九宫与洛书 · The nine palaces and the Luo Shu

Qi Men Dun Jia, lesson 2: The square where every row, column and diagonal adds up to fifteen

第一模块 · 基础 · Module 1 · Foundations · 约 17 分钟，另有约 70 分钟的动手练习 about 17 minutes, plus a hands-on exercise of about 70 minutes

传说大禹治水时，神龟负图出于洛水，龟背上排着九个数——这是传说；图本身却实实在在：4-9-2 一行，3-5-7 一行，8-1-6 一行。自己验一遍：横着加、竖着加、斜着加，任意一条线都是十五。一个三阶幻方，古人叫它洛书，视为天地秩序的密码——奇门的棋盘，就是把这九个数摊在大地上。

There is a legend that when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, a sacred turtle came out of the River Luo with nine numbers on its shell. That part is legend. The diagram itself is real: 4-9-2 in the top row, 3-5-7 in the middle row, and 8-1-6 in the bottom row. Check it yourself. Add along any row, any column or either diagonal, and every line makes fifteen. This is a three-by-three magic square. The ancient Chinese called it the Luo Shu (洛书) and saw it as the key to the order of heaven and earth. The Qi Men board is simply these nine numbers laid out over the land.

下面这张图把洛书画全了，每条线的和都标了出来。别只是看——用手指沿着任意一条线走一遍，您会发现十五这个数字守在每条路的尽头。

The figure below shows the whole Luo Shu, with the total of every line marked. Do not just look at it. Trace any line with your finger, and you will find fifteen at the end of every one.

图上还有一件事，光看数字不容易发现：奇数1、3、7、9全在四正（北、东、西、南），偶数2、4、6、8全在四隅（四个角），五独居中。奇为阳、偶为阴——于是四正是阳位、四隅是阴位，中央是枢。这不是数字游戏：后面讲阳遁顺飞、阴遁逆飞，讲值使门一宫一宫数着走，走的就是这张图上的路径。现在把这九个数的位置刻进脑子，等于提前把奇门的地图买好了。

The figure shows one more thing that is easy to miss when you only look at the numbers. The odd numbers 1, 3, 7 and 9 all sit in the four main directions: north, east, west and south. The even numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8 all sit in the four corners. The 5 sits alone in the middle. Odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. So the four main directions are the yang positions, the four corners are the yin positions, and the center is the hub that holds them together. This is not just a game with numbers. Later lessons lay out the board by counting through the palaces along this exact path, forward in some patterns and backward in others, and move symbols along it one palace at a time. Learn where the nine numbers sit now, and you will already have the map for the rest of the course.

每个数字是一座宫，各配一卦、一方位、一五行。注意传统图上南下北——与现代地图相反，所以九在上、一在下。九宫是奇门所有符号的舞台：门、星、神、干，全都落在这九个格子里演出。

Each number is a palace, and each palace has its own trigram, direction and element. Note that traditional diagrams put south at the top and north at the bottom, the opposite of a modern map. That is why 9 is at the top and 1 at the bottom. The nine palaces are where every Qi Men symbol appears: the gates, the stars, the gods and the stems all land in these nine palaces.

九宫的“象意”不是死背的标签，而是一本随问题翻页的字典。拿艮八宫做例子：问房产，它是那套房子；问人事，它是家里最小的男孩，或团队里最年轻的那个；问事业，它是“停”——项目卡在山前不动；问出行，它是东北方那条路。同一个宫，四个问题，四种读法——但内核只有一个：艮为山、为止、为少男。学象意要学内核，别背例句：背例句的人遇到没背过的问题就哑了，懂内核的人自己会造句。九个宫都照这个办法过一遍，象意才算真的到手。

What a palace stands for is not a label to memorize. Think of it as a dictionary that you open at a different page for each question. Take Gen 8 as an example. If you ask about property, it is the house itself. If you ask about people, it is the youngest boy in the family, or the youngest person on a team. If you ask about a career, it means stopping: a project stuck at the foot of a mountain, going nowhere. If you ask about travel, it is the road to the northeast. One palace, four questions, four readings. But the core is the same every time: Gen is the mountain, stopping, and the youngest son. Learn the core, not the examples. If you only memorize examples, you will have nothing to say when a question comes up that you have not seen before. If you understand the core, you can work out the reading yourself. Go through all nine palaces this way, and their meanings will really be yours.

