The Fourteen Major Stars and the Minor Stars
The Fourteen Major Stars and the Minor Stars
The Fourteen Major Stars (Grouped by Big Dipper, Southern Dipper, and Mid-Heaven)
| Star | Five Elements | Keywords | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zi Wei (紫微) | Earth | Emperor, self-respect, leadership | Needs the support of a full court (Fu Bi, Chang Qu, Kui Yue), otherwise becomes a lone ruler |
| Tian Ji (天机) | Wood | Wisdom, change, strategy | Thinks deeply and worries much; suited to specialized/planning work; Hua Ji brings anxiety and restlessness |
| Tai Yang (太阳) | Fire | Universal love, fame, outward expression | In Miao/Wang, benefits public service and broadcasting; in Luo Xian, brings toil and weak male affinity |
| Wu Qu (武曲) | Metal | Wealth star, execution, uprightness | Benefits finance, industry, military, and police; Hua Ji means financial loss / stiff emotions |
| Tian Tong (天同) | Water | Blessing star, gentleness, enjoyment | Suited to stability; with Sha stars clashing, becomes lazy; Hua Ji means inner emotional hurt |
| Lian Zhen (廉贞) | Fire | Secondary peach blossom, politics, imprisonment star | Both righteous and cunning; Hua Ji brings emotional entanglements / legal troubles and bloodshed |
| Tian Fu (天府) | Earth | Treasury star, steadiness, conservatism | Ruler of the Southern Dipper; assesses the fullness of the treasury (needs Lu Cun / Hua Lu to gather) |
| Tai Yin (太阴) | Water | Moon, motherhood, real estate | In Miao/Wang, benefits wealth and female affinity; in Luo Xian, emotions become gloomy |
| Tan Lang (贪狼) | Wood | Desire, peach blossom, talent | Versatile and sociable; Hua Ji means competition / frustrated desires |
| Ju Men (巨门) | Water | Verbal disputes, hidden gate, eloquence | Suited to eloquent professions; Hua Ji brings disputes / obscurity / suspicion |
| Tian Xiang (天相) | Water | Seal star, assistance, dignity | Goodness depends on neighboring stars (Fu looks at Xiang / Xing and Ji flanking the seal) |
| Tian Liang (天梁) | Earth | Shelter star, aloofness, leadership | Benefits medicine, law, and religion; Hua Ji means playing the elder card / isolation and conflict |
| Qi Sha (七杀) | Metal | General, pioneering, isolation | Grand patterns with great ups and downs; suited to pioneering, not to maintaining the status quo |
| Po Jun (破军) | Water | Depletion star, breaking the old to build anew | Breaks first, then succeeds; dramatic changes; Hua Lu turns crisis into opportunity |
The Six Auspicious Stars
- Chang (文昌) (documents, exams, academic honors), Qu (文曲) (eloquence, talent)
- Zuo Fu and You Bi (左辅右弼) (helpful benefactors, especially powerful as a pair)
- Tian Kui and Tian Yue (天魁天钺) (benefactor stars; Kui governs daytime benefactors, Yue governs nighttime benefactors)
- Lu Cun (禄存) (wealth star, conservative savings), Tian Ma (天马) (movement; Lu and Ma galloping together means wealth in motion externally)
The Six Sha Stars (Their strength depends on brightness and whether the major stars can control them)
- Qing Yang (擎羊) (punishment, conflict, open blades) / Tuo Luo (陀罗) (hidden depletion, delays, hidden arrows) — severe when in the same palace or flanking palace
- Huo Xing (火星) (impulsive outbursts) / Ling Xing (铃星) (gloomy internal depletion) — Huo and Ling gathering together creates turbulence
- Di Kong (地空) (fantasies coming to nothing) / Di Jie (地劫) (robbery and loss) — Kong and Jie gathering together means great destruction and great renewal; good for creativity, bad for the treasury
Common Auxiliary Stars
Hong Luan and Tian Xi (红鸾天喜) (proper peach blossom, joyful events), Tian Yao and Xian Chi (天姚咸池) (improper peach blossom, charm), Tian Xing (天刑) (punishment, self-discipline), Gu Chen and Gua Su (孤辰寡宿) (loneliness), Tian Ku and Tian Xu (天哭天虚) (melancholy), Yin Sha (阴煞) (hidden villains and disputes), Jie Shen and Tian Yue (解神天月) (misfortune resolution / medicine), Long Chi and Feng Ge (龙池凤阁) (art and literary talent), Tai Fu and Feng Gao (台辅封诰) (academic honors), En Guang and Tian Gui (恩光天贵) (patronage), Tian Guan and Tian Fu (天官天福) (blessings and official positions), Tian Chu (天厨) (food and drink), Fei Lian and Po Sui (蜚廉破碎) (minor losses), Xun Kong and Jie Kong (旬空截空) (coming to nothing).
Brightness: Miao, Wang, Li, Ping, and Luo Xian
The same star performs vastly differently in Miao versus Luo Xian — Tai Yin in Miao/Wang is a gentle wealth star, but in Luo Xian its emotions turn gloomy; Tai Yang in Miao/Wang is bright and distinguished, but in Luo Xian it toils with weak male affinity. On this site, every star in the chart is labeled with its brightness, and when interpreting, you must always consider the brightness alongside it — never just the star's name.