Earth, the honoured star of the central heaven, the emperor's seat. It holds the pivot of creation and is the ruler of a life. Leaning on the five phases it raises all things, and by a person's chart it fixes the reckoning. In any palace it brings blessing down and can dissolve a hundred ills. Look at the Three Terraces (三臺) with it: an Emperor star (紫微) holding the Self is the middle terrace, the palace before it the upper and the palace after the lower — see whether they are well placed, and what favourable or ill stars guard and shine on them. Well placed and transformed to good it is very fine; badly placed and transformed to ill, very ill. If the Self meets the Hoard (禄存) in the same palace with the sun and moon shining in trine, the honour is beyond words. Without the Left Aide (左辅) and the Right Aide (右弼) travelling with it, it is a lone ruler — fine jade, and not enough. With malefics in the same palace, or benefics only shining across, the gentleman is in the fields and the small man in office: the person is cunning under a show of goodness, and ill accumulates through the life. Sitting with the trapped (囚) star and no the two Aides (左右) to assist, it makes a clerk. Falling in Health, Siblings, Servants or Appearance — the four weak palaces — it means toil and nothing completed; even help does not make blessing of it. In Career or the Self, those three palaces above all need the two Aides guarding them. With the Minister (天相) and the Hoard and the Steed (禄马) running together, not falling into the Void (空亡), and seated on living ground, it may be read as honour. With the two Patrons (魁钺) and the Three Terraces meeting benefics it makes the Three Terraces and Eight Seats (三臺八座). The emperor meeting the Scholar (文昌) shining across, with a good period supporting it, means a post won by examination. The emperor bringing the General (七杀) down to authority, with a benefic in the same palace, means emperor and minister both have force, all the benefics gathered, and a military post. In Wealth or Property with the two Aides guarding, together with the Moon (太阴) and the Iron (武曲) and no harsh star, it makes an officer of revenue; and with the Iron and the Hoard in the same palace it is more remarkable still in the Self. In Children with favourable assistance, honoured children; alone with no assistance, the children stand few. In Spouse meeting benefics, a fine partner and growing old together — and that too needs no breaking malefic. Travel is a strong palace but still wants assistance. In Wellbeing it is weak ground for a man and strong for a woman: meeting favourable it is favourable, meeting ill it is ill. Master Xiyi (希夷先生) says: The Emperor star is the emperor's seat and in any palace brings blessing and clears calamity, dissolving the ill of the other stars. It can hold the Flare and the Ember (火铃) to good and bring the General down to authority. Getting the Treasury (天府), the Minister, the two Aides, the Scholar and the Artist (昌曲) and the benefics gathered, there is nothing that is not honour; failing that, still great wealth. Even with the four malefics breaking in, judge it a middle chart. Meeting the Disruptor (破军) at Dragon (辰), Dog (戌), Ox (丑) or Goat (未), it means a minister who is not loyal and a son who is not filial. A woman meeting it is judged an honoured wife; with malefics breaking in, still ordinary and not low. The song runs: The Emperor star is Earth by nature, the ruling star of the Career palace; with a minister it is of use, without one it is a lone ruler. In every palace it brings blessing down, and meeting ill the blessing extends itself. The Scholar opens the examinations, the Artist (文曲) receives the imperial favour; for a monk it means a teacher's title and a life passed in ease. With all the stars shining in, a clerk who keeps things fair. If the Blade (擎羊), the Flare (火星) and the Ember (铃星) gather, thieves and pilferers; with benefics in trine, then judge honour. Without the Left Aide and the Right Aide, all the ill drink together and press it down — an emperor without a way to rule, and the cause must be looked into. When the two limits meet the emperor, gladness renews itself. Master Yuchan (玉蟾先生) says: The Emperor star is the ruler of the central heaven, the hinge of all the stars and of creation itself. Broadly it is the ruler of a life, holding the five phases and raising all things, each with its own charge: The Left Aide and the Right Aide as its ministers, the Minister and the Scholar and the Artist as its followers, the two Patrons as its heralds, the sun and moon as its divisions, the Hoard and the Steed as the office of rank, the Treasury as the keeper of the treasury. Meeting it in the Self, the good of it is beyond measure. Meeting the four malefics, the Plunder (地劫), the Sky Void (天空), the Strategist (天机) or the Elder (天梁) breaking in, it is certainly a religious life. This star in the Self makes a person weighty and generous, with a purple cast to the face, and is read as favourable outright.

