Why the Ground Plate Sets the Tone为什么地盘定底色
Whatever lands in a palace — a door, a star, a stem — takes on the character of that palace first. The ground plate (地盘) is the foundation: like the steel and concrete under a building, it decides what any structure raised on top can become. Miss the palace, and you read a symbol in a vacuum. Read the palace first, and every symbol arrives already tinted by where it stands.无论什么落进一个宫——门、星、还是天干——都先沾上这个宫的习性。地盘是基础：如同大楼底下的钢筋混凝土，它决定了立于其上的符号能成什么样。漏看落宫，你读到的符号就悬在半空；先读落宫，每个符号来到眼前时就已经被它所在的位置染了色。
Qimen builds its grid on the Luoshu magic square: nine numbered palaces, each fixed to a compass direction and one of the eight I Ching trigrams. Those trigrams are the source of a palace's meaning. Because the I Ching uses eight trigrams to stand for all things, each palace inherits a whole family of associations — a season, a kind of person, a type of place, a part of the body, even a flavour.奇门的格子建立在洛书幻方之上：九个编号的宫，各自锁定一个方位和八卦中的一卦。这些卦象正是宫位含义的来源。因为《易经》以八卦代表万物，每一宫都继承了一整族联想——一个季节、一类人、一种场所、一处身体部位，甚至一种味道。
One Symbol, Many Meanings一符多义
A trigram is deliberately multi-valent. Qian (乾) is at once "the boss," "the father," "the head of the body," "the northwest," and "autumn." You don't apply all of them at once — you pick the layer that fits the question. That flexibility is a feature, not vagueness.卦象本就是多义的。乾同时是"一把手""父亲""人体的头""西北""秋季"。你不会一次全用上——而是挑与问题相符的那一层。这种灵活是特性，不是含糊。
The Eight Trigrams at a Glance八卦一览
Here is the whole grid in the Later-Heaven (后天) arrangement Qimen uses for its ground plate. The center, Palace 5, holds no trigram of its own — it is the pivot, and lodges its business in Palace 2.下面是奇门地盘所用的后天八卦全图。中央五宫本身不配卦——它是枢轴，事务寄于二宫（坤）。
The eight working trigrams pair up naturally into four father–mother–child relationships, and reading them in pairs makes each one easier to remember. We take them that way below.八个卦天然结成父母与子女的四对关系，成对来记会容易得多。下面我们就一对一对地讲。
Qian & Kun — Heaven and Earth乾与坤——天与地
The two parents of the trigram family, and the two poles of status. Qian is everything high, important and in command; Kun is everything broad, ordinary and supporting. When a question is about power and rank, these two carry the most weight.卦族中的父母二卦，也是地位的两极。乾是一切高的、重要的、发号施令的；坤是一切广的、普通的、承载支撑的。当问题关乎权力与身份时，这两宫分量最重。
☰Qian 乾 · Palace 6乾·六宫Metal · NW金·西北
Heaven — the sky, active and firm. The trigram of pure yang: strength, command, and things at the top.天——刚健主动。纯阳之卦：刚强、主事、居高之物。
People人物The number-one leader, chairman, head of state; the father, elders, the old; famous and official people. In a family, the father; by gender, male; by age, the old.一把手、主要领导、国君主席总统；父亲、长辈、老人；社会名人、公门人、官宦。家庭中为父，性别为男，年龄为老者。
Places场所Capitals, big cities, commanding heights — high-end, important, superior places.京都、大城市、形胜之地、高亢之所——高端、重要、上档次的地方。
Body人体Head, right leg, lungs, bones, the male reproductive organ.头、右腿、肺、骨骼、男性生殖器。
Reads as读作Something big and important. Even a poor person here is no ordinary commoner — they carry status. Matters are weighty, high-stakes, top-level.事关重大。落此宫者即使清贫，也非市井小民，自带身份。所主之事分量重、层级高。
☷Kun 坤 · Palace 2坤·二宫Earth · SW土·西南
Earth — the ground, yielding and receptive. The trigram of pure yin: patience, breadth, and quiet support.地——柔顺承载。纯阴之卦：包容、承受、默默支撑。
People人物The mother, grandmother, older women; staff and the masses; ordinary folk, country people, the meek. In a family, the mother; by gender, female; by age, the old woman.母亲、祖母、年长女性；职工、群众；普通人、乡人、懦弱之人。家庭中为母，性别为女，年龄为老妇。
Places场所Fields, open land, villages, flat ground; things of agriculture, and by extension medical trades.田野、大地、乡村、平地；与农业相关之物，引申及医疗行业。
Body人体Abdomen, right shoulder, spleen, stomach, muscle/flesh, the female reproductive organ.腹、右肩、脾、胃、肌肉、女性生殖器。
