The Disruptor (Po Jun, 破军) star
Spends and wears down. Restless, and not easy to get along with.
One of the fourteen main stars of Purple Star Astrology (Zi Wei Dou Shu, 紫微斗数). They are not stars in the sky: they are fourteen named markers that your birth date and hour place around a ring of twelve palaces, and each palace stands for one part of life. What this star means depends on which palace it lands in.
When this site works out a chart’s type, it counts this star with the Sha Po Lang family (杀破狼): The Disruptor, built for change — thrives in motion, restless when static.
What the classic Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu (紫微斗数全书) says it is
Water, the seventh star of the northern dipper, the god in charge of Spouse, Children and Servants. At Rat (子) or Horse (午) it is well placed. In heaven it is the killing qi; in the reckoning it is the wasting star, and hence its transformed nature is called the Drain (耗), waste. It makes a person violent, ill and cunning, sly in nature, agreeing with few, and quick to cost others. It does not complete another's good and readily helps another's ill. It looks on kin as enemies and holds no kindness or justice among its own flesh — only those born under the six Yin Water years (六癸) or the six Yang Wood years (六甲) fit the pattern and mean wealth and rank. Badly placed with malefics breaking in, a craft and infirmity, the ancestral estate not kept, and a religious life suits. This star with the Emperor star (紫微) loses its authority; meeting the Treasury (天府) it turns false and scheming; meeting the Emperor star and the Wolf (贪狼), thieving and pilfering. Sharing a degree with the Mystic (廉贞), the Flare (火星) or the Ember (铃星), official trouble certainly rises; with the Voice (巨门), quarrelling and contention; with the Punisher (天刑) or the Trouble transformation (化忌), infirmity for a lifetime. With the Iron (武曲) in the Wealth seat, it topples east and fails west; with a literary star holding the Self, a poor scholar all his life. Meeting the ill stars in a faction it breaks and ruins; badly placed, its trouble is not light. Only the Elder (天梁) can hold its ill down, and only heavenly prosperity (天禄) can dissolve its wildness. Meeting the year's malefics together, the household estate is emptied. With the Artist (文曲) entering a watery region, infirmity and leaving home. Meeting the Scholar (文昌) in the Zhen, the east (震) palace and meeting benefics, it may be honour. Where it sits in the Self at Rat or Horse, with the Wolf and the General (七杀) shining in trine, its authority shakes the four quarters; or sharing Snake (巳) with the Iron and the Wolf shining in, it too sits in the high offices — but see what the ill stars are. Those born under Yang Wood (甲) or Yin Water (癸) fit the pattern, though even to old age it is not entirely fine. In the Self badly placed, the ancestral line is left; in Siblings, kin who do not align; in Spouse, not upright, and a marriage that advances and retreats; in Children, lost first and made after; in Wealth, like hot water poured on snow; in Health, a wasting illness; in Travel, running about without force; in Servants, slander and running away; in Career, honest poverty; in Property badly placed, the ancestral foundation scattered; in Wellbeing, much calamity; in Parents, a scar, and harm.
答曰：破軍屬水，北斗第七星也，司夫妻、子息、奴僕之神。居子午入廟，在天為殺氣，在數為耗星，故化氣曰耗。主人暴凶狡詐，其性奸猾，與人寡合，動輒損人。不成人之善，善助人之惡。虐視六親如寇讎，處骨肉無仁義，惟六癸六甲生人合格主富貴。陷地加殺沖破，巧藝殘疾，不守祖業，僧道宜之。此星居紫微則失威權；逢天府則作奸偽；會紫貪則鼠竊狗盜。與廉貞火鈴同度則決起官非；與巨門同度則口舌爭鬥；與刑忌同度，則終身殘疾。與武曲入財位則東傾西敗；與文星守命一生貧士。遇諸凶結黨破敗，遇陷地其禍不輕。惟天梁可制其惡，天祿可解其狂。若逢流殺交並，家業蕩空。與文曲入於水域，殘疾、離鄉。遇文昌於震宮，遇吉可貴。若女命逢之，無媒自嫁，喪節飄流。凡坐人身命居子午，貪狼七殺相拱則威震華夷。或與武曲同居巳宮，貪狼拱亦居臺閣。但看惡星何如？甲癸生人入格，到老亦不全美也。在身命陷地，棄祖離宗；在兄弟骨肉參商；在夫妻不正，主婚姻進退；在子息先損後成；在財帛如湯澆雪；在疾厄致尪羸之疾；在遷移奔走無力；在奴僕謗怨逃走；在官祿主清貧；在田宅陷度，祖基破蕩；在福德多災；在父母破相刑克。
One further clause here fixes a woman’s outcome by her sex. It is left out, in the Chinese as well as the English, as everywhere on this site.
