The Mentor in the Career palace
天梁官禄Tiān Liáng in Guān Lù — also called the Officials palace
Purple Star editorial · Reviewed
The Mentor (天梁 Tiān Liáng) in the Career palace (官禄, the Officials palace) — career, ambition, public achievement: The Mentor suits law, medicine, education, spiritual work, government oversight and charity — fields that ask for authority and learning.
The Career palace governs your working life, ambition and public standing. A star here points to the field and the manner in which you are meant to build.官禄宫 Guan Lu Gong — the palace of career, ambition and public achievement; read for your working life and standing in the world.
What it means
In the Career palace the Mentor suits law, medicine, education, spiritual work, government oversight and charity — fields that ask for authority and learning. Exalted in the Horse palace it marks a first-rank official, most distinguished in the forces or the judiciary. Hua Power greatly increases your authority; Hua Merit brings renown — a fine scholarly or professional signature.
The shadow side
The star's caution against openly chasing gain applies here too: build authority and name, and let reward follow.
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.
The Mentor in other palaces
Other stars in the Career palace
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