答曰：紫微屬土，乃中天之尊星為帝座，主掌造化樞機，人生主宰。仗五行育萬物，以人命為之立定數。安星纏各根所司，處年數內常掌爵祿。諸宮降福能消百惡。須看三臺，蓋紫微守命是中臺，前一位是上臺，後一位是下臺。俱看在廟旺之鄉否，有何吉凶之守照。如廟旺化吉甚妙，陷又化凶甚凶。吉限不為美，凶限則凶也。人之身命若值祿存同宮，日月三合相照，貴不可言。無輔弼同行則為孤君，雖美玉不足。更與諸殺同宮，或諸吉合照，君子在野，小人在位。主人奸詐假善，平生惡積。與囚同居，無左右相佐，定為胥吏。如落疾厄、兄弟、奴僕、相貌、四陷宮，主人勞碌作事無成，雖得助亦不為福。更宜詳細宮度，應究星纏之論。若居官祿身命，三宮最要左右守衛。天相祿馬交馳，不落空亡，更坐生鄉，可為貴論。如魁鉞三臺星會吉星。則三臺八座矣。帝會文昌拱照，又得美限扶，必文選之職。帝降七殺為權，有吉同位，則帝相有氣。諸吉咸集，作武官之職。財帛田宅有左右守衛，又與太陰武曲同度，不見惡星，必為財賦之官。更與武曲祿存同宮，身命中尤為奇特。男女宮得祥佐吉星，主生貴子。若獨守無相佐，則子息孤單。妻宮會吉，男女得貴美夫婦諧老，亦要無破殺。遷移雖是強宮，更要相佐，有吉星照命，則因人之貴。福德男為陷地，女為廟樂，逢吉則吉，逢凶則凶。希夷先生曰：紫微為帝座，在諸宮能降福消災，解諸星之惡虛。能制火鈴為善，能降七殺為權。若得府相左右昌曲吉集，無有不貴。不然亦主巨富。縱有四殺沖破亦作中局。若遇破軍在辰戌丑未，主為臣不忠，為子不孝之論。女命逢之作貴婦斷。加殺沖破，亦作平常不為下賤。歌曰紫微原屬土，官祿宮主星，有相為有用，無相為孤君，諸宮皆降福，逢凶福自申，文昌發科甲，文曲受皇恩，僧道有師號，快樂度春秋，眾星皆拱照，為吏協公平，女人會帝座，遇吉事貴人，若與桃花會，擎羊火鈴聚，鼠竊狗偷群，三方有吉拱，方作貴人評，若還無輔弼，諸惡共飲凌，帝為無道主，考究要知因，二限若遇帝，喜氣自然新。玉蟾先生曰：紫微乃中天星主，為眾星之樞紐，為造化也。大抵為人命之主宰，掌五行育萬物，各有所司。以左輔右弼為相，以天相昌曲為從，以魁鉞為傳令，以日月為分司，以祿馬為掌爵之司，以天府為帑藏之主，身命逢之，不勝其吉。如遇四殺— 羊陀火鈴、劫空機梁沖破，定是僧道。此星在命，為人厚重，面紫色，專作吉斷。

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Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu (紫微斗数全书), vol. 1 — What does the Emperor star govern? (問紫微所主若何？)

A full household, and capable; prosperous, and they make money for you. With the Blade (擎羊), the Flare and the Ember (火铃) or the Millstone (陀罗), they fall short. With the Disruptor (破军), hard at first and help after; with the Minister (天相), capable. With the Void and the Plunder (空劫), resentment, and they run.

紫微成行得力，旺主生财，加擎羊火铃陀罗欠力，破军同先难后有招，天相同得力，加空劫招怨逃走。

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Water, the fourth star of the south, and the ruler of the Wellbeing palace. It is also said: transformed to blessing, it most welcomes meeting benefics, which help the blessing and add good fortune. It makes a person upright and clean, with a clear and unusual look. It has a hinge and a pivot in it and nothing violent; it does not fear the General (七杀) pressing on it, nor the malefics winding round it. A limit meeting it gets its ground for a life, and in all twelve palaces it is called blessing — unbroken, it is certainly good fortune. Master Xiyi (希夷先生) says: The Blessing (天同) is the southern dipper's star of added reckoning and preserved life. Transformed to the Fortune transformation (化禄) it is good; meeting benefics it is fortunate. Falling in the Self it makes a person modest and mild in temper, certainly kind and plain-spoken, accomplished with the brush, with a rare will and nothing violent in it. It does not fear the General pressing on it or the ill stars sharing its degree, and in all twelve palaces it is read as blessing. Meeting the two Aides (左右), the Scholar (文昌) and the Elder (天梁) it is honoured and prominent. It likes those born under Yang Water (壬), Yin Wood (乙) or Yang Fire (丙), and gets its ground at Snake (巳) and Pig (亥). It does not suit one born under the six Yang Metal years (六庚) sitting at Rooster (酉), who keeps nothing for a lifetime. Meeting the four malefics at Snake or Pig it is badly placed: infirmity, solitude and harm. With the Elder and the Moon (太阴) breaking in, a religious life suits, and blessing is enjoyed.

