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AS211 – Zi Wei Dou Shu 3, Intermediate Class
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Zi Wei Dou Shu Intermediate Class .........................................................1
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Interpretation of the Ming Ruler and the Shen Ruler.............................................................. 59
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Introduction to the Zi Wei Dou Shu
Intermediate Class
Welcome to the Zi Wei Dou Shu Intermediate Class! We will now add 75 more stars to
the lifetime chart. Some of these are quite minor, but others rival the power of the Fourteen
Major Stars. With so many stars, it may seem that reading a chart is quite complex. A palace
can end up with ten or more stars in it. Interpretation will become easier with experience. We
will give some introductory remarks on reading the lifetime chart here, and revisit the issue at
the end of this class.
This Intermediate Class only looks at the natal or lifetime chart. Therefore interpretation
at this layer only describes the personality of the subject and the people in his life, and overall
trends and tendencies. To predict the outcome of a specific situation, we need to factor in
time. How to do this is taught in the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class.
There are a couple of images that may help you in interpretation. Think of each palace as
a pot of soup. The different stars are the ingredients that are added to make the soup. The
flavors blend together and cannot be tasted separately, but the strongest flavors are still easy
to identify by taste or smell. Certainly a blindfolded person could identify chicken noodle
soup or split pea soup, although he might not be able to identify all the spices that were added
to it. Nevertheless, these spices contribute to the overall flavor.
The Fourteen Major Stars and some of the stars in this class give the main identifiable
flavors. Other stars in this class are like subtle spices.
Whether the soup tastes good or bad is another issue. Some stars almost always have a
good flavor. Other stars usually taste bad. Some stars taste good with certain stars and bad
with others. The blend is almost as important as the individual ingredients, since the flavors
mix together. In addition, you may like certain soups and dislike others according to personal
taste; just because you don’t like the soup doesn’t mean that it is bad. Others may like it a lot.
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Another helpful image is of a scale.
Different stars have different weights. The Fourteen Major Stars are quite heavy. So are
the Four Transforming Stars, which you will learn in this class. The rest of the stars vary in
weight. Some are quite important (heavy) and others are very minor (light). A few have little
weight in some palaces, but are important in others. We will expand on this idea at the end of
this class.
The minor stars (taught in this class) are a little different than the Major Stars in that
some may be beneficial and others may be harmful almost all of the time. Remember, none of
the Fourteen Major Stars are actually bad. Some are just easier to get along with than others.
In any case, most palaces will have a mix of good and bad stars. Isn’t it your experience
that life is a mix of good and bad? It is rarely perfect, and rarely perfectly horrible. So think
about the weight of the stars. If you put the good stars from a palace on one side of the scale
and the bad stars on the other, which way would the scale tip? One small star that is bad does
not have the power to ruin a good star that is big, although it may decrease its benefits a little.
But many bad small stars together will have a larger effect. A palace will only give a lot of
trouble when the bad stars outweigh the good.
Some stars have very little meaning or power in a palace if they are not relevant to the
category. For example, 56 Gu Chen is a sleep-alone star. It has a lot of weight and
significance on the bad side if it is in the ming or spouse palace. If it is in the money palace, it
has little significance beyond adding weight on the bad side.
Finally, even though a sleep-alone star like 56 Gu Chen is not as important in the money
palace, when you learn about timing in the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class, it can take on
more importance; the palace that represents money for the lifetime chart may represent ming
or spouse for ten years, one year, or a month at a time. The sleep-alone star will have a
stronger effect when it is in a relevant palace.
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Everyone has the same stars distributed throughout their chart, but how they are
distributed makes a big difference. It is like dealing a hand in a card game. It is the same deck
of 52 cards, but it does not help you if all the good cards are dealt to your friends rather than
to you.
If all the good stars accumulate in certain palaces, the client will be very lucky in those
areas. But that also means all the bad stars will accumulate in other palaces and bring them
big problems. Most of us have good and bad spread out through all the palaces, so we have
ups and downs, but life is not too extreme. Unbalanced charts are interesting to examine, but
those lives usually have extreme problems along with the extreme achievements.
Just like in a card game, you have to play with the cards (stars) that are dealt to you.
However, even with a hand that is not great, you can often win if you play it well. So by
understanding our stars, we can develop a more effective strategy for playing the game (life).
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A Series of Stars Placed by the Hour
of Birth
Use the hour of birth to locate the palace of the next group of stars:
For example, a person born in the chen hour (7-9 am) would have 15 Wen Chang in the
wu palace, 16 Wen Qu in the shen palace, 17 Di Jie in the mao palace, etc.
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Huo Xing and Ling Xing
To locate the palace of the next two stars, 21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing, compare the
hour of birth with the year branch. The year branches are divided into four groups according
to the three combinations relationship. First find the table that has your year of birth. Then
check the hour of birth.
21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing 21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing
Year Shen, Zi, or Chen Year Yin, Wu, or Xu
Branch 21 22 Branch 21 22
Star 火星 鈴星 Star 火星 鈴星
Hour Huo Xing Ling Xing Hour Huo Xing Ling Xing
Zi Yin Xu Zi Chou Mao
Chou Mao Hai Chou Yin Chen
Yin Chen Zi Yin Mao Si
Mao Si Chou Mao Chen Wu
Chen Wu Yin Chen Si Wei
Si Wei Mao Si Wu Shen
Wu Shen Chen Wu Wei You
Wei You Si Wei Shen Xu
Shen Xu Wu Shen You Hai
You Hai Wei You Xu Zi
Xu Zi Shen Xu Hai Chou
Hai Chou You Hai Zi Yin
21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing 21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing
Year Si, You, or Chou Year Hai, Mao, or Wei
Branch 21 22 Branch 21 22
Star 火星 鈴星 Star 火星 鈴星
Hour Huo Xing Ling Xing Hour Huo Xing Ling Xing
Zi Mao Xu Zi You Xu
Chou Chen Hai Chou Xu Hai
Yin Si Zi Yin Hai Zi
Mao Wu Chou Mao Zi Chou
Chen Wei Yin Chen Chou Yin
Si Shen Mao Si Yin Mao
Wu You Chen Wu Mao Chen
Wei Xu Si Wei Chen Si
Shen Hai Wu Shen Si Wu
You Zi Wei You Wu Wei
Xu Chou Shen Xu Wei Shen
Hai Yin You Hai Shen You
For example, a person born in a si year at a chen hour would have 21 Huo Xing in the
wei palace and 22 Ling Xing in the yin palace. This is found in the bottom left table which is
for the years si, you, and chou.
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Example:
AB was born at 10:50 am, the 6th hour (si). If we look at the table called Stars Placed by
the Hour of Birth, and check the row for si branch hour, we find that 15 Wen Chang is located
in the si branch palace, 16 Wen Qu is located in the you palace, etc.
To locate 21 Huo Xing and 22 Ling Xing, we check the year branch. AB was born in a
shen year. There are four tables for Huo Xing and Ling Xing. The top left-hand table is for
people born in shen years (as well as zi and chen years). Looking down the Hour column to si,
we see that Huo Xing goes in the wei palace and Ling Xing goes in the mao palace.
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Interpretation of Stars 15 through 22
Here is information on interpretation of the first series of minor stars. These add more
detail and color to the reading. While not considered Major Stars, a reading would be
incomplete without some of these. In fact, a few rival the importance of the first fourteen.
Sometimes we will mention stars that you have not yet studied. We also make some
comments regarding time periods. While you may not fully understand these comments now,
they will be useful in interpreting the chart once you have finished all of the Zi Wei Dou Shu
Classes.
Either 15 Wen Chang or 16 Wen Qu with bad stars such as 48 Hua Ji in a palace such
as property can signify that someone in the family might die.
If these two are together in the same palace, they are very strong for both creativity and
peach blossom. This creativity is not always channeled into the high arts. Check the other
stars to determine more details about the person.
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17 Di Jie 地劫 “Earth Robbery”
18 Di Kong 地空 “Earth Void”
Both are consuming stars. For example, money is spent before it is earned. If these are in
ming, the person may only have the desire to spend. If they are in shen gong, the person
will actually spend the money.
These stars also consume other things such as time and energy. They tend to be more
bad than good. However, they can also consume greediness or illness, for example.
