient China’s version of a multidimensional decision-making system.

System Architecture Decoded

1. Nine Palaces & Eight Trigrams: The Spatial Code of the Universe

Using the Lo Shu Nine Palaces as the structural framework and the Later Heaven Bagua as energy meridians, Qimen Dunjia builds a three-dimensional time-space coordinate system.

• The Heaven Plate’s Nine Stars represent shifts in celestial timing.
• The Human Plate’s Eight Doors reveal the auspicious or inauspicious nature of human affairs.
• The Earth Plate’s Eight Trigrams govern geographic direction and terrain.

2. Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches: The Energy Code of Time

• Jia Wood remains hidden,
• Yi, Bing, Ding — the Three Noble Spirits — shine with rare cosmic power,
• Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui — the Six Yi — form a battle array.

The Twelve Earthly Branches weave the threads of time. Combined with the Heavenly Stems, they form 1,080 unique Qimen Charts (Time Structures), capturing critical energy nodes across time and space.

3. Eight Doors & Nine Stars: The Switches of Destiny

• Life Door (生) – vitality and growth
• Rest Door (休) – restoration and peace
• Opening Door (开) – new opportunities
• Death Door (死) – endings and decline
• Fear Door (惊) – sudden changes and instability
• Harm Door (伤) – loss and depletion
• Obstruction Door (杜) – blockages and limitations
• Scenery Door (景) – illusions and surface brilliance

The Nine Stars represent nine types of universal forces: Heavenly Assistant (Tian Fu), Literary Star (Wen Qu), Illness Star (Tian Rui), General Star (Tian Chong), etc., each governing specific domains of influence in the cosmic pattern.

4. The Eight Spirits: The Invisible Influencers

• Chief Deity (Zhi Fu) – Commander and ruler of the chart
• Flying Serpent (Teng She) – illusion, deception, and misdirection
• Taiyin (Moon) – secrecy and intuition
• Liuhe (Six Harmony) – peace and unity
• White Tiger (Bai Hu) – severity and aggression
• Black Tortoise (Xuan Wu) – scheming and stealth
• Nine Earth (Jiu Di) – grounding and concealment
• Nine Heaven (Jiu Tian) – elevation, speed, and expansion

Practical Application Areas

• Key success or failure factors in business partnerships
• Hidden conflicts and opportunities in interpersonal relationships
• Turning points in health trends

Master Wang Yifan and His Deep Connection with Qimen Dunjia

As the ninth-generation inheritor of the Yaobian School, Master Wang Yifan studied under the renowned Yi Studies grandmaster Mr. Qin Lunshi, receiving authentic transmission of Qimen Dunjia. After 20+ years of dedicated study, he successfully integrated Qimen Dunjia with modern decision science, founding a uniquely effective system.