The Disruptor in each of the twelve palaces
Volume two of the classic goes palace by palace and says what each star does there. Each line below is its sentence for this star, translated. “Well placed” and “badly placed” refer to the star’s brightness in that branch.
Self palace (Ming Gong, 命宫)
who you are at core
With the Flare (火星) or the Ember (铃星) sharing the palace, a hard heart. Well placed with the General (七杀) and the Wolf (贪狼), a hero not to be withstood — the text names Guan Yu (关羽) — and for an ordinary person, land and comfort. At Rat (子) or Horse (午) with the Scholar (文昌) and the two Aides (左右) both, ample means and open-handed, and office plainly held. The Fortune transformation (化禄), the Merit transformation (化科) or the Power transformation (化权) on it is unusually good. Badly placed with malefics added, the ancestral line broken and a life far from home. Not welcome in the body palace: with the Mystic (廉贞), the Flare, the Blade (擎羊) and the Millstone (陀罗) it turns ill — if not injury, then a short life. At Rat or Horse in a woman's chart it is well placed: blessing and long life, able, out of the common run, good for husband and children.
破军火铃同，狗悻狼心。破军七杀来相会，羊陀火铃最所忌，孤刑克害六亲无，只可偏房与侍婢。破军水，北斗化耗星，主妻子、奴仆。破军入男命吉凶诀：破军七杀与贪狼，入庙英雄不可当，关羽命逢为上将，庶人富足置田庄。破军子午会文昌，左右双双入庙廊，财帛丰盈多慷慨，禄官昭著佐君王。破军一曜最难当，化禄科权喜异常，若还陷地仍加杀，破祖离宗出远乡。破军不喜在身宫，廉贞火羊陀会凶，不见伤残定寿夭，只宜僧道度平生。破军入女命吉凶诀：破军子午为入庙，女命逢之福寿昌，性格有能偏出众，旺夫益子姓名香。破军女命不宜逢，擎羊加陷便为凶，须教悲哭度朝昏。破军入限吉凶诀：破军入限要推详，庙地方知福禄昌，更遇文昌同魁钺，限临此地极风光。破军入限细推详，庙地无凶少损伤，杀凑破军防破耗，更防妻子自身亡。破军主限多浓血，失脱乖张不可说，更值女人主孝服，血光产难灾殃节。
Part of this clause fixes a woman’s outcome by her sex; it is left out here, as everywhere on this site.
Siblings palace (Xiong Di, 兄弟)
siblings, and the people alongside you
Well placed, three. Badly placed with malefics, solitary. With the Iron (武曲), two; with the Emperor star (紫微), two; with the Mystic (廉贞), one. With the Scholar and the Artist and the two Aides (昌曲左右), three and harmonious; with the six malefics, solitary.
破军入庙三人，陷地加杀孤单，武曲同二人，紫微同二人，廉贞同一人，加昌曲左右有三人和睦加，羊陀火铃空劫孤单。
Spouse palace (Fu Qi, 夫妻)
marriage and close partnership
Both partners harmed; separate dwellings, and parting while both live. With the Iron (武曲), three lost; with the Mystic (廉贞), harm as well and little harmony. With the Emperor star (紫微), an older wife suits.
破军男女俱克别聚主生离，武曲同克三，廉贞亦克且欠和，紫微同宜年长之妻。
Children palace (Zi Nü, the Children palace (子女))
children, and what you create
Well placed, three, strong-willed. With the Emperor star (紫微), three; with the Iron (武曲) and the Scholar and the Artist and the two Aides (昌曲左右), three; with the Mystic (廉贞), one. With the Blade and the Millstone (羊陀) in a productive relation, restrained; unrestrained, and with the Void and the Plunder (空劫), the Flare (火星) or the Millstone (陀罗), few.