If “Kong Jie” 空劫 (consisting of both stars together) is in the karma palace, the person
is especially spiritual or religious. They may renounce the world and material thinking
and become a monk or a nun. If not, their pockets never have money. This is called ‘yin
eating mao’s food,’ which means spending tomorrow’s money today. This may manifest
as living on a credit card, for example. If these two are together in ming, you may start
with nothing and improve later, but if they are in karma, the excessive spending will
always manifest. The person will never be content or satisfied, even if they are able to
get rich.This combination can only occur in the si or hai palace, but it can affect the
karma palace even if it is in three combinations relationship. There is a case study
involving this combination in Part 2 of the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class.
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A Series of Stars Placed by the
Month of Birth
To locate the palace of the next group of stars, use the lunar month of birth.
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Example:
AB was born in the 7th month, shen. On the preceding table, we find that for people born
in the 7th month, 23 Zuo Fu goes in the xu palace, 24 You Bi goes in the chen palace, etc.
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A Series of Four Stars
These four stars are placed by counting clockwise or counterclockwise from the palace
of a landmark star until you reach the location of the new star. The stars used as landmarks
are 23 Zuo Fu, 24 You Bi, 15 Wen Chang, and 16 Wen Qu.
If the person was born on the first day of the lunar month, then 32 San Tai is in the same
palace as 23 Zuo Fu and 33 Ba Zuo is in the same palace as 24 You Bi. However, since both
34 En Guang and 35 Tian Gui count clockwise to day of birth minus one from their landmark
star, a person born on the first day of the lunar month will end up one palace
counterclockwise from the landmark.
If the person was born late in the month, they will need to count around the twelve
palaces more than once.
We give two examples, below.
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Example 1:
Spouse Siblings Ming Parents
10 Ju Men 3 6 Lian Zhen 3 12 Tian Liang 2 13 Qi Sha 1
16 Wen Qu 11 Tian Xiang 2 19 Tai Fu
26 Tian Yao
gui jia yi bing
si wu wei shen
Children Name: CD Karma Shen
9 Tan Lang 1 Date: 8/22/66 5 Tian Tong 3
22 Ling Xing Time: 2:48 am 15 Wen Chang
24 You Bi
32 San Tai 7 Year: Bing Wu
ren Month: 7 Shen ding
chen Day: 7th you
Money 6 Hour: 2 Chou Property
8 Tai Yin 5 4 Wu Qu 1
20 Feng Gao Type: Metal 4 18 Di Kong
25 Tian Xing 23 Zuo Fu 1
33 Ba Zuo
35 Tian Gui
xin wu
mao xu
Illness 5 Travel 4 Friends 3 Career 2
1 Zi Wei 1 2 Tian Ji 5 14 Po Jun 1 3 Tai Yang 5
7 Tian Fu 1 17 Di Jie 30 Tian Yue
21 Huo Xing
27 Yue Ma
28 Jie Shen
29 Tian Wu
31 Yin Sha
34 En Guang
geng xin geng ji
yin chou zi hai
23 Zuo Fu is in the xu palace. CD was born on the 7th day of the month so we count 7 palaces
clockwise to find 32 San Tai in chen. For 34 En Guang and 35 Tian Gui, we use the day of
birth minus one, so we count 6 palaces clockwise from their respective landmarks. 33 Ba Zuo
is the only one of these stars that is found in a counterclockwise direction.
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Example 2:
KARMA 8 PROPERTY 9 CAREER 10 FRIENDS 11
5 Tian Tong 1 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3
18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao
21 Huo Xing
26 Tian Yao
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS 7 Name: AB TRAVEL 12
14 Po Jun 2 Date: 8/24/56 2 Tian Ji 2
17 Di Jie Time: 10:50 am 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai 19 Year: Bing Shen
Ren Month: 7 Shen Ding
Chen Day: 19th You
MING 6 18 Hour: 6 Si ILLNESS 13
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing Type: Wood 3 11 Tian Xiang 4
23 Zuo Fu 1
33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS 5 17 SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN 3 15 MONEY 2 14
6 Lian Zhen 1 4 16 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu
31 Yin Sha
35 Tian Gui
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
Since AB was born on the 19th day of the month, we must count around the twelve palaces
more than once. Since there are twelve palaces, 13 returns to the same palace as 1, and we
keep counting until we arrive 19 palaces from the landmark.
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Interpretation of Star 23 through 35
23 Zuo Fu 左輔 “Left Assistant”
24 You Bi 右弼 “Right Assistant”
People will help, as these stars are assistants to 1 Zi Wei, the Emperor.
If placed with 47 Hua Ke, famous people will help. If placed with 46 Hua Quan,
powerful people will help.
Either of these stars in the spouse palace is bad, as ‘helpers’ mean that an outsider enters
into the marriage, resulting in an affair.
These stars are especially auspicious if:
Both are together with 1 Zi Wei. This combination can only occur in wei or chou
palace.
One is placed in each of the palaces on either side of 1 Zi Wei. It is not important
which of these two stars is in the palace to the right or left of 1 Zi Wei.
Both stars and 1 Zi Wei are in the three combinations relationship with each other.
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29 Tian Wu 天巫 “Heavenly Shaman”
30 Tian Yue 天月 “Heavenly Moon”
Both stars mean sickness or worry.
Tian Wu only occurs in the Four Corners.
Do not confuse 30 Tian Yue 天月 with 40 Tian Yue 天鉞.
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A Series of Stars Placed by the Year Stem
To locate the palaces for the next group of stars, use the stem of the year of birth:
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Example:
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Interpretation of Stars 36-44
Lu Cun, Qing Yang, and Tuo Luo: 36 Lu Cun a very good star. 37 Qing Yang and 38 Tuo
Luo are considered sha (bad stars). 36 Lu Cun is always in the middle of these three stars,
with 37 Qing Yang on one side and 38 Tuo Luo on the other. This is because ‘bad guys’
always follow the money around.
1
37 Qing Yang 擎羊
Always bad: it will hurt you like a knife. Something is cut or severed. However, it is not
as bad to have Qing Yang in ming because it is better if you are holding the knife rather
than someone else; you get to decide when to cut something off. Qing Yang severs things,
so it means divorce in spouse. If Qing Yang is in the spouse palace during a break up,
your spouse is holding the knife against you. S/he is the one severing the relationship.
Qing Yang is the worst in travel because you always face the knife wherever you go.
It is bad in career because then the knife is pointing at your spouse (the opposite palace).
In illness: bleeding, stabbing. Donate blood or have elective surgery to help neutralize it.
In children, miscarriage, birth defects.
In karma, you are aggressive.
It is only good in wu palace, alone in ming without any major stars. That signifies a very
powerful person.
If with 15 Wen Chang or 16 Wen Qu in ming or shen, the subject will have a big scar on
his or her face.
1
It is difficult to translate Qing Yang. This star is also called Yang Ren 羊刃 or ‘Sheep Knife.’ It is best to think
of this star as a knife.
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2
38 Tuo Luo 陀羅
Causes delays. Bad luck lasts longer.
In spouse: even after divorce, he or she always comes back to bother you.
2
A Buddhist term for a magic formula, charm or spell.
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The Four Transforming Stars
These four stars follow other stars and transform them or change their emphases. Which star
they follow and transform depends on the stem of the year of birth.
When you mark these four in the chart, you must show which star they transform. See
the example below.
In the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class, you will find out that these transforming stars
are also located for the stem of the Large (Ten-Year) Cycle and the stem of the current year.
Therefore, there will be three of each of these four stars in a chart at any given time.
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Example:
KARMA PROPERTY CAREER FRIENDS
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 26 Tian Yao
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS Name: AB TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Date: 8/24/56 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Time: 10:50 am 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai Year: Bing Shen 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Month: 7 Shen
43 Jie Lu Day: 19th
Ren Hour: 6 Si Ding
Chen You
MING Type: Wood 3 ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
23 Zuo Fu
33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha
35 Tian Gui
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
The Four Transforming Stars are found in AB’s chart, based on bing, the stem of his year of
birth. Note that each of these four is written next to the star it transforms.
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Interpreting the Four Transforming
Stars
These four stars transform or modify the star with which they are associated. Usually,
they only affect the star that they transform and not the other stars in the same palace, so it is
important that when you write them in the chart, you identify the transformed star. However,
48 Hua Ji can affect the rest of the stars in a palace much more than the other three.
Besides flowing the Four Transforming Stars for the birth year, we also flow them for
the stem of the current Ten-Year Cycle ming, and the stem of the current year or month.
However, they are not placed for the palace of the current age (Small Cycle). (See the Zi Wei
Dou Shu Advanced Class.)
