Lifetime fortune reading through 12 Palaces and 14 Main Stars of Ziwei Doushu
Ziwei Doushu (紫微斗數, Emperor Star Astrology) is a traditional Chinese astrological system that analyzes lifetime fortune by placing 14 Main Stars (十四主星), Auxiliary Stars (輔星), and Four Transformations (四化) across 12 Palaces (十二宮) based on birth date and time. 'Ziwei' refers to the North Star, the emperor star and center of all stars, heading the 14 Main Stars.
Ziwei Doushu uses the Ming Dynasty texts Ziwei Doushu Quanshu (紫微斗數全書) and Ziwei Doushu Quanji (紫微斗數全集) as standards, placing main stars in 12 palaces centered on the Life Palace (命宮) and interpreting fortune changes through Four Transformations based on the birth year stem.
The 12 Palaces consist of Life (命宮), Siblings (兄弟宮), Spouse (夫妻宮), Children (子女宮), Wealth (財帛宮), Health (疾厄宮), Property (田宅宮), Servants (奴僕宮), Career (官祿宮), Travel (遷移宮), Fortune (福德宮), and Parents (父母宮), each governing a life domain (personality, siblings, spouse, children, wealth, health, real estate, subordinates, career, travel, mind, parents).
The 14 Main Stars are Ziwei (紫微), Tianji (天機), Taiyang (太陽), Wuqu (武曲), Tiantong (天同), Lianzhen (廉貞), Tianfu (天府), Taiyin (太陰), Tanlang (貪狼), Jumen (巨門), Tianxiang (天相), Tianliang (天梁), Qisha (七殺), and Pojun (破軍). They are divided into the Ziwei series and Tianfu series, placed across the 12 palaces.
The Life Palace (命宮) is the most important palace, governing innate personality and destiny. It is calculated using the formula (14 - month branch number - hour branch number) mod 12. The Body Palace (身宮) represents acquired interests and behavioral direction, calculated by moving from the Life Palace by the month branch number.
The Ju Number (局數) is determined by the birth year stem's element: Water 2 (水二局), Wood 3 (木三局), Metal 4 (金四局), Earth 5 (土五局), Fire 6 (火六局). It is the core factor in calculating the Ziwei Star position, which is derived by dividing the birth day (lunar day number) by the Ju number.
Auxiliary Stars (輔星) include Zuofu (左輔), Youbi (右弼), Wenchang (文昌), Wenqu (文曲), Lucun (祿存), Tianma (天馬), Tiankui (天魁), and Tianyue (天鉞). They assist the main stars, adding or reducing auspiciousness. They are placed in the 12 palaces based on birth month, birth hour, and birth year stem.
The Four Transformations (四化) are Hua Lu (化祿 - Prosperity), Hua Quan (化權 - Power), Hua Ke (化科 - Fame), and Hua Ji (化忌 - Obstacle). Based on the birth year stem, they are assigned to specific main stars, creating fortune changes. Hua Lu symbolizes wealth and smoothness, Hua Quan authority and ability, Hua Ke fame and scholarship, Hua Ji hindrance and gossip.
Ziwei Doushu is a reference-only fortune analysis based on traditional astrology classics such as Ziwei Doushu Quanshu (紫微斗數全書) and Ziwei Doushu Quanji (紫微斗數全集). Interpretation of the 12 palaces, 14 main stars, auxiliary stars, and four transformations is comprehensive, and even unfavorable palaces or stars can be compensated through action plans. Rather than relying excessively on results, please use it as wisdom to understand your personality and life domain trends.
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