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.

The Eight Gates of Qi Men Dun Jia: Meanings, Elements and Directions

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.

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How to Read Qi Men Dun Jia Directions Before a Trip: A Worked Example

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.

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Life Gate Direction in Qi Men Dun Jia: Where Sheng Men Is Today and How to Use It

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.

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Can AI Cast a Qi Men Dun Jia Chart? A DeepSeek Test and Prompt Guide

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.

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Is Qi Men Dun Jia Accurate? What You Can and Can't Verify

Is Qi Men Dun Jia Accurate? What You Can and Can't Verify

Is Qi Men Dun Jia accurate? Learn which chart fields you can verify and how to review a reading against real events, without a universal accuracy score.

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Qimen Destiny Chart vs Hour Chart: What's the Difference?

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.

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Why Qimen Calculators Give Different Charts for the Same Time

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.

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