Giving accurate and detailed Zi Wei Dou Shu readings depends on your ability to
interpret these important transforming stars.
45 Hua Lu Combinations
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Transforming 6 Lian Zhen: Gives power. People support you. Increases its peach blossom
characteristics.
Transforming 5 Tian Tong: Good luck. Cancels disasters. However, this may be a bit too
good, as the person does not need to be ambitious or aggressive and may become lazy.
Transforming 9 Tan Lang: Peach blossom; money from gambling, casinos, lottery,
entertainment, stock market, or from the opposite sex. Long life.
Transforming 4 Wu Qu: Works hard and earns a lot of “official money.” This means a
typical 9 to 5 job, as opposed to an inheritance or the type of money 9 Tan Lang can make
when transformed by Hua Lu.
Transforming 10 Ju Men: Good at speaking, no negative speech. Uses speech in their career
and makes money. Good for sales job. Eats well.
Transforming 12 Tian Liang: Long life. Cancels bad events. This combination has some
bad connotations, however. Tian Liang is someone who helps (such as a civil servant or judge)
who is not generally rich. If they do have a lot of money, they could be taking bribes.
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46 Hua Quan Combinations
Transforming 12 Tian Liang: People admire, believe in, and want to follow this person they
see as leader, a priest, a cult leader, or a guru. This charismatic person can easily convert
people to their beliefs.
Transforming 2 Tian Ji: Plans well even to the smallest detail. Can do calculations easily.
Transforming 5 Tian Tong: Tian Tong is usually very relaxed, so it lacks achievement.
When Tian Tong is transformed by Hua Quan, it works harder and more aggressively. Tian
Tong with Hua Quan is therefore more auspicious than Tian Tong with Hua Lu.
Transforming 8 Tai Yin: These people develop their own businesses. They love to work.
Transforming 9 Tan Lang: Good at debating, defending, but stubborn. They love to possess
power. They also love doing promotional work. Attractive to the opposite sex.
Transforming 4 Wu Qu: This person loves creating his own business. He works hard
physically and mentally. A strong character.
Transforming 1 Zi Wei: The Emperor has power and a good position. He is not just a
figurehead.
Transforming 10 Ju Men: Sharp verbal abilities, can easily win debates. However, does not
necessarily inspire belief or followers like 12 Tian Liang.
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47 Hua Ke Combinations
47 Hua Ke 化科 “Transforms Name”
Hua Ke brings name or fame with it.
In ming, Hua Ke means gentleness. A person represented by Hua Ke cares for his name
and reputation. He or she dresses well for whatever roles he has. Hua Ke brings peach
blossom. Women use a lot of makeup. They love to be beautiful.
While the following combinations are discussed for ming gong, they can be interpreted
in a similar way for other palaces.
Transforming 4 Wu Qu: Has a name because of money. If 48 Hua Ji appears in the same
palace, the person has a name, but isn’t as wealthy as he or she seems.
Transforming 1 Zi Wei: The Emperor has a name but maybe doesn’t have power or money.
A figurehead.
Transforming 15 Wen Chang: Wise, good in literature, well known. The subject has a wide
range of knowledge.
Transforming 24 You Bi: People always help you. Also, you are a good at managing details
in life and at work.
Transforming 12 Tian Liang: Whatever work you do, you have a good name.
Transforming 8 Tai Yin: Loves to dress well, can be vain. Therefore, this combination was
not considered good for women in the past.
Transforming 16 Wen Qu: Knows and is good at many arts. Well known.
While Hua Ke does not transform 14 Po Jun, if they are found together in ming or
spouse it can mean cosmetic surgery.
Hua Ke in general also signifies sweet talk, especially when in the same palace as 10 Ju
Men (although Hua Ke never directly transforms Ju Men).
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48 Hua Ji Combinations
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Transforming 3 Tai Yang: For a young person, Hua Ji transforming Tai Yang in ming bodes
poorly for the father. It means the father has a poor financial situation or is not close
physically or emotionally to his children. The father and mother may separate.
For an older male, it represents himself and means a tough life. For an adult female, it
represents her sons.
For a woman, Hua Ji transforming Tai Yang means that a man will cheat her or hurt her
in some way.
If Hua Ji transforms Tai Yang in the parents palace, it means the father dies early or
some other major problem awaits him.
Hua Ji transforming Tai Yang can also mean a temperamental, easily frustrated person,
who likes to show off. It also represents eye problems.
Transforming 8 Tai Yin: Since Tai Yin represents money, when transformed by Hua Ji it
means financial headaches. It also represents the possibility of being hurt by something
hidden. It is bad for love and means a man may be hurt by a woman.
For a young person it may represent the mother in a similar way to Tai Yang
representing the father. For an older male it represents the wife and daughters. For a female, it
represents herself.
Tai Yin transformed by Hua Ji also can predict insomnia.
Transforming 6 Lian Zhen: The person is rebellious with an attitude of “I don’t care what
anyone thinks.” This rebelliousness brings out a willingness to break the law. Its effects may
be criminal behavior and arrests. Lian Zhen is afraid of Hua Ji because it transforms Lian
Zhen into a ‘prison star.’
Also, since Lian Zhen is a peach blossom star, Hua Ji may bring a sexually transmitted
disease.
If 9 Tan Lang, Lian Zhen, and Hua Ji are together, a person could die due to peach
blossom, murdered by a jealous spouse, for example. This combination can only happen in si
and hai palaces.
Hua Ji transforming Lian Zhen can mean bleeding or burns (in illness), or fires (in
property).
Also, Lian Zhen with 13 Qi Sha and Hua Ji in travel is a critical combination, causing
accidents with serious injury. This combination can only happen in chou or wei palaces.
For all these reasons, Lian Zhen is very much afraid of Hua Ji.
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Transforming 10 Ju Men: This person loves to attack verbally. There is gossip all around. It
means separation or divorce due to arguments in the spouse palace (for you) or in the parents
palace (for your parents). It can also signify lawsuits
Transforming 2 Tian Ji: A know-it-all, but is often wrong, always jumping to conclusions.
These people are superstitious and strongly religious. They are very unstable and unreliable
because of their changeability.
In ming or spouse, Hua Ji transforming Tian Ji can mean the breakup of a marriage or
the death of a spouse. This outcome is more reliable in spouse; in ming it can also mean
relocation.
In the property palace, this combination also means moving.
Hua Ji transforming Tian Ji is especially difficult in travel, causing accidents.
Tian Ji is very much affected by Hua Ji, as Tian Ji is already unstable, even when alone.
Transforming 5 Tian Tong: Especially if in the karma palace, it means love problems. The
person is hurt by the one he loves and will cry a lot.
Tian Tong with 54 Hong Luan and Hua Ji means bleeding or fires.
Transforming 16 Wen Qu: It is difficult to study any subject well, even with a desire to
learn.
It is also bad for tests or interviews (especially on a ji stem day), when in career palace,
or opposite it, or in the three combinations relationship with it.
Watch out for contracts. You may miss something in the fine print.
Transforming 15 Wen Chang: It is bad for tests or interviews (on a xin stem day),
especially if in career palace, or opposite it, or in the three combinations relationship with it.
It can also mean a funeral, especially if in the property palace (associated with the
family). Don’t sign contracts for land or property.
Be careful of contracts in general, as you may not read all of the fine points.
If the stem of the birth year is xin, then 15 Wen Chang is transformed by Hua Ji and 16
Wen Qu is transformed by 47 Hua Ke. This person is talented in many ways but dislikes
writing.
16 Wen Qu or 15 Wen Chang with 14 Po Jun and 48 Hua Ji in ming or shen gong, or
opposite one of those palaces, can mean death from drowning. Be careful of water.
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Transforming 4 Wu Qu: You are lonesome, stubborn, and unhappy. You lose money,
bankruptcy. You may become a nun or monk of the ascetic or hermit type.
Transforming 9 Tan Lang: Everything you imagine or desire does not come true and
remains only in your imagination. You have too much idealism and not enough reality. You
may become religious in your thinking but set too high a goal.
If Tan Lang is the only major star in the palace, Hua Ji reduces its peach blossom nature,
or you want the peach blossom but cannot obtain it, or the peach blossom may injure you.
Your love life is not in good shape. You suffer from love and it becomes a burden.
If Tan Lang, 6 Lian Zhen, and Hua Ji are together, a person could die due to peach
blossom, murdered by a jealous spouse, for example. This combination can only happen in si
and hai palaces.
