Day: March 26, 2019

The 8 Dragon Gates (龍門八大局 or 乾坤國寶).


坐⼭ 坎 ⾉ 震 巽 離 坤 兑 乾
先天 兑 乾 ⾉ 坤 震 坎 巽 離
後天 坤 震 離 兑 乾 巽 坎 ⾉
賓位 震 坎 巽 離 兑 乾 ⾉ 坤
客位 乾 巽 坎 ⾉ 坤 震 離 兑
案劫 離 坤 兑 乾 坎 ⾉ 震 巽
天劫 巽 離 乾 坎 ⾉ 震 ⾉ 震
地刑 坤 兑 坤 兑 乾 坎 巽 離
辅卦 ⾉ 兑 坤 震 巽 兑 坤 坎
庫地 坤 乾 壬 坤 辛 巽 癸 艮
坐煞 辰 寅 申 酉 亥 卯 巳 午
先煞 巳 午 寅 卯 申 辰 酉 亥
後煞 卯 申 亥 巳 午 酉 辰 寅
正竅 巽 坤 乾 艮 辛 甲 甲 巽


Above is the chart / table relevant to the The 8 Dragon Gates (龍門八大局 or 乾坤國寶). When one really embraced this theory and attempts to relate to reality, one will realize that this is much applicable to Yin Dwelling instead of Yang Dwelling. Even so, for the landscape to conform to this theory is somewhat unattainable. It is either broken or missing a piece of the whole picture and unable to fit into the model.

We also will realize that in the 8 Dragon Gate theory there is no usage of periods yet it is being classified as San Yuan Feng Shui, which focus heavily on timing. Because, the use of landform with HeTu setup is considered evergreen in nature.

Usually, we will see something like these 8 essential image that are drawn in textbooks illustration. This probably is to let readers understand and appreciate the ideal formation.

Noticed that much of the early, later heaven spot are not explicitly illustrated. The killing zone and robbery spots are also missed out (天劫，地劫，坐煞，前煞，後煞), and the auspicious wells are not included (辅卦 and 庫地).

To appreciate The 8 Dragon Gates (龍門八大局 or 乾坤國寶), practitioner would need to have an understanding of these 4 aspects. Particularly, 兼卦 or leaning sector.

1、 走口 or water mouth exit point
2、 兼卦 or leaning sector
3、 来龙 or incoming dragon
4、 来水 or incoming water

Practitioners also need to realise that some of the early and later combination are not as beautiful illustrated as per textbook. These early and later combination are often seen as 奇龍怪穴 or swirling dragons in actual landscape and could result in reversal 8 killings 回頭八煞.

And those that are structured or beautifully aligned tends to have water mouth forming a HeTu combination. Expand these and basic foundation thinking hats and we should see the beauty of The 8 Dragon Gates (龍門八大局 or 乾坤國寶),