The Friends Palace
Governs: Friends, staff, clients and your wider circle: the quality of these ties and the help they bring.
How to read it: The main star shows the kind of friends you make and how you get along; Lu (prosperity) brings help from friends, Ji (affliction) a call to choose friends carefully.
Alignment: Its opposite, Siblings, sits on the same line of peers; its trines, Children and Parents, extend the network to juniors and elders.
Keep in mind: Traditionally called the Servants palace, it is now read as partners, colleagues and staff.
Main stars in the Friends palace
Follow a star's name for its reading in the Friends palace.
- Zi Wei (紫微)Zi Wei in Friends: your circle includes people of standing or ability, but they will not simply follow your lead.
- Tian Ji (天機)Tian Ji in Friends: clever, well-informed friends who bring ideas and news, though closeness comes and goes.
- Tai Yang (太陽)Tai Yang in Friends: many friends and a wide circle, with you usually the one looking after others.
- Wu Qu (武曲)Wu Qu in Friends: practical, loyal friends, but money between friends easily causes disputes.
- Tian Tong (天同)Tian Tong in Friends: many pleasant friendships, mostly shared interests and good times.
- Lian Zhen (廉貞)Lian Zhen in Friends: a complicated circle with both help and trouble.
- Tian Fu (天府)Tian Fu in Friends: steady, dependable friends, lasting ties and practical help.
- Tai Yin (太陰)Tai Yin in Friends: gentle, attentive friends, with more help from women friends; friendships flow quietly and last.
- Tan Lang (貪狼)Tan Lang in Friends: many friends and a wide circle, mostly for fun or business socialising.
- Ju Men (巨門)Ju Men in Friends: gossip or misunderstandings arise easily among friends.
- Tian Xiang (天相)Tian Xiang in Friends: upright, dependable friends and mutual help; friends trust you too.
- Tian Liang (天梁)Tian Liang in Friends: older or dependable friends who look out for one another; you are often the one friends turn to.
- Qi Sha (七殺)Qi Sha in Friends: friends with strong personalities who bring both help and conflict.
- Po Jun (破軍)Po Jun in Friends: a changing circle with friends coming and going.
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.