What is Qimen?

1, word definition

(1) qimen (qí mén), technical term. The ancients called B, C and D in the Ten Days of Dry Work "three unique skills", and disguised the rest, life, injury, supervision, scenery, death, earthquake and opening in the gossip as "eight unique skills", so they were collectively called "unique skills". Later, it refers to a secret spell, which can be invisible and calculate good or bad luck.

(2) Array method. Ancient military strategists have different opinions on the Eight Arrays, among which Zhuge Liang's Eight Arrays is the most famous.

2. Source

Qimen, which originated from Daoism and Daoism, is China's ancient works about Shu Shu, and it is the first of the three treasures of Qimen, Liu Ren and Taiyi. It is the first of the three types and the most reasonable method.

Taoism calls B, C and D "three rates"; It is named "Qimen" because it is called "Eight Doors" for opening, breathing, birth, injury, supervision, scenery, earthquake and death. The "A" in heavenly stems is the most noble but not obvious, and the "Liujia" is often hidden in the six devices of "E, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren and Gui". The last three strange and six instruments are distributed in the nine palaces, but A does not monopolize one palace, hence the name "Dunjia".

Daoism is a kind of art that uses divination, deduction, astrology and other methods to predict the future and make decisions, based on the theories of strange gate, evading armor, eight diagrams, nine palaces, heavenly stems, earthly branches, yin and yang and five elements, combined with astronomy, geography, military affairs and politics.

The Origin and Application of Taoist Magic

1, origin

The origin of Taoist magic can be traced back to ancient times. According to the records in "Tianshu Sanshi", it was modeled after the Yellow Emperor's model and was originally used to guide military operations.

It is said that the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou met in the Zhuolu War, and Chiyou used various spells, which made the Yellow Emperor's army in trouble. The Yellow Emperor prayed to heaven and moved Xuan Nv for nine days, so Xuan Nv taught Hou Feng Taoism. According to Xuan Nv's nine-day suggestion, Hou Feng designed a map of Daoism and used Daoism to help Huangdi defeat Chiyou.

2. Application

Taoist magic was mainly used in the military in ancient times, but it was also used in the people. The Book of Changes records the related contents of Daoism. By the Han Dynasty, Taoism was more widely used, not only in the military, but also in politics, economy and culture.