破军入庙三人，刚强之子，紫微同三人，武曲同加昌曲左右有三人，廉贞同一人，见羊陀相生有制，无制见空劫火陀少子。
Wealth palace (Cai Bo, 财帛)
money coming in and going out
At Rat (子) or Horse (午), gold and treasure laid up; at Dragon (辰) or Dog (戌), prosperous too. Badly placed, the inheritance breaks and does not gather. With the Iron (武曲) at Snake (巳) or Pig (亥), in from the east and out to the west; with the Emperor star (紫微), lost first and made after; with the Mystic (廉贞), money made by toil, hard first and then attained. With the Void and the Plunder (空劫), extreme poverty.
破军在子午宫，多有金银宝贝蓄积，辰戌旺宫亦财盛，陷宫破不祖聚，武曲同守巳亥宫，东来西去，紫微同先去后生，廉贞同劳碌生财，先难后遂，加空劫极贫。
Health palace (Ji E, the Health palace (疾厄))
the body, and what wears it down
Sores, suppuration and sallowness in childhood. With the Iron (武曲), trouble with sight; with the Emperor star (紫微), few ailments; with the Mystic (廉贞) and the Blade (羊) and Fire (火), injury to the limbs.
破军幼年疮癞浓血羸黄，武曲同目视疾，紫微同灾少，廉贞同加羊火四肢有伤残。
Travel palace (Qian Yi, 迁移)
going out — travel, moving, elsewhere
Worry abroad and no rest. Well placed, distinguished away from home. With the Blade, Millstone, Flare and Ember (羊陀火铃), hurrying about at a skilled trade on the road. Meeting the Scholar (文昌), the Artist (文曲) and the Iron (武曲), one of the performing kind.
破军出外劳心不宁，入庙在外峥嵘，加羊陀火铃，奔驰巧艺走途中，加文昌文曲武曲相会优伶之人。
Friends palace (Pu Yi, 仆役)
friends and the people you work with
Well placed, capable; badly placed, resentment and betrayal. With the Iron (武曲), they go against you; with the Emperor star (紫微), capable; with the Mystic (廉贞), they fall short. With the six malefics, hard to keep.
破军入庙得力，陷宫招怨背主，武曲同违背，紫微同得力，廉贞同欠力，加羊陀火铃空劫难招。
Career palace (Guan Lu, 官禄)
work and standing
Well placed, outstanding in military office. With the Iron (武曲) and the Power transformation (化权) or the Fortune transformation (化禄), or with the Scholar (文昌) or the Artist (文曲), prominent. With the Blade, Millstone, Flare and Ember (羊陀火铃), ordinary. Sharing the palace with the Emperor star (紫微), a name widely known. With the Mystic (廉贞), a civil man does not last — best as a clerk.
破军庙旺武职轩胜，武曲同加权禄，文昌文曲显达，加羊陀火铃平常，紫微同宫名振扬，廉贞同文人不耐久，胥吏最美。
Property palace (Tian Zhai, 田宅)
home, property, what you keep
At Rat (子) or Horse (午), the inheritance kept in honour, though with advances and retreats. With the Blade, Millstone, Flare and Ember (羊陀火铃), the inheritance recedes and land is scarce. With the Emperor star (紫微), a household already made; with the Mystic (廉贞), broken first and acquired after. With drain (化耗) or the Trouble transformation (化忌), none at all.
破军在子午宫守祖业荣昌，但见有进退，加羊陀火铃退祖田少，紫微同有见成家业，廉贞同先破后有置，耗忌全无。
Wellbeing palace (Fu De, 福德)
peace of mind, and what you enjoy
Worry and effort. With the Iron (武曲), little calm; with the Mystic (廉贞), hard labour; with the Emperor star (紫微), ease and gladness. With the six malefics, anxiety and no stillness.
破军劳心费力，武曲同欠安，廉贞同辛勤，紫微同安乐，加羊陀火铃空劫操心，不得宁静。
Parents palace (Fu Mu, 父母)
parents, and anyone with authority over you
Harm early and the line left; renamed and raised elsewhere, harm is avoided. With the Iron (武曲), harm early; with the Mystic (廉贞), early too; with the Emperor star (紫微), none.
破军克早离祖，更名寄养免刑，武曲同克早，廉贞同亦早克，紫微同无刑。
Which star is in your Self palace?
That needs your birth hour and place. The chart corrects the hour to true solar time, using the timezone actually in force in your birth year.
The other thirteen: The Emperor · The Strategist · The Sun · The Iron · The Blessing · The Mystic · The Treasury · The Moon · The Wolf · The Voice · The Minister · The Elder · The General.