再看一眼五行的版图：坎一属水，离九属火，震三巽四属木，乾六兑七属金，坤二艮八中五属土。这不是背景知识——往后每一层符号落进宫里，第一件事就是问五行：门生宫还是宫克门？星与宫相得还是相斗？生克算不熟，断盘寸步难行。趁现在把生克循环练到不假思索。

Now look at the elements on the board. Kan 1 is Water. Li 9 is Fire. Zhen 3 and Xun 4 are Wood. Qian 6 and Dui 7 are Metal. Kun 2, Gen 8 and Center 5 are Earth. This is not just background. From now on, whenever a symbol lands in a palace, the first thing to ask is about the elements. Does the gate generate the palace, or does the palace control the gate? Do the star and the palace support each other, or work against each other? If you cannot tell at once which element generates which and which controls which, you will get stuck at every step of reading a board. Practice the two cycles now, until you no longer have to think about them.

为什么方位这么要紧？因为奇门的答案从来是三件套：什么事 + 什么时辰 + 什么方位。风水看您常住的空间，奇门看您即将迈出的那一步往哪边迈：吉门吉星落在东南，您偏偏往西北走，等于摸了好牌不打。九宫既是棋盘，也是罗盘——盘上的每个格子，对应您脚下真实的一片方向。

Why do directions matter so much? Because a Qi Men answer always has three parts: what to do, at what hour, and in which direction. Feng Shui looks at the space you live in. Qi Men looks at the step you are about to take, and which way it goes. Suppose the good gate and the good star are in the southeast, and you head northwest. You had a good chance and did not use it. So the nine palaces are both a game board and a compass. Each palace on the board stands for a real direction from where you are standing.

最后一步，把纸上的图搬到真盘上。下面是此刻的实盘——它的九个格子，就是您刚背下的九个数：上南下北，左东右西。先别管格子里那些还不认识的符号，只做一件事：指出北方的坎一宫，再指出西南的坤二宫。

One last step: move the diagram from paper onto a real board. Below is the live board for this moment. Its nine palaces are the nine numbers you have just learned, with south at the top, north at the bottom, east on the left and west on the right. Ignore the symbols you do not know yet. Do just one thing: point to Kan 1 (坎) in the north, then to Kun 2 (坤) in the southwest.

找到了吗？很多人第一次会指反——因为手机地图训练了我们“上北下南”的本能，而奇门盘是上南下北。这不是古人任性：面南而立是中国传统的观测姿势，图是照着观测者的视野画的。养成一个习惯：每次上盘先在心里念一句“上南下北，左东右西”，指错方向的毛病一周就能改掉。方向指错，后面所有“往哪走”的结论就全反了——这是初学阶段最贵的一个小错。

Did you find them? Many people point the wrong way the first time. Phone maps have trained us to expect north at the top, but a Qi Men board puts south at the top. This was not a whim. In traditional China an observer stood facing south, and the board is drawn the way that observer saw the world. Build one habit: each time you open a board, say to yourself, "South at the top, north at the bottom, east on the left, west on the right." In about a week the mistake will be gone. If you get the direction wrong, every later answer about which way to go comes out reversed. For a beginner, it is the small mistake that costs the most.

本课要点 · Key takeaways

• 洛书：4-9-2 / 3-5-7 / 8-1-6，任意一线之和皆为15
  The Luo Shu: 4-9-2 / 3-5-7 / 8-1-6. Every row, column and diagonal adds up to 15
• 奇数居四正、偶数居四隅、五居中——阳位阴位一眼可分
  Odd numbers sit in the four main directions, even numbers in the corners, and 5 in the middle. That makes the yang and yin positions easy to tell apart
• 九宫诀：戴九履一，左三右七，二四为肩，六八为足，五居中央
  The rhyme: 9 at the top, 1 at the bottom, 3 on the left, 7 on the right, 2 and 4 the shoulders, 6 and 8 the feet, 5 in the middle
• 九宫各配八卦、方位、五行；传统图上南下北
  Each palace has a trigram, a direction and an element. Traditional boards put south at the top
• 中五宫居中斡旋，不临门神
  The center palace is the hub of the board, but no gate and no god lands there
• 象意是随问题翻页的字典——学内核，别背例句
  What a palace stands for works like a dictionary opened at a different page for each question. Learn the core, not the examples
• 奇门答案 = 事 + 时辰 + 方位，九宫就是罗盘
  A Qi Men answer says what to do, at what hour and in which direction. The nine palaces are your compass

认九宫方位 · Find the nine directions

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