WHAT IS QI MEN DUN JIA?
For a number of years now, Qi Men Dun Jia has been widely discussed as a much sought after technique in the current metaphysical world. It has grabbed the imagination of both students & practitioners alike. Referred to as the Mysterious Gates Escaping Technique and also sometimes as the 8 Mystical Doorways, by name, no matter, it is still THE hot topic right now, on the top of every discussion list. Till recently, the practice of Qi Men was shrouded in secrecy and the usual intrigue that surrounds the relatively unknown, till Joey Yap simplified it in order to bring it to the Western world.
IS IT SUPERIOR TO THE OTHER SYSTEMS WE ALREADY KNOW?
As a seasoned practitioner, it has taken me a while to understand what magic can actually be achieved by this particular system, and what makes it superior to all the other systems we have been using, very successfully, I may add, for the past 15 years. I have been initially playing with it since November 2013, and now use it daily, for my personal ventures as well as a must in all my consultations.
What I have gathered is that each system has its position in a complex mix of tools that are used to help a client. Every system has its application and uses, and is not replaceable by any other. Used correctly, every system contributes in their own specific way. For instance, traditionally, I used to start any assignment with a BaZi reading to understand where exactly the client stood at that point in time, regardless of their request for a BaZi reading or not. I also looked at the BaZi chart of the hour they arrived. This gave me a fair idea of the nature of the problem and pointed me to the right direction of discussion.
Now I begin by looking at the Qi Men chart for the hour I first connected with them, and so clearly, it points to the area of their problem. Very often, a client comes saying one thing, but the Qi Men says something else, and this is what we are then actually looking at as the main issue. Qi Men can do that better than any other system. While BaZi can lead you to the forest, Qi Men will show you the tree.
IS IT THE SAME AS GOING TO A MASTERY ACADEMY CLASS?
Let me assure you that by no means is my class a substitute for Joey Yap’s classes, which every serious student must attend, if for nothing else, just the sheer magical flow of his chart readings, which clearly put into perspective, how a chart must be read. Nobody can do it like him, and I just hope that you can use the learning of my class, to make things easier when you do attend his classes, some day soon. Meanwhile, what you learn with me will empower you to get the full depth of his teachings as you will then be able to get the finer points of his teachings instead of wrestling with the basics.
WHAT WILL YOUR CLASS TEACH?
My class will do what I do best, clarify the basics, re-affirm the essential understanding, show you HOW to approach each problem and set you well on your way to interpreting a Qi Men chart in whatever application you desire. There are many approaches, and they are all different based on what you want to use it for. Presently there is a lot of confusion on methods and techniques; I will help put it all into perspective. In addition, you will get all your information clearly set out in charts and manuals that make the evaluation of your readings as easy as, well, 123….
Being a full-time practitioner, I will share invaluable information based on my own day-to-day use, practical ways of doing things including my charts and shortcuts, and a bonus, free chart plotting software.
IS QI MEN VERY COMPLICATED?
Yes and no. Now it could be, and after my class NO!
Actually in the beginning, Qi Men can be very intimidating. It doesn’t help, either, when a Qi men chart looks so complicated. It is made up of multiple layers, Initially very intimidating, but once it is actually broken up piecemeal, one can easily understand the chart and interpreting it becomes a breeze.
Needless to say, you need to have a basic working knowledge of the 5 Elements, a little bit of the hexagrams and the stems & the branches. Knowing a few of the Chinese characters always helps. All of the above has been included in the introductory material. Reference manuals will be suggested during the class and as long as you know how to get from point A to point B, (which I will teach you), it is easy enough to use all the Mastery Academy Reference Series manuals, hard or eBooks, to support you. Initially it will be impossible (and unnecessary) to know all this information by heart, but as time goes by, a lot of it will come to you automatically.
While there has been plenty of literature on the subject, the authenticity of the sources is either questionable or simply not easily understood. Just having access to books, or professing knowledge of the Chinese language so as to be able to read them, is not enough to know how to practice Qi Men. (There is no such thing as Chinese language by the way, China has umpteen number of spoken languages, dialects & sub-dialects so much so that someone from one province cannot really understand someone from another province, let alone decipher the contents of ancient volumes). Imagine going to a doctor who studied only by reading books, and never actually went to college, in a language that was not his mother? Get the drift?
Sherry Merchant
Qi Men Dun Jia 