When found in the current age ming, Tan Lang transformed by Hua Ji from the current
year stem may indicate separation of a marriage due to peach blossom. Read the stars in the
spouse palace for more details in this situation.
Tan Lang is the star that is least afraid of Hua Ji since Tan Lang is wood, denoting
flexibility.
12 Tian Liang is not transformed by Hua Ji, but if they fall in the same palace, Tian Liang is
not afraid, as Tian Liang specializes in changing bad into good.
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Notes:
You learned in the previous class that if a palace has no Major Stars, the Major Stars
from the opposite palace are reflected in but maintain the original rating. If a reflected
star is transformed by one of these four stars, the transforming star is also reflected in.
However, the rest of the stars in this class have an influence on the opposite palace but
are not reflected into it.
When all Four Transforming Stars appear in relationship (inside, in opposition, or in
three combinations relationships) to a specific palace, especially ming, it is a powerful
chart with lots of opportunity. There will be more details in the Zi Wei Dou Shu
Advanced Class.
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Test 1
1. Add stars 15 through 48 to this chart and then answer the questions below.
Children Spouse Siblings Ming Shen
11 Tian Xiang 3 12 Tian Liang 1 6 Lian Zhen 2
13 Qi Sha 2
xin wu
mao xu
Travel Friends Career Property
2 Tian Ji 2 7 Tian Fu 1 3 Tai Yang 5 4 Wu Qu 3
8 Tai Yin 4 14 Po Jun 3
a. Besides looking at shen, the body palace, which palace in this chart is most important to
examine? Analyze it if you can. (Hint: Look at the Transforming Stars.)
b. Do you think he will have children?
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2. Add stars 15 through 48 to this chart and then answer the question below.
Property Career Friends Travel
11 Tian Xiang 3 12 Tian Liang 1 6 Lian Zhen 2
13 Qi Sha 2
ding wu ji geng
si wu wei shen
Karma female Illness
10 Ju Men 3 Year: gui si
Month: 5, wu
Day: 5th
Hour: 5, chen
yi ren
mao xu
Ming Siblings Spouse Children
2 Tian Ji 2 7 Tian Fu 1 3 Tai Yang 5 4 Wu Qu 3
8 Tai Yin 4 14 Po Jun 3
This chart has the major stars in the same palaces as the previous chart. Briefly describe a few
important differences between this chart and the previous one.
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Test 1 Answers
1. Add stars 15 through 48 to this chart and then answer the questions below.
a. Besides looking at shen, the body palace, which palace in this chart is most important to
examine? Analyze it if you can. (Hint: Look at the Transforming Stars.)
Answer: The chen palace because it has both 45 Hua Lu and 48 Hua Ji. This is his money
palace. Therefore, he will have both very good and very bad aspects to his finances. For
details, we need to examine the stars.
10 Ju Men is transformed by Hua Lu. Maybe he is a successful sales person or lawyer
(making money by speech). However, 15 Wen Chang in money or property probably
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represents signing contracts, or making money by writing. So his writing gets him in financial
trouble or he signs bad contracts and loses money. Hua Ji affects the other stars in a palace, so
even though his speech is lucky, he will still come across problems in it that affect his money.
In addition, Ju Men can also signify lawsuits when in the same palace as Hua Ji.
22 Ling Xing is one of the four sha and adds to his problems, but 23 Zuo Fu lets us
know that there are people who will give him financial assistance when he needs it.
44 Kong Wang does two things. One is, it reduces the power of the other stars (good or
bad), so things are not quite as extreme. But it is not a good star and also reduces his income.
Overall, this palace has more bad than good. And don’t forget that money is in the three
combinations relationship with ming, so these stars will affect more than just his finances.
This is a good analysis for this palace, but we have already made an error by not looking
globally. What is in the opposite palace? What else is in the three combinations relationship?
The xu palace (karma) is opposite and has 16 Wen Qu transformed by 47 Hua Ke. The zi
palace (career) is in the three combinations relationship and has 3 Tai Yang transformed by 46
Hua Quan. This means the chen palace (money) sees all Four Transforming Stars. His chart
looks a lot better now as when all Four Transforming Stars appear in relationship to a
specific palace, it is a powerful chart with lots of opportunity. Since it is the money palace,
this means lots of financial opportunity, although the Hua Ji means that he will still meet with
losses at times. However, now the overall good is much greater than the bad.
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2. Add stars 15 through 48 to this chart and then answer the question below.
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This chart has the major stars in the same palaces as the previous chart. Briefly describe a few
important differences between this chart and the previous one.
Answer: The previous chart has ming in the shen palace. This chart has ming in the yin
palace. Although they are different palaces, the previous chart has the same Major Stars in
ming because they are reflected into the shen palace from yin. However, the minor stars in
ming are different. Nevertheless, the two mings have a lot in common, and in some ways they
will have similar characters.
Because of the location of ming, the palace categories will all be in different palaces
with different stars. For example, look at the money palaces. The first chart has money in
chen, with 10 Ju Men transformed by 45 Hua Lu. This chart has money in xu with 5 Tian
Tong.
Because their birth years have different stems, the four transforming stars are associated
with different stars. This makes a big difference.
Finally, because all of their birth data is different, all the minor stars fall in different
palaces.
Later, when we learn about timing (in the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class) and
something called ‘yin or yang, male or female’ (later in this class), we will see other
differences.
So even though both have the Fourteen Major Stars in identical locations in the chart,
their lives will be more different than similar.
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A Series of Stars Placed by the Year Branch
The following stars are placed depending on the branch of the year of birth:
Placement of the Stars
49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62
命馬 華蓋 天空 天哭 天虛 紅鸞 天喜 孤辰 寡宿 咸池 龍池 鳳閣 蜚廉 破碎
Year Ming Hua Tian Tian Tian Hong Tian Gu Gua Xian Long Feng Fei Po
Branch Ma Gai Kong Ku Xu Luan Xi Chen Su Chi Chi Ge Lian Sui
Zi Yin Chen Chou Wu Wu Mao You Yin Xu You Chen Xu Shen Si
Chou Hai Chou Yin Si Wei Yin Shen Yin Xu Wu Si You You Chou
Yin Shen Xu Mao Chen Shen Chou Wei Si Chou Mao Wu Shen Xu You
Mao Si Wei Chen Mao You Zi Wu Si Chou Zi Wei Wei Si Si
Chen Yin Chen Si Yin Xu Hai Si Si Chou You Shen Wu Wu Chou
Si Hai Chou Wu Chou Hai Xu Chen Shen Chen Wu You Si Wei You
Wu Shen Xu Wei Zi Zi You Mao Shen Chen Mao Xu Chen Yin Si
Wei Si Wei Shen Hai Chou Shen Yin Shen Chen Zi Hai Mao Mao Chou
Shen Yin Chen You Xu Yin Wei Chou Hai Wei You Zi Yin Chen You
You Hai Chou Xu You Mao Wu Zi Hai Wei Wu Chou Chou Hai Si
Xu Shen Xu Hai Shen Chen Si Hai Hai Wei Mao Yin Zi Zi Chou
Hai Si Wei Zi Wei Si Chen Xu Yin Xu Zi Mao Hai Chou You
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Example:
KARMA PROPERTY CAREER FRIENDS
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 26 Tian Yao
54 Hong Luan
57 Gua Su
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS Name: AB TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Date: 8/24/56 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Time: 10:50 am 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai Year: Bing Shen 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Month: 7 Shen 51 Tian Kong
43 Jie Lu Day: 19th 58 Xian Chi
50 Hua Gai Hour: 6 Si 62 Po Sui
61 Fei Lian
Ren Type: Wood 3 Ding
Chen You
MING ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
23 Zuo Fu
33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
52 Tian Ku
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 55 Tian Xi 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 59 Long Chi 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha 56 Gu Chen
35 Tian Gui
49 Ming Ma
53 Tian Xu
60 Feng Ge
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
Star 49 through 62 are placed by reading the row labeled shen, since AB was born in a bing
shen year.
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Interpretation of Stars 49 through 62
49 Ming Ma1 命馬 “Fate Horse”
Busy. The horse keeps running.
With 36 Lu Cun, you can make a lot of money. The further away you travel for work, the
more money you can make.
With 2 Tian Ji and 48 Hua Ji, be careful of a car accident.
1
Also known as Tian Ma (天馬), ‘Heavenly Horse.’
2
Actually not a phoenix, but some other type of Chinese mythical bird that has no English translation.
