The Friends palace

What it governs

How to read a star here

The Friends palace covers your wider circle — friends, networks and the people who work under you. A star here describes the company you keep and how it serves you.

Read the star as a portrait of the people around you and what they bring. A generous star here means friends who show up; a difficult one means a circle that needs choosing carefully. The shadow side is the kind of friend to be wary of.

The fourteen stars in the Friends palace

Each of the 14 main stars reads differently here. Pick yours — or the one you are curious about — for the full reading.

• The Emperor 紫微 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace you attract high-status company — allies and subordinates who outrank your own circle, and connections that open doors.

• The Strategist 天机 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle is clever and wide, but fluid — plenty of acquaintances, few long-anchored confidants — and partners who strategise well without staying put.

• The Sun 太阳 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle is wide and studded with people of standing and renown, and their public resources lend weight to your work.

• The General 武曲 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace ties are practical and direct, organised around interest and cooperation more than deep feeling; subordinates are capable and get things done.

• The Peacemaker 天同 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace ties are warm and the social circle is easy and pleasant, though somewhat loose — genuinely deep bonds are fewer; subordinates are compliant and the mood at work is harmonious.

• The Maverick 廉贞 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle is full of talented, emotionally vivid people and the social scene is lively — but romantic tangles run through it too.

• The Treasurer 天府 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle is steady and of good quality — people of some means or standing — and subordinates are grounded and reliable.

• The Moon 太阴 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle runs to the gentle and sensitive, with good rapport among women and a socially warm scene; subordinates are attentive and service-minded.

• The Charmer 贪狼 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle is wide and full of talented, appetite-driven people, and the social life is busy — but the wine-and-pleasure crowd carries real influence, so choose your company well.

• The Advocate 巨门 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace many in your circle are eloquent — and quarrelsome; verbal disputes surface easily and misunderstanding cools the ties.

• The Minister 天相 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your friends are honest and reliable, the circle steady and of good quality; subordinates are grounded, capable and cooperative — genuine team players.

• The Mentor 天梁 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your circle holds seasoned, wise figures, and a good friend appears at life's crucial turns; subordinates are responsible and can hold the line in a crisis.

• The Warrior 七杀 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace your friends are few but choice — mostly fellow strong, independent doers — and subordinates get things done, if at some emotional distance.

• The Pioneer 破军 in the Friends palace

  In the Friends palace the circle is intensely fluid — the friends of one chapter are wholly different from the next; subordinates rarely stay put and partners fight their own corners.

Common questions

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