Zi Wei Dou Shu · Star Index
The 14 Main Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu
Fourteen main stars, fourteen ways of moving through the world. Learn the stars first, then read your own chart.
Getting to Know the 14 Main Stars
In Zi Wei Dou Shu, each of the fourteen main stars carries its own temperament. Where a star lands in the chart shapes personality, relationships, work, and the direction a life takes.
Below is each of the fourteen stars, what it is like, and what it means across the twelve palaces. You can also generate your chart first and go straight to the stars that appear in yours.
Zi Wei Star
The Emperor Star, transforming into Dignity. Natural authority, a strong sense of self-respect, and a habit of carrying responsibility alone.
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Wu Qu Star
The Wealth Star, belonging to Metal. Practical and resolute, getting what it wants through action rather than words.
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Tian Xiang Star
Transforming into the Seal, like the chancellor who holds it. Keeps its word, follows the proper order, and can be entrusted with things.
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Tian Tong Star
Transforming into Fortune, one of the three fortune stars. Even-tempered and unwilling to fight, with an instinct for making life comfortable.
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Tian Liang Star
Transforming into Shelter, one of the three fortune stars. Carries the bearing of an elder and steps forward when something goes wrong.
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Tian Ji Star
Transforming into Goodness, belonging to Yin Wood. Quick-thinking and strategic, though the same mind can turn restless from thinking too much.
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Tian Fu Star
A Southern Dipper main star holding real authority and the storehouse. Steady, good at keeping what it has, and careful with it.
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Tan Lang Star
The Peach Blossom Star and one of the pioneering stars. Wants a great deal and keeps reaching for what comes next, quick to find its footing in anything it takes up, and socially gifted.
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Tai Yin Star
The Estate Lord, transforming into Wealth. Detail-minded and inward, with a deeper need for home and stability than most.
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Tai Yang Star
The Career Lord, transforming into Nobility. A giving star that looks after people without asking for return, and its light travels outward.
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Qi Sha Star
Transforming into Severance, one of the pioneering stars. Independent and decisive, preferring to cut its own path over being held in place.
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Po Jun Star
Transforming into Expenditure, one of the pioneering stars. Breaks first and rebuilds after, with the nerve to overturn what already exists.
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Lian Zhen Star
Transforming into Confinement, belonging to Yin Fire. Holds firmly to principle and draws lines for itself as much as for others.
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Ju Men Star
Transforming into Darkness, the only main star that gives off no light of its own. Deep thinking, sharp words, and security that comes from what it knows.
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Beyond the fourteen main stars, a chart also carries auxiliary and challenging stars, which shape how a main star actually expresses itself.
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