Reads as读作Ordinary, slow, steady — starting small to build big. Honest, accommodating, broad-reaching. Rarely officials; usually people doing the concrete, grassroots work.普通、慢、稳——从小处着手成大事。厚道、包容、涉及面广。少有要员，多为做具体、基础工作的人。
Zhen & Xun — Thunder and Wind震与巽——雷与风
The eldest son and eldest daughter; both are Wood, both are about movement — but of opposite temper. Zhen is a sudden jolt forward; Xun is a hesitant drift back and forth.长男与长女；同属木，都主动——但脾性相反。震是猛然向前的一击；巽是犹疑不定的来回飘摆。
☳Zhen 震 · Palace 3震·三宫Wood · E木·东
Thunder — sudden motion, rousing energy. In the sky: thunderstorms, quakes, eruptions.雷——震动、奋起之势。天象为雷雨、地震、火山喷发。
People人物The number-two in power; the eldest son; drivers, athletes, police, judges, soldiers, pilots, activists, performers, the bold.当权的二把手；长男；驾驶员、运动员、警察、法官、军人、飞行员、社会活动家、演员、壮士。
Places场所Factories, radio stations, music shops, amusement parks, airports, launch sites, stations, dance halls, busy markets.工厂、广播电台、乐器店、游乐场、机场、发射场、车站、舞厅、闹市。
Body人体Feet, liver and gallbladder, left flank.足、肝胆、左胁。
Reads as读作A sudden change — an unexpected opportunity or event arriving out of nowhere. Movement, momentum, making a splash.突发的变动——意想不到的机遇或事件凭空而至。有动态、有声势、一鸣惊人。
☴Xun 巽 · Palace 4巽·四宫Wood · SE木·东南
Wind — free movement and penetration. In the sky: gusts, typhoons, gales.风——自由活动、渗透之性。天象为刮风、台风、飓风。
People人物The eldest daughter; tech workers, teachers, monks and nuns, spiritual practitioners, business people, salespeople, craftspeople, the free-lancing sort.长女；科技人员、教师、僧尼、仙道之人、气功师、商人、营业员、手艺人、能工巧匠、自由职业者。
Places场所Post offices, pipes and lines, roads, corridors, temples, grasslands, bamboo groves, elevators, conveyor belts — anything long, thin, or conducting.邮局、管道、线路、道路、走廊、寺观、草原、竹林、升降机、传送带——细长、通导之物。
Body人体Thighs, upper arms, gallbladder, windpipe, nerves, left shoulder.股、肱、胆、气管、神经、左肩。
Reads as读作Wavering — undecided, drifting, two steps forward and one back. Where Kan is hard but still moves ahead, Xun stalls in indecision.徘徊——摇摆不定、进退不果、进一步退两步。坎虽艰难尚能前行，巽却在犹疑中停滞。
Kan & Li — Water and Fire坎与离——水与火
The middle son and middle daughter; the great opposites of the compass, north against south. Kan is hardship that keeps flowing; Li is brilliance that burns bright and short.中男与中女；南北相对的两极。坎是不断流动的艰险；离是炽烈而短暂的光明。
☵Kan 坎 · Palace 1坎·一宫Water · N水·北
Water — the moon; hardship and peril. In the sky: rain, dew, frost.水——为月；艰难、险阻之状。天象为雨、露、霜。
People人物The middle son, middle-aged men; drifters and boatmen, thieves and outlaws, mathematicians, doctors, lawyers, fugitives, con artists, labourers.中男、中年男子；江湖之人、舟人、盗贼匪徒、数学家、医生、律师、逃亡者、诈骗犯、劳务人员。
Places场所Rivers, lakes, seas, ditches, wells, springs, sewers, low ground, bathhouses, cold-drink shops, aquariums, cellars.江河、湖海、沟渠、井泉、下水道、洼地、浴室、冷饮店、水族馆、地下室。
Body人体Kidneys, bladder, the urinary and reproductive systems, blood, the endocrine system, ears.肾脏、膀胱、泌尿生殖系统、血液、内分泌系统、耳。
Reads as读作Twists and hardship — falling into a trap, obstacles, setbacks. Yet water never stops: difficult, but still edging forward toward a result. Water also signals intelligence.波折与艰险——掉入陷阱、阻碍、挫折。但水永不止息：虽曲折，仍不断向前趋于结果。水亦主聪明智慧。
☲Li 离 · Palace 9离·九宫Fire · S火·南
Fire — the sun; brightness and beauty. In the sky: clear heat, blazing sun, rainbows, sunset glow.火——为日；光明、美丽之性。天象为晴天、烈日、虹霓、霞光。
People人物The middle daughter, middle-aged women; mid-level cadres; beauties, beauticians, writers, artists, performers, stars, revolutionaries, painters, editors, investigators.中女、中年妇女；单位中层干部；美人、美容师、文人、作家、艺术家、演员、明星、革命家、画家、编辑、侦察员。
Places场所Sunlit and famous places, churches, grand streets, cinemas, TV stations, galleries, libraries, print shops, ad towers.朝阳之地、名胜古迹、教堂、华丽街道、电影院、电视台、画院、图书馆、印刷厂、广告塔。
