The Meaning of Mourning Gate in BaZi
Mourning Gate is a challenging BaZi auxiliary star associated with sorrow, family pressure, household responsibility, and emotional heaviness. Learn its Four Pillars meaning and how it is identified by counting forward from the Year Branch.
Mourning Gate is a common auxiliary star in BaZi associated with sorrow, separation, and emotional heaviness. The term evokes mourning and a heavy atmosphere. In traditional BaZi theory, it is often connected with family pressure, household concerns, and periods of emotional burden.
Mourning Gate is an auxiliary marker within a BaZi chart. Its presence suggests a tendency to face periods of grief, family responsibility, or emotional heaviness.
This symbolism does not necessarily point to literal bereavement. It is closer to a tendency toward facing loss, change, or pressure.
What Is Mourning Gate?
Chinese Name: 丧门
Pinyin: Sàng Mén
English Name: Mourning Gate
Core Meaning: Symbolism of sorrow, household pressure, emotional heaviness
The name comes from the traditional connection between celestial influences and human affairs. “Mourning Gate” literally means “Gate of Mourning.”
In traditional classification, it belongs to the challenging auxiliary stars and represents pressure, emotional burden, and changes connected with family or household matters.
In BaZi interpretation, Mourning Gate represents a tendency toward sorrow and family pressure. It may appear as heavier emotional states during certain periods or as the need to handle family responsibilities and change.
It is closer to a symbolic burden than a prediction of inevitable tragedy.
What Does Mourning Gate Represent?
- Emotional heaviness: The person may become more sensitive to themes of loss, separation, or pressure.
- Family responsibility: The person may need to care for elders or manage household changes and responsibilities.
- Concern for relatives: Worry about the health, safety, or circumstances of family and friends may become more prominent.
- A lesson that must be faced: Mourning Gate may symbolize the need to accept change, process loss, and remain steady under pressure.
Mourning Gate in the Four Pillars
| Pillar | Possible Emphasis |
|---|---|
| Year Pillar | It may relate to family, ancestors, or pressure in the early household environment. |
| Month Pillar | During youth, the person may feel greater burden through parents, peers, or family responsibilities. |
| Day Pillar | When Mourning Gate appears in the Day Branch, it may relate more directly to personal emotional pressure or family responsibilities. |
| Hour Pillar | It may relate to later life, children, or concern involving younger generations. |
The pillar position indicates where Mourning Gate tendencies may be more visible. It does not mean that misfortune must occur.
How to Identify Mourning Gate in a BaZi Chart
In the Tao & Form BaZi Calculator, Mourning Gate is identified through the Year Branch.
Starting from the Year Branch, count forward by two positions.
| Year Branch | Mourning Gate Earthly Branch |
|---|---|
| Zi Rat（子） | Yin Tiger（寅） |
| Chou Ox（丑） | Mao Rabbit（卯） |
| Yin Tiger（寅） | Chen Dragon（辰） |
| Mao Rabbit（卯） | Si Snake（巳） |
| Chen Dragon（辰） | Wu Horse（午） |
| Si Snake（巳） | Wei Goat（未） |
| Wu Horse（午） | Shen Monkey（申） |
| Wei Goat（未） | You Rooster（酉） |
| Shen Monkey（申） | Xu Dog（戌） |
| You Rooster（酉） | Hai Pig（亥） |
| Xu Dog（戌） | Zi Rat（子） |
| Hai Pig（亥） | Chou Ox（丑） |
If the corresponding branch appears anywhere in the Four Pillars, the chart is marked as containing Mourning Gate.
Main References
- Sanming Tonghui.
- Yuanhai Ziping.
- Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu.
