The Parents palace

What it governs

How to read a star here

The Parents palace covers parents, elders, mentors and figures of authority. A star here describes the shape of those relationships and how you fare under the people above you.

Read the star as a portrait of the elders and authorities in your life and of your relationship with them. A warm, bright star here is support from above; a stern one means you learned early to stand on your own. Its shadow is the difficulty you have with being told.

The fourteen stars in the Parents 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 Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your father — or the elder who shaped you — is a figure of standing and strong presence, holding high expectations of you.

• The Strategist 天机 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your parents are intelligent and place real value on learning; the relationship is flexible and its communication ever-shifting.

• The Sun 太阳 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your father cuts a large, well-regarded figure and holds reputational hopes for you; relations with superiors are open and fairly formal.

• The General 武曲 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your parents are strong and hands-on, prizing practical ability in how they raised you; relations with superiors are matter-of-fact and direct.

• The Peacemaker 天同 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace parents are gentle and easygoing, family relations relaxed, and bosses lenient and approachable.

• The Maverick 廉贞 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace a parent is talented or emotionally complex, and family ties carry a certain feeling-charge; dealings with bosses have a creative, personable quality — but can also draw disputes.

• The Treasurer 天府 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your parents are steady and grounded, the family background carries some material base, and you were given a stable environment to grow up in; relations with superiors are correct and dependable, earning trust — though the promotion path is conservative.

• The Moon 太阴 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace the mother matters more — gentle and attentive, with a warm household atmosphere; for a man, the pattern of the mother relationship shapes how he relates to elders.

• The Charmer 贪狼 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace a parent is lively and talented and the household mood is easy; with bosses you are smooth and socially deft, leaving a good impression readily.

• The Advocate 巨门 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace relations with parents or bosses carry more verbal friction, and communication breeds misunderstanding, so how you say things matters greatly.

• The Minister 天相 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace your parents are honest and the family background grounded, raising you on sincerity and practicality; relations with bosses are correct and win their basic trust, though the promotion path runs conservative.

• The Mentor 天梁 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace the sheltering runs deep — steady, seasoned elders protect you and there is ancestral merit behind the family; with bosses you tend to meet a genuinely capable patron who lifts you.

• The Warrior 七杀 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace relations with parents are distant, with early independence and self-reliance; with bosses you are forceful and clash readily with authority.

• The Pioneer 破军 in the Parents palace

  In the Parents palace ties with parents run thin, with early independence and a changeable bond, and the family background may itself go through big shifts; with bosses, too, things keep changing, and long tenure under one superior is unlikely.

Common questions

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