The Fortune Palace
Governs: Inner life, interests, emotions and contentment; traditionally also how much good fortune you enjoy.
How to read it: The main star shows your inner needs and how you unwind; Lu (prosperity) a broader state of mind, Ji (affliction) a tendency to brood and wear yourself down.
Alignment: Its opposite, Wealth, means how you spend reflects what you need inside; its trines, Spouse and Travel, mean love and life outside both affect your mood.
Keep in mind: A steady Fortune palace helps you recover from setbacks; it is the palace most worth cultivating.
Main stars in the Fortune palace
Follow a star's name for its reading in the Fortune palace.
- Zi Wei (紫微)Zi Wei in Fortune: your inner life seeks refinement and achievement; proud and demanding of yourself, you rarely fully relax.
- Tian Ji (天機)Tian Ji in Fortune: an active inner life that loves thinking, learning and research, yet worries easily and finds it hard to be still.
- Tai Yang (太陽)Tai Yang in Fortune: optimistic and unable to sit still, you find satisfaction in giving and being recognised.
- Wu Qu (武曲)Wu Qu in Fortune: you cannot sit idle; doing and achieving are your pleasures, and enjoying yourself does not come easily.
- Tian Tong (天同)Tian Tong in Fortune: the star of contentment in the palace of inner life: you know how to enjoy yourself and are easily satisfied.
- Lian Zhen (廉貞)Lian Zhen in Fortune: a rich, busy emotional life that is hard to quiet.
- Tian Fu (天府)Tian Fu in Fortune: a settled, contented inner life that knows how to enjoy things.
- Tai Yin (太陰)Tai Yin in Fortune: a sensitive inner life that values beauty and quiet time alone.
- Tan Lang (貪狼)Tan Lang in Fortune: wide interests and a love of pleasure and novelty, with many desires.
- Ju Men (巨門)Ju Men in Fortune: a deep, doubting mind that can go round in circles and rarely rests.
- Tian Xiang (天相)Tian Xiang in Fortune: an inner life that values order and fairness, regular habits and moderate enjoyment.
- Tian Liang (天梁)Tian Liang in Fortune: a mature inner life that takes things in stride, with an interest in religion or philosophy.
- Qi Sha (七殺)Qi Sha in Fortune: a restless inner life that works hard in heart and mind, always chasing goals.
- Po Jun (破軍)Po Jun in Fortune: an inner life restless with the status quo and hungry for new stimulation, with bigger emotional swings.
Other palaces
This is fixed text compiled from general convention, not a reading of any individual chart and not a prediction. For important decisions, please consult qualified professionals.