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55 Tian Xi 天喜 “Heavenly Happiness”
Celebration, a good star. It is always located in the opposite palace from 54 Hong Luan.
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61 Fei Lian 蜚廉 “Flying Sha”3
Loneliness. Bad in ming or shen.
Also bad in the palaces representing family members and friends, as it means they will
not be able to help you.
Do not confuse with 72 Fei Lian (飛廉).
3
Not a literal translation.
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Three Additional Stars
There is one more star placed by the year branch: 63 Tian Cai. However, it is placed in a
palace by its category, not by the palace branch.
63 Tian Cai 天才
Year
Category
Branch
Zi Ming
Chou Parents
Yin Karma
Mao Property
Chen Career
Si Friends
Wu Travel
Wei Illness
Shen Money
You Children
Xu Spouse
Hai Siblings
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Example:
KARMA PROPERTY CAREER FRIENDS
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 26 Tian Yao
54 Hong Luan
57 Gua Su
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS Name: AB TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Date: 8/24/56 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Time: 10:50 am 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai Year: Bing Shen 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Month: 7 Shen 51 Tian Kong
43 Jie Lu Day: 19th 58 Xian Chi
50 Hua Gai Hour: 6 Si 62 Po Sui
61 Fei Lian
Ren Type: Wood 3 Ding
Chen You
MING ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
23 Zuo Fu
33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
52 Tian Ku
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 55 Tian Xi 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 59 Long Chi 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha 56 Gu Chen
35 Tian Gui 63 Tian Cai
49 Ming Ma
53 Tian Xu
60 Feng Ge
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
Star 63 Tian Cai is placed in the hai palace, which is also the money palace, since AB was
born in a shen year.
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64 Tian Shou 天壽: Start from the palace containing shen gong, the body palace. Calling
that palace “1,” count clockwise to the number of the branch of the year of birth. The
numbers of the branches are repeated here for convenience:
1 Zi 7 Wu
2 Chou 8 Wei
3 Yin 9 Shen
4 Mao 10 You
5 Chen 11 Xu
6 Si 12 Hai
Example: We count forward nine palaces in this example because the year branch is shen,
the 9th branch.
KARMA 5 PROPERTY 6 CAREER 7 FRIENDS 8
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 26 Tian Yao
Gui Jia 54 Hong Luan Yi Bing
Si Wu 57 Gua Su Wei Shen
PARENTS 4 Name: AB TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Date: 8/24/56 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Time: 10:50 am 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai Year: Bing Shen 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Month: 7 Shen 51 Tian Kong
43 Jie Lu Day: 19th 58 Xian Chi
50 Hua Gai Hour: 6 Si 62 Po Sui
61 Fei Lian 64 Tian Shou 9
Ren Type: Wood 3 Ding
Chen You
MING 3 ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
23 Zuo Fu
33 Ba Zuo
Xin 34 En Guang Wu
Mao 52 Tian Ku Xu
SIBLINGS 2 SPOUSE SHEN 1 CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 55 Tian Xi 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 59 Long Chi 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha 56 Gu Chen
35 Tian Gui 63 Tian Cai
49 Ming Ma
53 Tian Xu Geng Xin Geng Ji
60 Feng Ge Yin Chou Zi Hai
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65 Xun Kong 旬空
To find 65 Xun Kong, use both the stem and branch of the year of birth. In the first
column of the following table, find the stem of the year of birth. Follow that row over until
you locate the branch of the year of birth. Then follow that column down to find the two
branches of Xun Kong. Write the star in both of the two palaces.
65 Xun Kong
Year
Year Branch
Stem
Jia Zi Xu Shen Wu Chen Yin
Yi Chou Hai You Wei Si Mao
Bing Yin Zi Xu Shen Wu Chen Find the year
Ding Mao Chou Hai You Wei Si stem and
Wu Chen Yin Zi Xu Shen Wu branch in
Ji Si Mao Chou Hai You Wei the columns
Geng Wu Chen Yin Zi Xu Shen on the left
Xin Wei Si Mao Chou Hai You
Ren Shen Wu Chen Yin Zi Xu
Gui You Wei Si Mao Chou Hai
Xu Shen Wu Chen Yin Zi Palaces for
Hai You Wei Si Mao Chou Xun Kong
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Example
AB was born in a bing shen year. In the table for locating 65 Xun Kong, bing is the third row
of the first column. Follow that row across until you locate shen in the fourth column of the
branch section. Follow this column down and you will find that 65 Xun Kong is located in
the palaces with the branches of chen and si. Write 65 Xun Kong in the chen and si palaces of
the chart.
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Interpretation of Stars 63 through 65
63 Tian Cai 天才 “Heavenly Talent”
Ability, genius.
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Yang or Yin, Male or Female
Men and women each have two types: yin and yang. It has nothing to do with masculinity or
femininity; it only determines the direction of some calculations. The stem of the year of birth
determines whether a person is yin or yang:
Stems Polarity
Jia Yang
Yi Yin
Bing Yang
Ding Yin
Wu Yang
Ji Yin
Geng Yang
Xin Yin
Ren Yang
Gui Yin
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A person’s status as yin or yang, male or female, influences the direction of rotation of
certain stars and events as follows:
You can think of this mathematically: yang or male each represents a positive (+). Yin or
female each represents a negative (-). If you multiply a positive number by a positive number
or a negative number by a negative number, you get a positive (clockwise) number for the
answer. But if one number is positive and the other is negative, you get a negative
(counterclockwise) number for the answer.
Write the person’s status as yin or yang, male or female, in the center of the chart. We
will see the significance of this in the upcoming pages.
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Stars that Follow 36 Lu Cun
The following stars are located based on the palace of 36 Lu Cun. Star 66 Bo Shi is always in the same palace as Lu Cun. If the chart is for a
yang male or yin female, the rest of this series of stars follow clockwise in order around the chart. If the chart is for a yin male or yang female,
the rest of the stars follow counterclockwise in order around the chart.
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The Five-Element Long Life Spirits
These stars are named after the first star in the series, 78 Chang Sheng, which means long life. They are located based on the element type and
yin or yang, male or female. If the chart is for a yang male or yin female, the rest of this series of stars follow clockwise in order around the chart.
If the chart is for a yin male or yang female, the rest of the stars follow counterclockwise in order around the chart.
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Example 1:
AB is a yang male, born in a bing (yang) stem year so these stars flow clockwise.
Since AB was born in a bing stem year, 36 Lu Cun is located in the si palace. Therefore, 66
Bo Shi follows it into the si palace, and the rest of this series flow clockwise from there.
AB is a Wood 3 type, so 78 Chang Sheng falls into hai palace and the rest of that series
also flow clockwise.
KARMA PROPERTY CAREER FRIENDS
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3 69 Xiao Hao
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao 87 Jue
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 67 Li Shi 26 Tian Yao
65 Xun Kong 85 Si 54 Hong Luan
66 Bo Shi 57 Gua Su
84 Bing 68 Qing Long
86 Mu
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Name: AB 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Date: 8/24/56 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi Time: 10:50 am 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Year: Bing Shen 51 Tian Kong
43 Jie Lu 58 Xian Chi
50 Hua Gai Month: th7 Shen 62 Po Sui
61 Fei Lian Day: 19 64 Tian Shou
65 Xun Kong Hour: 6 Si 70 Jiang Jun
77 Guan Fu 88 Tai
83 Shuai Type: Wood 3
Ren YYMF: Yang Male (so he moves Ding
Chen clockwise) You
MING ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
76 Fu Bing 23 Zuo Fu
82 Di Wang 33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
52 Tian Ku
71 Zou Shu
89 Yang
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 55 Tian Xi 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 74 Bing Fu 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 80 Guan Dai 59 Long Chi 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 73 Xi Shen 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha 79 Mu Yu 56 Gu Chen
35 Tian Gui 63 Tian Cai
49 Ming Ma 72 Fei Lian
53 Tian Xu 78 Chang Sheng
60 Feng Ge
75 Da Hao
81 Lin Guan
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
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Example 2:
Because CD is a yang female, born in a bing (yang) stem year, these stars flow
counter-clockwise.
Since CD was born in a bing stem year, 36 Lu Cun is located in the si palace, so 66 Bo
Shi follows it into the si palace, and the rest of this series flow counterclockwise from there.
CD is a Metal 4 type. Therefore, 78 Chang Sheng goes into the si palace and the rest of
that series flow counterclockwise.
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Interpreting the Stars That Follow Lu
Cun
This set of stars has a relatively low weight in analyzing a chart.
