Zi Wei Stars
Lu on the Tan Lang Star: The "Something Extra," Seen Through the Star's Nature
Lu (Prosperity) on the Tan Lang Star is the Lu that comes from the Tan Lang Star. Tan Lang stands for desire, meaning expectation and wanting; it also has an easy warmth without distance, and how well you get along with people, in the broad sense. Lu means "something extra." So with Lu on Tan Lang, here is where you can look: there is a little extra when it comes to expectation and how well you get along with people. This article explains where you can look with Lu on Tan Lang; it is not a promise of good luck.
Tan Lang's Nature and How Lu Changes It
What Tan Lang stands for is the desire you pursue inside. Its original meaning is things coming about and growing, carrying expectation and hope; it also stands for how well you get along with people, in the broad sense.
Tan Lang's charm comes from approachability, an easy warmth without distance. It is kind to others, has a wide circle of people, is fairly well-read, and is good at finding ways to settle disputes. Tan Lang has a dual nature, and depending on the situation and surroundings, it brings out the side that works in its favor.
Traditionally, Tan Lang is described as transforming into "Peach Blossom." Here, the energy transformation is a quality of the star itself; it is not the same as the Four Transformations of Lu, Quan (Power), Ke (Fame), and Ji (Obstacle), and it is not something Lu brings. And a star's meaning always has to be read against the palace it is in; Peach Blossom is not read the same way in every palace.
A transformation never exists on its own; it always comes from a particular star. What Lu on Tan Lang adds falls in the area Tan Lang cares about: there is a little more expectation of wanting to try new things and to grow and develop, and your approachability and how well you get along with people come through more easily. Still, even though there is expectation, and a desire to grow and develop, wherever Tan Lang is, having a desire doesn't mean you will carry it through.
Where You Can Look When It Falls in a Palace
Whichever palace Lu on Tan Lang falls in, that area of life is where extra expectation, approachability, and ease in getting along with people are more likely to show up for you. Below are directions for four palaces only. Each one is a place "you can look," not the one answer.
Life Palace
The Life Palace shows what kind of person you are, along with your attitudes and values. With Lu on Tan Lang in the Life Palace, here is where you can look: in your attitude as a person, there is a little extra expectation of wanting to try new things and to grow and develop, and your approachability comes through more easily; having these expectations doesn't mean you will necessarily carry them through.
Spouse Palace
The Spouse Palace shows your values in love, who you hope to be in a relationship, and how you are treated in one. With Lu on Tan Lang in the Spouse Palace, here is where you can look: in who you hope to be in a relationship, there is a little extra expectation, and there is less of a sense of distance when you are together. This is about attitudes and values, not things that have already happened; whether or not you have a partner right now, you can look at it this way.
Wealth Palace
The Wealth Palace shows your abilities and attitudes around money: how you earn, how you spend, how you manage it, and the values you hold about money. With Lu on Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace, here is where you can look: in your ideas about how to earn, spend, and manage money, there is a little extra expectation of wanting to try new things and to make them richer; having these ideas doesn't mean you will necessarily act on them or carry them through.
Career Palace
The Career Palace (the palace of work and what you pursue) shows the focus of your daily life and how the value of your life shows. Lu in the Career Palace means more work and getting along well with people, and it has no direct connection to money. With Lu on Tan Lang in the Career Palace, here is where you can look: in the focus of your daily life, you may have more on your plate, and getting along with people goes more smoothly; Tan Lang's easy warmth without distance makes it easier for you to fit right in with people.
| Palace | Where you can look |
|---|---|
| Life Palace | A little extra expectation of trying new things and growing in your attitude as a person; approachability comes through more easily |
| Spouse Palace | A little extra expectation in who you hope to be in a relationship; less of a sense of distance when together |
| Wealth Palace | A little extra expectation of trying new things in your ideas about earning, spending, and managing money; that doesn't mean you will act on it |
| Career Palace | More on your plate and getting along more smoothly with people in the focus of daily life, fitting in more easily; no direct connection to money |
This table is for reference. In practice, a reading takes many more details into account.
Birth-Year Lu and Annual Lu: The Difference
When it comes from your birth year. The Four Transformations that come from the Heavenly Stem of your birth year are what you were born with. People born in a Wu year carry Lu on Tan Lang in their chart from birth. The natal chart shows your attitudes and values over your whole life, so a birth-year Lu on Tan Lang is more like a little extra expectation and approachability that you have always carried.
When it comes from the annual cycle. The annual Four Transformations follow that year's Heavenly Stem, so in every Wu year, everyone's annual cycle has Lu on Tan Lang; what differs from person to person is which palace of your chart it falls in. The annual cycle shows the opportunities or influences your surroundings bring you that year.
How You Can Approach It
Lu is "something extra," not a guarantee of good luck; however much Tan Lang expects, having a desire doesn't mean you will carry it through. In the end, signs on the chart are measured against what actually happens in real life.
You can ask yourself:
- Where do you naturally want to put this extra expectation, this ease with people, or this opportunity?
- Among all the things you want to try new things, which ones do you really want to develop well?
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Lu on Tan Lang mean a lot of "Peach Blossom"?
Not necessarily. Tan Lang's Peach Blossom originally means things coming about and growing, in other words, how well you get along with people in the broad sense. Transforming into "Peach Blossom" is the star's nature, not the same as Lu; and a star's meaning always has to be read against the palace it is in, so Peach Blossom is not spoken of in every palace. Even when it falls in the Spouse Palace, what it shows is your attitudes and values about love, not things that have already happened, and in the end, real life is what counts.
Does Lu on Tan Lang mean you will have money?
Not necessarily. Lu means "something extra," and what comes in extra depends on which star brings it; for Tan Lang, what comes in extra is mainly expectation and getting along with people, not only money. When it falls in the Career Palace, Lu means more work and getting along well with people, with no direct connection to money; when it falls in the Wealth Palace, what it shows is also your attitude toward how you earn, spend, and manage money.
What does Lu on Tan Lang in the Life Palace mean?
With Lu on Tan Lang in the Life Palace, what you can look at is a little extra expectation, in you as a person, of wanting to try new things and to grow and develop, and your approachability comes through more easily. Having these expectations doesn't mean you will necessarily carry them through; every judgment is a relative comparison, and in the end, real life is what counts.
How is Lu on Tan Lang different from Ji on Tan Lang?
Lu is "something extra," and Ji is "a sense of something missing." In the Four Transformations table FuSang Vision uses, Tan Lang takes Lu with the Wu stem, Ji with the Gui stem, and Quan with the sixth stem, Ji; it never takes Ke.
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