Chapter 1328: Three Boxes

The Eight Gates each belong to one of the Five Elements. The Open, Rest, and Life Gates are considered auspicious, while the Death, Shock, and Injury Gates are inauspicious. The Hidden and View Gates are neutral. Predictions often depend on their positions within the palaces and their interactions with the Five Elements to determine fortune and timing. The Life Gate belongs to Earth and is located in the Northeast Gen Palace. It signifies the revival of all things after the start of spring, with Yang energy returning and Earth nurturing all life. Hence, the ancients named it the Life Gate, a door of great fortune. The Life Gate is most prosperous during the four seasonal months, especially in the months of Chou and Yin. It is neutral in summer, weak in autumn, imprisoned in winter, and dead in spring. The Life Gate prospers in the Gen Palace, is neutral in the Kun Palace, is buried in the Xun Palace, is subdued in the Zhen Palace, is highly auspicious in the Li Palace, moderately au