1
Not a literal translation
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74 Bing Fu 病符 “Disease”
Illness.
76 Fu Bing 伏兵 “Ambush”
A bad thing awaits you.
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Interpreting the Five-Element Long Life
Spirits
These twelve stars represent a life cycle from birth to death and back to birth again.
In part, they add a little bit of meaning to a palace, although their effects are not strong.
For example, 79 Mu Yu adds some peach blossom to a palace, especially if there are other
peach blossom stars in the same palace.
However, these stars probably have more significance as a life cycle. 78 Chang Sheng
signifies birth. The palace it inhabits is like the springtime of your chart. The qi in that palace
is not yet extremely strong, but it is new and healthy and increasing in strength. 79 Mu Yu
represents a young child. 80 Guan Dai represents graduation from school. 81 Lin Guan is
getting your first job. 82 Di Wang is at the peak of growth; this palace has the strongest qi. 83
Shuai is the decline after the peak. Later, illness comes with 84 Bing. After illness is 85 Si
death. After death, there is 86 Mu, burial in the grave. 87 Jue is when the body has gone back
to the earth and everything is exhausted. 88 Tai is actually the beginning of the new cycle;
there is conception and a fetus comes into existence. However, the child has not yet emerged
into an individual life. It is still hidden from sight. In 89 Yang, the fetus receives nourishment
from the mother. Then the cycle can start again with 78 Chang Sheng when the child is born.
When used as a lifecycle, it tells how vibrant and alive a palace is. For those of you who
have studied fengshui and the nine flying stars, you are already familiar with a smaller
version of this. The wang in 82 Di Wang is the same term we use for the current twenty-year
period. The coming two twenty-year periods are called sheng, like 78 Chang Sheng. The
recently completed twenty-year periods are shuai, like 83 Shuai. And the twenty-year periods
that are long gone are si, like 85 Si. In fengshui, you know a star is stronger and more
beneficial when it is wang or sheng. It is weaker or more harmful when shuai or si. It is the
same idea with these stars, although perhaps the effects are not as strong.
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80 Guan Dai 冠帶 “Hat and Belt”
Celebration. Happy things.
83 Shuai 衰 “Decline”
Decay. Especially bad at a young age.
84 Bing 病 “Sickness”
Illness. Especially bad in ming or the illness palace at a young age.
85 Si 死 “Death”
Death. Especially bad in ming or the illness palace at a young age.
86 Mu 墓 “Grave”
Bad in ming or shen. Depressed, not lively. However, Mu also means the storage of things
so it is good in the money palace.
87 Jue 絕 “Exhausted”
Used up. Negates whatever is in the palace.
Bad in the children palace: infertility, or children come late in life, or children die before
their parents.
Good in the illness palace: no sickness.
88 Tai 胎 “Fetus”
Good things, but hidden. Serendipity.
89 Yang 養 “Nourish”
Good things.
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Ming Ruler and Shen Ruler
One star represents the potential of ming or fate. This potential may or may not be
expressed, depending on the circumstances of a person’s life.
Likewise, another star represents the potential of the shen or body.
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Example:
CD’s ming gong is in the wei palace: therefore, her ming ruler is 4 Wu Qu. She was born in a
wu branch year, so her shen ruler is 21 Huo Xing. These stars are written in the center of the
chart.
Spouse Siblings Ming Parents
10 Ju Men 3 6 Lian Zhen 3 JI 12 Tian Liang 2 13 Qi Sha 1
16 Wen Qu 11 Tian Xiang 2 19 Tai Fu 49 Ming Ma
36 Lu Cun 37 Qing Yang 26 Tian Yao 56 Gu Chen
41 Tian Guan 77 Guan Fu 51 Tian Kong 75 Da Hao
44 Kong Wang 89 Yang 76 Fu Bing 87 Jue
62 Po Sui 88 Tai
66 Bo Shi
78 Chang Sheng
gui jia yi bing
si wu wei shen
Children Karma Shen
9 Tan Lang 1 Name: CD 5 Tian Tong 3 LU
22 Ling Xing Date: 8/22/66 15 Wen Chang KE
24 You Bi Time: 2:48 am 39 Tian Kui
32 San Tai 54 Hong Luan
38 Tuo Luo Year: Bing Wu 74 Bing Fu
43 Jie Lu 86 Mu
57 Gua Su Month:th 7 Shen
60 Feng Ge Day: 7
67 Li Shi Hour: 2 Chou
79 Mu Yu
ren Type: Metal 4 ding
chen YYMF: Yang Female (so she moves you
Money counterclockwise) Property
8 Tai Yin 5 4 Wu Qu 1
20 Feng Gao Ming Ruler: 4 Wu Qu 18 Di Kong
25 Tian Xing Shen Ruler: 21 Huo Xing 23 Zuo Fu
55 Tian Xi 33 Ba Zuo
58 Xian Chi 35 Tian Gui
64 Tian Shou 50 Hua Gai
65 Xun Kong 59 Long Chi
68 Qing Long 73 Xi Shen
80 Guan Dai 85 Si
xin wu
mao xu
Illness Travel Friends Career
1 Zi Wei 1 2 Tian Ji 5 QUAN 14 Po Jun 1 3 Tai Yang 5
7 Tian Fu 1 63 Tian Cai 17 Di Jie 30 Tian Yue
21 Huo Xing 70 Jiang Jun 42 Tian Fu 40 Tian Yue
27 Yue Ma 82 Di Wang 52 Tian Ku 72 Fei Lian
28 Jie Shen 53 Tian Xu 84 Bing
29 Tian Wu 71 Zou Shu
31 Yin Sha 83 Shuai
34 En Guang
61 Fei Lian
65 Xun Kong
69 Xiao Hao
81 Lin Guan
geng xin geng ji
yin chou zi hai
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Interpretation of the Ming Ruler and the
Shen Ruler
The ming ruler is a potential that you have which may or may not get fulfilled in your
life. For example, if 16 Wen Qu is your ming ruler, you may find that you have great artistic
talent. Yet if you are never given a brush and paper, and if you have to work as a laborer all
your life, you may never discover these talents. The shen ruler has a similar effect, but the
potential will probably develop later in a person’s life.
*^*
Many of you will ask, can’t we use software, rather than doing all this calculation by
hand? Yes, software is available both in English and Chinese, but you have to be careful
when you choose it. There are different styles and different schools of Zi Wei Dou Shu. Some
people calculate the stars differently, including the essential Four Transforming Stars. Some
may calculate differently for someone born in a leap month or someone born between 11 pm
and midnight. Some software may not include all the stars that we use.
We can recommend some software, but this is better discussed in the bulletin board, or
you can contact the American Feng Shui Institute at [email protected] or at
1-626/571-2757.
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How to Read a Lifetime Chart
1. Look at the ming.
What is the branch or grouping of its palace?
What Major Stars are there? How are they rated?
What additional stars are there, especially the Four Transforming Stars?
2. Look at travel (opposite), career, and money (in the three combinations relationship).
Look at the same factors as for ming.
Look at how these palaces affect ming and each other.
4. Look at karma and spouse to see how happy they will be with their life.
5. If they have other areas of interest, look there, too: children, parents, illness, etc.
8. Do you see a palace where a lot of good stars or a lot of bad stars collect?
9. Look at the ming ruler and the shen ruler for a hidden potential.
Remember, in palaces with no Major Stars, the Major Stars, the Major Stars from the
opposite palace are reflected in but maintain the original rating. If a reflected star is
transformed by one of these four stars, the transforming star is also reflected in.
The rest of the stars in this class have an influence on the opposite palace but are not
reflected into it.
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The Weight of Stars
Remember the concept of putting the stars in a palace on a scale? Some stars only have a
small effect on a chart. Others can really tip the scale. You cannot put an exact weight on each
star, and some are only significant in certain palaces, but here is an approximate estimation as
a guideline for students:
Most Heavy:
The Fourteen Major Stars and the Four Transforming Stars.
Very Heavy:
15 Wen Chang, 16 Wen Qu
17 Di Jie, 18 Di Kong
21 Huo Xing, 22 Ling Xing
23 Zuo Fu, 24 You Bi
36 Lu Cun, 37 Qing Yang, 38 Tuo Luo
Often the other stars will not have a dramatic effect unless a few similar ones gang up.
But don’t take the suggested weights too literally. Develop your own experience to find out
how powerful the different stars are.