Body / objects人体·静物Eyes, head, heart, small intestine. Objects: writing, paintings, documents, contracts, certificates, cameras, TVs.眼、头部、心脏、小肠。静物：文字、字画、文书、合同、证书、照相机、电视机。
Reads as读作Fame and visibility — Fire rules reputation, so things here draw notice and start with a bang. But watch the tail: Li is bright yet short-lived, prone to a strong opening that fizzles out.名声与显眼——火主名声，落此宫者引人注目、开局声势大。但要防收尾：离虽亮却短暂，易虎头蛇尾、有始无终。
Gen & Dui — Mountain and Lake艮与兑——山与泽
The youngest son and youngest daughter. Gen is stillness that holds its ground; Dui is speech, exchange, and a hint of flaw in even the roundest outcome.少男与少女。艮是守得住的静止；兑是言语、交流，以及再圆满的结果里也带的一点缺陷。
☶Gen 艮 · Palace 8艮·八宫Earth · NE土·东北
Mountain — stillness and stability. In the sky: cloud and mist over the peaks.山——静止、安定之状。天象为云、为雾、为岚。
People人物The youngest son, teenagers, children; construction workers, religious figures, bureaucrats, heirs, guards and gatekeepers, miners, stonemasons, savings-bank / bank staff.少男、青少年、儿童；土建人员、宗教人员、官僚、继承人、警卫守门人、矿工、石匠、储蓄所（银行）人员。
Places场所Mountains, hills, high platforms, dams, tombs, temples, buildings, prisons, police stations, warehouses, ancestral halls, mines, banks, storerooms.山、丘陵、高台、堤坝、坟场、房屋、监狱、公安机关、仓库、宗庙祠堂、矿山、银行、贮藏室。
Body人体Nose, back, fingers, joints, left leg, toes, spleen and stomach, colon.鼻、背、手指、关节、左腿、脚趾、脾胃、结肠。
Reads as读作Stop and hold — things move slowly and want to stay put. Don't act boldly here; a bad matter that lands in Gen is winding down. Steady, trustworthy, but slow. Also strongly tied to property and storage.止而守——发展慢、宜静守。此宫不宜大刀阔斧；坏事落此宫也趋于停止。讲诚信、稳，但慢。亦强关房地产与仓储。
☱Dui 兑 · Palace 7兑·七宫Metal · W金·西
Lake — joy and speech. In the sky: humid weather, low pressure, drizzle that lingers.泽——喜悦、言词之性。天象为潮湿天气、气压低、阴雨连绵。
People人物The youngest daughter, young girls; anyone who works with the mouth — lecturers, speakers, interpreters, fortune-tellers, matchmakers, singers, musicians, comedians; also dentists and surgeons.少女、小女孩；一切与嘴有关的职业——讲师、演说家、翻译、占卜者、媒婆、歌唱家、音乐家、相声演员；亦为牙科、外科医生。
Places场所Marshes, valleys, lakes and ponds, skating rinks, amusement parks, meeting rooms, concert halls, teahouses, restaurants, ruins, mountain passes, caves, wells.沼泽地、峡谷、湖泊池塘、滑冰场、游乐园、会议室、音乐厅、茶座、饭店、废墟、山口、洞穴、井。
Body人体Mouth, tongue, teeth, throat, lungs, right flank.口、舌、牙齿、咽喉、肺、右胁。
Reads as读作Talk and friction — negotiations, disputes, words over deeds. Meetings and talks rarely close on the first try. Dui is "the palace of the flaw": however perfect a matter looks, some small crack shows up.口舌与摩擦——谈判、是非、光说不干。开会、谈判常不能一次成功。兑为"缺陷之宫"：再圆满的事，也会露出一点问题。
"With the eight trigrams, the nine palaces cover heaven, earth, people, time and space — all things.""以九宫八卦，涵盖了天、地、人、时间、空间万事万物。"
— Zhang Zhichun, The Wondrous Gate (张志春《神奇之门》)——张志春《神奇之门》
Reading a Palace in Practice实战中怎么用
You never read all of a palace's meanings at once. The question decides which layer you reach for. Testing a person? Use the people row. Testing a place or a direction? Use the places row. Testing health? Use the body row. The trigram is a menu; the question is the order.你从不会一次用上一个宫的全部含义。是问题决定你取哪一层。测人？用人物那行。测场所或方位？用场所那行。测健康？用身体那行。卦象是菜单，问题是点单。
And the palace is only the ground. Once you know the tone a palace sets, you layer the door, star, deity and stems that landed in it on top — the palace tells you the terrain, those symbols tell you what is happening on it. For the center, Palace 5: it takes no door of its own and lodges its affairs in Palace 2 (Kun), which is why the center reads through Earth.而落宫只是地基。知道一个宫定下的底色后，再把落进来的门、星、神、天干叠加其上——落宫告诉你地形，这些符号告诉你地形上正在发生什么。至于中五宫：它本身不落门，事务寄于二宫（坤），所以中宫要借坤土来读。
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