The Fourteen Stars

Zi Wei leads all the stars — the classics call it “the honoured star at the centre of heaven.” With it in your Life palace you carry a natural air of authority, value dignity and principle, and prefer to see the whole board from above. You want respect and are willing to carry responsibility, so people gather around you.

Tian Ji is the southern dipper’s star of wisdom; the classics call its nature “supremely bright.” With it in Life you are quick, perceptive and analytical, always full of ideas. You love change and learning — the strategist of any team.

Tai Yang is the essence of the sun — it grants honour more than riches and stands for light and giving. With it in Life you are warm, open and generous, value reputation and fairness, and brighten everyone around you. Classically it also represents the men in your life: father, husband or son.

Wu Qu is the northern dipper’s wealth star — “in heaven it rules lifespan, in fate it rules money.” With it in Life you are direct, decisive and practical, with strong execution and a nose for numbers and resources. You believe effort pays — and you get things done.

Tian Tong is the southern dipper’s star of blessing — the classics say “in every palace it brings good fortune.” With it in Life you are gentle, modest and easy-going, with a childlike heart and a gift for enjoying life. You don’t fight for things, yet luck and goodwill find you.

Lian Zhen transforms into “restraint” — self-discipline and rules — yet carries a magnetic, romantic charm. With it in Life you are vivid and principled, with both conviction and finesse: cool outside, fiery within. You thrive inside systems and know how to win people over.

Tian Fu leads the southern dipper and is the “treasury of fortune” — the classics say it is auspicious in every palace. With it in Life you are steady, generous and dignified, a natural steward of resources who values security. Like a storehouse, you hold people and assets safely.

Tai Yin is the moon, partner to the sun, governing wealth and home. With it in Life you are gentle, perceptive, bright and graceful — attuned to feeling and beauty, and good at building wealth and a home. Classically it also represents mother, wife and female elders.

Tan Lang is the first star of the northern dipper and transforms into “allure” — desire, talent and social flair. With it in Life you are versatile, quick, sociable and endlessly curious, full of vitality. You know how to enjoy life and how to go after what you want.

Ju Men transforms into “darkness” — it rules speech and disputes, and the drive to get to the bottom of things. With it in Life you are articulate and sharply analytical, always asking why and spotting what others miss. Used well, it makes first-rate teachers, lawyers and researchers.

Tian Xiang transforms into the “seal” — the minister who serves the emperor; the classics say its “words are honest and deeds without deceit.” With it in Life you are upright and trustworthy, a natural mediator with a spirit of service and good taste, who values fairness and order. People can rely on you.

Tian Liang transforms into “shelter” — it rules longevity and parents, and classically “shelters the self and blesses descendants.” With it in Life you are mature beyond your years, upright and candid, love to look after people and give advice, and tend to turn crises around at the last moment. Like a great tree, you shield those around you.

Qi Sha is the southern dipper’s general, charging at the front. With it in Life you are bold, independent and action-driven, unafraid of hardship and hungry for challenge. Your life has bigger swings, but each setback makes you stronger — and as the classics say, “meeting Zi Wei it turns into power”: give it direction and it achieves great things.

Po Jun transforms into “expenditure” — the northern dipper’s vanguard, the force that breaks the old to found the new. With it in Life you are adventurous and restless, love novelty and change, and dare what others won’t. Your life is an adventure of constant reinvention: after every breaking comes a building.