The Life Gate (生门)
What it means
The Life Gate (生门) is located in the Gen Palace in the northeast. It is a greatly auspicious door, the most auspicious of all. The Life Gate corresponds to the Gen hexagram, its Five Elements belong to Earth, and it is the direction of Lesser Yang. When the Life Gate meets Earth stars, both people and finances flourish and prosper.
Characteristics: It represents development, never remaining in its original state. It signifies continuation, backing, profits, interest, benefits, learning, work, commerce, business, production, growth, development, and life. It refers to things that are dynamic, alive, and growing. Ideas are growing, wealth is expanding, and something is developing and maturing. Sheng (Life/Growth) implies movement—in commerce, it points to the circulation sector. Sheng also means to rise. When this character has no negative indications, encountering it means: officials get promoted, businesspeople make fortunes. The Life Gate is favorable for official appointments, construction, marriages, seeking wealth, and raising livestock—all greatly auspicious. The Life Gate represents childbirth, pregnancy, breeding, real estate, profits, interest, business operations, living things, new developments, growth, continuous renewal, birth, birthdays, survival, planting, construction, and manufacturing.
Sheng (生) also means sound—when encountering sheng, there may be something producing sound, but this depends on the overall formation.
People: Workers, producers, laborers, businesspeople, students, pregnant women, those working in financial institutions, managers, leaders, administrators.
Appearance: Square face, thick lips, straight nose, optimistic and upward-looking.
Temperament: Loyal, punctual, sincere, optimistic, steady, financially savvy.
Body parts: Nose, mouth, stomach, spleen, intestines.
Animals: Refers to all animals in general.
Plants: Refers to all plants in general.
Objects: All items that benefit human life.
Geography: Places for living, such as homes, bridges, streets, parks; places for production, such as factories, farms, fishing grounds; places for trade, such as shops, sales departments, trading markets, etc.
Direction: Northeast.
Weather: Clouds, fog, overcast sky.
Color: Yellow.
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