Qimen articles and verification guides
Start with a reproducible moment. Check the pillars, solar term, bureau and palaces before comparing interpretations. These articles examine chart differences, accuracy claims, the two chart types, a documented AI calculation attempt, and how to read gate directions before a trip.
How to Read a Qi Men Dun Jia Destiny Chart: Birth Chart, Life Cycles and Annual Influences
Read a Qi Men Dun Jia destiny chart in order: the birth chart and Life Palace, the current ten-year life cycle, then each annual palace. With a worked example.
Who Needs Whom in Qi Men Dun Jia? Reading Support and Reciprocity
How a Qi Men Dun Jia chart compares two people: find the Day Stem and Hour Stem palaces, then read palace, stem, gate and star separately for support.
The Eight Gates of Qi Men Dun Jia: Meanings, Elements and Directions
One table for the eight Qi Men gates—element, home direction, auspicious or not, and traditional uses—plus which palaces cause a gate clash, restraint, tomb, Fu Yin or Fan Yin.
How to Read Qi Men Dun Jia Directions Before a Trip: A Worked Example
A real chart, step by step: the client is to the northeast and you can leave at 9:30 or 13:30. How to measure the direction, compare gates, stars, deities and marks, and decide.
Life Gate Direction in Qi Men Dun Jia: Where Sheng Men Is Today and How to Use It
The Life Gate changes direction every two-hour window. See where it falls today, which palaces make it strong or weak, and why annual Life Gate lists answer a different question.
Can AI Cast a Qi Men Dun Jia Chart? A DeepSeek Test and Prompt Guide
Qi Men Dun Jia AI: compare one DeepSeek test with verified chart fields, then copy a prompt template for interpreting a fixed chart.
Is Qi Men Dun Jia Accurate? What You Can and Can't Verify
Is Qi Men Dun Jia accurate? One of our own AI misses reviewed step by step, a published case that fails once ages are recounted, the Barnum effect, and what you can verify.
Qimen Destiny Chart vs Hour Chart: What's the Difference?
Compare a Qi Men Dun Jia destiny chart with an hour chart: birth-place clock, optional true solar time and the time of one question.
Why Qimen Calculators Give Different Charts for the Same Time
Qimen calculator results differ? Compare time zones, the 23:00 day boundary, solar terms, Chaibu bureaus and rotating palaces.