Remember, most palaces have good and bad stars mixed. Weigh them on the scale to see
which is greater. Taste the soup to see how they combine. Try to see how stars in the same
palace interact and how the palaces affect each other.
When two or more stars that have similar meaning are in the same palace, their effect is
multiplied. One peach blossom star makes a person attractive. Two peach blossom stars mean
it is an important part of who they are. Three or more will probably be way out of balance.
You can apply the same idea to consuming stars, lonely stars, money stars, etc.
In reading a chart, you cannot always take into account every star in every palace. There
is too much information there. You don’t need to tell a client about every aspect of their life.
Often you will choose to focus a reading on their areas of interest. This is especially true once
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you have learned the material in the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class. You cannot possibly tell
someone every aspect of their past, present, and future.
Finally, I suggest that you reread the introduction to this Zi Wei Dou Shu Intermediate
Class. It also gave a lot of information about reading a chart that may be more meaningful
now that you have learned about these 75 stars.
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Case Study: AB
KARMA PROPERTY CAREER FRIENDS
5 Tian Tong 1 LU 4 Wu Qu 2 3 Tai Yang 3 9 Tan Lang 3
15 Wen Chang KE 7 Tian Fu 2 8 Tai Yin 3 69 Xiao Hao
36 Lu Cun 18 Di Kong 20 Feng Gao 87 Jue
41 Tian Guan 37 Qing Yang 21 Huo Xing
44 Kong Wang 67 Li Shi 26 Tian Yao
65 Xun Kong 85 Si 54 Hong Luan
66 Bo Shi 57 Gua Su
84 Bing 68 Qing Long
86 Mu
Gui Jia Yi Bing
Si Wu Wei Shen
PARENTS TRAVEL
14 Po Jun 2 Name: AB 2 Tian Ji 2 QUAN
17 Di Jie Date: 8/24/56 10 Ju Men 1
24 You Bi Time: 10:50 am 16 Wen Qu
32 San Tai 39 Tian Kui
38 Tuo Luo Year: Bing Shen 51 Tian Kong
43 Jie Lu 58 Xian Chi
50 Hua Gai Month: th7 Shen 62 Po Sui
61 Fei Lian Day: 19 64 Tian Shou
65 Xun Kong Hour: 6 Si 70 Jiang Jun
77 Guan Fu 88 Tai
83 Shuai Type: Wood 3
Ren YYMF: Yang Male Ding
Chen You
MING Ming Ruler: 16 Wen Qu ILLNESS
22 Ling Xing Shen Ruler: 12 Tian Liang 1 Zi Wei 4
25 Tian Xing 11 Tian Xiang 4
76 Fu Bing 23 Zuo Fu
82 Di Wang 33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
52 Tian Ku
71 Zou Shu
89 Yang
Xin Wu
Mao Xu
SIBLINGS SPOUSE SHEN CHILDREN MONEY
6 Lian Zhen 1 JI 55 Tian Xi 13 Qi Sha 2 12 Tian Liang 5
27 Yue Ma 74 Bing Fu 42 Tian Fu 19 Tai Fu
28 Jie Shen 80 Guan Dai 59 Long Chi 30 Tian Yue
29 Tian Wu 73 Xi Shen 40 Tian Yue
31 Yin Sha 79 Mu Yu 56 Gu Chen
35 Tian Gui 63 Tian Cai
49 Ming Ma 72 Fei Lian
53 Tian Xu 78 Chang Sheng
60 Feng Ge
75 Da Hao
81 Lin Guan
Geng Xin Geng Ji
Yin Chou Zi Hai
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Analysis of AB’s Chart: We last discussed AB’s chart at the end of the Zi Wei Dou Shu
Beginning Class, Part 2. Let’s see what else we can add.
Ming: Since AB’s ming is in mao and it has no Major Stars, 2 Tian Ji 2 and 10 Ju Men 1 are
reflected into his ming from the opposite palace (you, AB’s travel palace). The ratings remain
the same, whether in the original or the reflected palace. The high ratings of these two stars
let you know that they will be on their best behavior. Tian Ji is smart, changeable, active, and
quick. It is given power by 46 Hua Quan. This adds to its intelligence, or gives AB the power
to put his intelligence to good use. Tian Ji is combined with Ju Men, which represents
someone who speaks. The two together have the image of someone who talks fast and talks a
lot (definitely true for this person).
The minor stars in AB’s ming include 22 Ling Xing and 25 Tian Xing. These add some
roughness or aggression. He already has Hua Quan in ming, so his personality may be so
strong that some people do not feel comfortable around him.
Career: AB’s career palace has 3 Tai Yang 3 and 8 Tai Yin 3 together in wei. This is the sun
and moon together. It makes for a very changeable situation. You would expect him to change
careers often since two major stars are in one palace, and these two stars represent the sun
and the moon. Because it is an earth palace, the instability is not extreme. However, now we
see that 21 Huo Xing is also here. This can mean that when the changes occur, they will be
abrupt, like wild fire. Some of the stars here, such as 26 Tian Yao, 54 Hong Luan, and 57 Gua
Su are not very relevant in the career palace, but will be important in other ways once you
have studied the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class.
Money: The money palace (hai) has 12 Tian Liang with a low rating, so his money luck is
not very strong overall. The minor stars are good and bad mixed, but don’t give a strong
message. 63 Tian Cai gives ability, so he can probably manage his own money.
Travel: Travel (in you) has the same Major Stars as ming: 2 Tian Ji 2 transformed by 46 Hua
Quan and 10 Ju Men 1. Tian Ji signifies traveling far from the birth place to make a living.
AB was born in New York, but has lived and worked in California for many years. 39 Tian
Kui means people will help him if he needs it when traveling and that older people will be the
most helpful. He has two peach blossom stars, 16 Wen Qu and 58 Xian Chi, so it may be
easier for him to find romance when he is traveling then when he is near to home. There are
not many bad stars in this palace, and 64 Tian Shou (representing longevity) helps protect
him from serious accidents or disease while traveling.
Overall, with these four palaces, we have a portrait of a strong personality, smart,
talkative, who may easily offend people unintentionally. His career and money are not very
remarkable. He is not a high achiever, but these palaces don’t show disaster either.
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Spouse: We already discussed that AB’s shen gong is in his spouse palace (in the Zi Wei Dou
Shu Beginning Class). This palace (chou) has no major stars, so 3 Tai Yang 3 and 8 Tai Yin 3
are reflected into it, with no change of ratings. Spouse is important to AB because shen gong
is there, but his spouse will be changeable, because the palace contains the sun and moon
together. A changeable spouse is not ideal, as you want someone you can rely on. In this case,
the minor stars do not add a lot of detail, but looking at the spouse palace in the different time
periods should be interesting, as he had quite a bit of turbulence in this regard.
Karma: AB has 5 Tian Tong 1 transformed by 45 Hua Lu in karma. In addition, he has 36 Lu
Cun. In other palaces, this might make him lazy. However, in karma, it will make him content
(and still a little lazy). He is unlikely to feel a big need for spiritual growth, but he will be
happy. However, this palace also has 44 Kong Wang and 65 Xun Kong, two ‘emptiness’ stars.
These reduce the benefits, but they do not make the good stars bad.
AB also has 15 Wen Chang with 47 Hua Ke. These are both peach blossom stars. This
gives him some tendency towards peach blossom, but perhaps less than if they were in ming.
Ming shows outer behavior while karma shows inner thought. Wen Chang also gives him a
creative streak, while Hua Ke adds some gentleness.
Now we can see that although AB’s exterior behavior and speech may be a little coarse,
he really is soft or gentle on the inside. He is not mean or aggressive, although he might give
that as a first impression.
Hua Ji and Hua Lu: Hua Ji and Hua Lu can be used as markers to indicate which palace will
give the most benefit or the most trouble. We have already seen that Hua Lu is in AB’s karma,
so he has the ability to be happy.
It is good to also check for the source of trouble in his life. Where is Hua Ji? It is in the
siblings palace in yin. If he had no siblings, it would have little effect on him. But AB has a
sister. When AB moved to California, he had just taken his infant daughter away from the
psychologically incompetent mother. He moved to California because his sister said she
would help take care of the child. The sister was married with a son one year older than AB’s
daughter. AB needed her help, but she also was a source of great difficulty for him. The
siblings palace has 28 Jie Shen which will help resolve problems (she helped him with child
care). It reduces some of the strength of the Hua Ji. On the plus side, it also has 35 Tian Gui,
representing someone who helps.
