There are lot of elements representation in Qi Men Dun Jia. Total 57 of this elements enable us to perform various reading and forecasting of events and matters.

Let us look at what are they:
Spiritual Forces externally are represent by the 10 Deity namely Chief, Six Harmony, Nine Earth, Nine Heaven, Great Moon, Black Tortoise, Surging Snake, Grappling Hook, Red Phoenix and White Tiger.
Environmental Globally are represent by the 9 Stars. Hero, Heart, Ambassador, Assistant, Bird, Destructor, Grain, Pillar and Grass.
Action and Activities are represent by Doors which is Life, Open, Rest, Scenery, Death, Delusion, Harm and Fear.
Timing matter related by 12 Earthly Branches and they are Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai.
Spaces or 8 Palaces are classified as Four Cardinal and Auxiliary Palaces. The four cardinal palaces are located at North, South, East and West. While the four auxiliary palaces are located at NorthEast, NorthWest, SouthEast and SouthWest.
We can use 10 Heavenly Stems to associate with people and they are Jia Wood, Yi Wood, Bing Fire, Ding Fire, Wu Earth, Ji Earth, Geng Metal, Xin Metal, Ren Water and Gui Water.
Stem have different roles and we can simply say that Jia is the emperor, the 3 nobles are Yi, Bing, Ding. There are 6 Crescent Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui and Geng as the Warlord among them.
The badass Geng Metal is violence and often punishment of wrongdoings therefore we can devote problems, conflicts and obstacles usually discord and relationship crisis.
The emperor is a important person and therefore he is always hiding behind the scene with the six different battalions in a war or battle. Jia Zi Wu, Jia Wu Ji, Jia Shen Geng, Jia Wu Xin, Jia Chen Ren and Jia Yin Gui
Yi Wood – She is the sister of the emperor Jia Wood and she combine fusing with Geng Metal to pacify the enemy and bring peace and harmony.
Bing Fire is the son of the emperor Jia Wood. A powerful person, aggressive to counter the enemy of the emperor Geng Metal, safe guarding his father as a protector.
Ding Fire is the daughter of the emperor Jia Wood. She is the tactician which process superior networking ability to fight and overcome challenges against the enemy of the emperor Geng Metal.
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