The Minister in the Children palace
天相子女Tiān Xiàng in Zǐ Nǚ
Purple Star editorial · Reviewed
The Minister (天相 Tiān Xiàng) in the Children palace (子女) — children, creativity, what you nurture: Your child is honest and steady, dutiful and grounded, and the bond is stable and harmonious; the child suits administrative, legal or supporting work.
The Children palace reads your children, your creative output, and everything you raise and set loose in the world. A star here shapes both offspring and the things you nurture.
What it means
In the Children palace your child is honest and steady, dutiful and grounded, and the bond is stable and harmonious; the child suits administrative, legal or supporting work. Not the pioneering, risk-taking type, but reliable, giving the parent peace of mind.
The shadow side
If Hua Ji reaches the wider triad, watch for the child running into trouble over documents or legal matters.
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
「逢相寻府，逢府看相」
Where you find the Minister, seek the Treasury; where you find the Treasury, look to the Minister — Tian Xiang and Tian Fu are always read together.
— 天纪 (lecture 03)
The Minister in other palaces
Other stars in the Children palace
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