The siblings palace has 27 Yue Ma and 49 Ming Ma (and is in a corner), showing that
this is an extremely active and unstable palace. There are also some sha or consuming stars:
29 Tian Wu, 31 Yin Sha (indicating a female, his sister), 53 Tian Xu, and 75 Da Hao. So we
can see, she helps him out, but really makes him pay for it in other ways.
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Ming and Shen Ruler: The ming ruler has 16 Wen Qu. AB must really have some kind of
talent although it is a potential or more hidden (with 15 Wen Chang in karma). It would be
good to advise him to start some kind of creative hobby. He would enjoy it and be good at it.
The shen ruler has 12 Tian Liang. Tian Liang likes to help out and fix things. Perhaps as
he ages (since shen ruler is for later in life), he can find ways to help people and work to
better society.
We hope this case study helps to illustrate how to read a chart. There is still much more
to learn in the Zi Wei Dou Shu Advanced Class. In the first part, you will learn how to predict
events based on time. In the second part, there are case studies and analysis of charts to help
teach the fine points of reading a chart.
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Final Exam
Add stars 49 through 89 and the ming and shen rulers to this chart. Then answer the questions
below. This is the same chart from Test 1, Question 1.
Children Spouse Siblings Ming Shen
11 Tian Xiang 3 12 Tian Liang 1 6 Lian Zhen 2 20 Feng Gao
17 Di Jie 40 Tian Yue 13 Qi Sha 2 27 Yue Ma
18 Di Kong 28 Jie Shen
29 Tian Wu 35 Tian Gui
42 Tian Fu 38 Tuo Luo
43 Jie Lu
gui jia yi bing
si wu wei shen
Money male Parents
10 Ju Men 3 LU Year: xin you 21 Huo Xing
15 Wen Chang JI Month: 1, yin 25 Tian Xing
th
22 Ling Xing Day: 12 36 Lu Cun
23 Zuo Fu Hour: 7, wu 41 Tian Guan
44 Kong Wang
ren Element Type: Fire 6 ding
chen YYMF: you
Illness Karma
1 Zi Wei 2 Ming Ruler: 5 Tian Tong 3
9 Tan Lang 3 Shen Ruler: 16 Wen Qu KE
32 San Tai 24 You Bi
30 Tian Yue
37 Qing Yang
xin wu
mao xu
Travel Friends Career Property
2 Tian Ji 2 7 Tian Fu 1 3 Tai Yang 5 QUAN 4 Wu Qu 3
8 Tai Yin 4 26 Tian Yao 19 Tai Fu 14 Po Jun 3
31 Yin Sha 33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang
39 Tian Kui
geng xin geng ji
yin chou zi hai
1. We already looked at his children palace, and it looked bad for having kids. Has it changed
any with the additional stars?
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Final Exam Answers
Add stars 49 through 89 and the ming and shen rulers to this chart. Then answer the questions
below. This is the same chart from Test 1, Question 1.
Children Spouse Siblings Ming Shen
11 Tian Xiang 3 12 Tian Liang 1 6 Lian Zhen 2 20 Feng Gao
17 Di Jie 40 Tian Yue 13 Qi Sha 2 27 Yue Ma
18 Di Kong 54 Hong Luan 57 Gua Su 28 Jie Shen
29 Tian Wu 58 Xian Chi 68 Qing Long 35 Tian Gui
42 Tian Fu 69 Xiao Hao 85 Si 38 Tuo Luo
43 Jie Lu 86 Mu 67 Li Shi
62 Po Sui 84 Bing
63 Tian Cai
64 Tian Shou
70 Jiang Jun
87 Jue
gui jia yi bing
si wu wei shen
Money Parents
10 Ju Men 3 LU Year: xin you 21 Huo Xing
15 Wen Chang JI Month: 1, yin 25 Tian Xing
22 Ling Xing Day: 12th 36 Lu Cun
23 Zuo Fu Hour: 7, wu 41 Tian Guan
44 Kong Wang 52 Tian Ku
71 Zou Shu Element Type: Fire 6 66 Bo Shi
88 Tai YYMF: yin male 83 Shuai
ren ding
chen Ming Ruler: 6 Lian Zhen you
Illness Shen Ruler: 5 Tian Tong Karma
1 Zi Wei 2 5 Tian Tong 3
9 Tan Lang 3 16 Wen Qu KE
32 San Tai 24 You Bi
53 Tian Xu 30 Tian Yue
72 Fei Lian 37 Qing Yang
89 Yang 51 Tian Kong
77 Guan Fu
82 Di Wang
xin wu
mao xu
Travel Friends Career Property
2 Tian Ji 2 7 Tian Fu 1 3 Tai Yang 5 QUAN 4 Wu Qu 3
8 Tai Yin 4 26 Tian Yao 19 Tai Fu 14 Po Jun 3
31 Yin Sha 50 Hua Gai 55 Tian Xi 33 Ba Zuo
34 En Guang 59 Long Chi 65 Xun Kong 49 Ming Ma
39 Tian Kui 60 Feng Ge 75 Da Hao 56 Gu Chen
73 Xi Shen 65 Xun Kong 80 Guan Dai 61 Fei Lian
78 Chang Sheng 74 Bing Fu 76 Fu Bing
79 Mu Yu 81 Lin Guan
geng xin geng ji
yin chou zi hai
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1. We already looked at his children palace, and it looked bad for having kids. Has it changed
any with the additional stars?
Answer: No, it is still very bad. 62 Po Sui (“Break and Shatter,” isolated, never finishes,
funerals, death) and 87 Jue (infertility, children die before the parents) are now in the children
palace. Some of the other small stars are good, but the weight of six very bad stars is
overwhelming.
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Index of the 89 Permanent Stars
The 89 Permanent Stars
1 Zi Wei 紫微 31 Yin Sha 陰煞 61 Fei Lian 蜚廉
2 Tian Ji 天機 32 San Tai 三台 62 Po Sui 破碎
3 Tai Yang 太陽 33 Ba Zou 八座 63 Tian Cai 天才
4 Wu Qu 武曲 34 En Guang 恩光 64 Tian Shou 天壽
5 Tian Tong 天同 35 Tian Gui 天貴 65 Xun Kong 旬空
6 Lian Zhen 廉貞 36 Lu Cun 祿存 66 Bo Shi 博士
7 Tian Fu 天府 37 Qing Yang 擎羊 67 Li Shi 力士
8 Tai Yin 太陰 38 Tuo Luo 陀羅 68 Qing Long 青龍
9 Tan Lang 貪狼 39 Tian Kui 天魁 69 Xiao Hao 小耗
10 Ju Men 巨門 40 Tian Yue 天鉞 70 Jiang Jun 將軍
11 Tian Xiang 天相 41 Tian Guan 天官 71 Zou Shu 奏書
12 Tian Liang 天梁 42 Tian Fu 天褔 72 Fei Lian 飛廉
13 Qi Sha 七殺 43 Jie Lu 截路 73 Xi Shen 喜神
14 Po Jun 破軍 44 Kong Wang 空亡 74 Bing Fu 病符
15 Wen Chang 文昌 45 Hua Lu 化祿 75 Da Hao 大耗
16 Wen Qu 文曲 46 Hua Quan 化權 76 Fu Bing 伏兵
17 Di Jie 地劫 47 Hua Ke 化科 77 Guan Fu 官府
18 Di Kong 地空 48 Hua Ji 化忌 78 Chang Sheng 長生
19 Tai Fu 台輔 49 Ming Ma 命馬 79 Mu Yu 沐浴
20 Feng Gao 封誥 50 Hua Gai 華蓋 80 Guan Dai 冠帶
21 Huo Xing 火星 51 Tian Kong 天空 81 Lin Guan 臨官
22 Ling Xing 鈴星 52 Tian Ku 天哭 82 Di Wang 帝旺
23 Zuo Fu 左輔 53 Tian Xu 天虛 83 Shuai 衰
24 You Bi 右弼 54 Hong Luan 紅鸞 84 Bing 病
25 Tian Xing 天刑 55 Tian Xi 天喜 85 Si 死
26 Tian Yao 天姚 56 Gu Chen 孤辰 86 Mu 墓
27 Yue Ma 月馬 57 Gua Su 寡宿 87 Jue 絕
28 Jie Shen 解神 58 Xian Chi 咸池 88 Tai 胎
29 Tian Wu 天巫 59 Long Chi 龍池 89 Yang 養
30 Tian Yue 天月 60 Feng Ge 鳳閣
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