The General in the Siblings palace
武曲兄弟Wǔ Qū in Xiōng Dì
Purple Star editorial · Reviewed
The General (武曲 Wǔ Qū) in the Siblings palace (兄弟) — siblings, close peers, business partners: Your brothers and sisters are strong-charactered and independent, the relationship practical and light on sentiment — but they show up when it counts.
The Siblings palace covers brothers and sisters, close peers and — in modern practice — business partners. A star here describes the character of those side-by-side alliances.
What it means
In the Siblings palace your brothers and sisters are strong-charactered and independent, the relationship practical and light on sentiment — but they show up when it counts. A partner here is a capable doer, though two strong wills can grind against each other.
The shadow side
With Hua Prosperity a partnership earns handsomely; under Hua Ji there is risk of harm or loss, so guard partnerships against financial disputes.
The Four Transformations四化 Si Hua — four stars in your chart receive a special charge from your birth-year stem: Flow 禄 (ease), Power 权 (control), Merit 科 (recognition), Obstacle 忌 (friction). (四化) — Flow, Power, Merit and Obstacle — can sharpen or soften any of this depending on your exact birth year. Your own chart shows which are active.
From the classics
「武曲独守，富而不贵」
Wu Qu standing alone brings wealth without rank — money comes readily, but status must be earned by other means.
— classical 口诀 (古诀云)
The General in other palaces
Other stars in the Siblings palace
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