答曰：天同星屬水，乃南方第四星也，為福德宮之主宰。復云：化福最喜遇吉曜，助福添祥，為人廉潔，貌稟清奇。有機樞無亢激，不怕七殺相侵，不怕諸殺同纏。限若逢之，一生得地，十二宮中皆曰福，無破定為祥。希夷先生曰：天同南斗益算保生之星，化祿為善，逢吉為祥，身命值之，主為人謙遜，稟性溫和。必慈鯁直，文墨精通，有奇志無凶激。不忌七殺相侵，不畏諸凶同度，十二宮中皆為福論。遇左右昌梁貴顯，喜壬乙丙生人，巳亥得地。不宜六庚生人居酉地，終身不守。會四殺居巳亥為陷，殘疾孤克。女人逢殺沖破，梁月沖破，僧道宜之，主享福。

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Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu (紫微斗数全书), vol. 1 — What does the Blessing govern? (問天同星所主若何？)

Well placed, full-figured and clear-faced, kind and straight. Mild in temper, income and blessing unhurried, and long life. With benefics, quick-witted and capable at most things. In an idle palace with the Flare and the Ember (火铃) and malefics gathered, worse; with the Strategist (天机), the Elder (天梁) and the Moon (太阴) arriving, the text sends such a person to the cloister.

天同水，南斗化福，为福德主。天同入庙肥满清明，仁慈耿直。天同入男命吉凶诀：天同坐命性温良，福禄悠悠寿更长，若是福人居庙旺，定教食禄誉传扬。天同若与吉星逢，性格聪明百事通，男子定然食天禄，女人乐守绣房中。天同守命落闲宫，火铃杀凑更为凶，天机梁月来相会，只好空门度岁终。天同入女命吉凶诀：天同守命妇人身，性格聪明伶俐人，昌曲更来相会处，悠悠财禄自天伸。天同若与太阴同，衣禄虽丰终不美，天同入限吉凶诀：人生二限值天同，喜气盈门万事荣，财禄增添宜创造，从今家道得丰荣。

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Earth, the second star of the southern dipper. It governs long life; its transformed nature is shade, blessing and long years, and it is the ruling star of Parents, turning what is violent into what is harmonious. In a person's chart the nature is open and clear; in the features, weighty, mild and modest, straight and without private motive. Facing a matter it decides. Its shade covers the Self, and the blessing reaches the children. Meeting the Scholar and the Artist (昌曲) in the Wealth palace, and the Sun (太阳) in Wellbeing in trine, it is a name secure on every side, prominent in the royal house, in the office of the censorate. Meeting the Great Drain (大耗), and the Strategist (天机) and a malefic besides, a religious life suits — and even then a royal patent is received. Sharing a degree with the Wolf (贪狼) or the Voice (巨门), ritual and household are both disordered. In Servants, Health or Appearance it is read as abundance. Meeting the Mystic (廉贞), the Punisher (天刑) or the Trouble transformation (化忌), there is certainly no fear of calamity or harm; meeting the Flare and the Ember (火铃), the Punisher or darkness, there is no trouble of campaigning either. The year’s ruling star (Tai Sui, 太岁) clashing it makes blessing; the White Tiger (白虎) coming to it brings no disaster. Reasoned this far, the reckoning decides between straitness and passage. If the Self or the opposite palace holds the Elder (天梁) it means long life — it is a star of the utmost good. Master Xiyi (希夷先生) says again: The Elder is the southern dipper's star in charge of long life, its transformed nature shade and years. It assists the high emperor's authority and is the ruler of Parents. It makes a person clear, fine and mild, steady in form and spirit, open in nature, and good at knowing the art of war. Getting the Scholar and the Artist and the two Aides (左右) gathered, a place in the high offices. In the Parents palace it is weighty and commanding; meeting the Sun in Wellbeing, honour of the first grade. Those born under Yang Earth (戊) or Yin Earth (己) fit the pattern. With the four malefics breaking in, it sprouts and does not flower. Meeting the Strategist and the Great Drain, a quiet religious life. Sharing a degree with the Wolf or the Voice, it ruins the proper order. In Servants and Health, read as abundance. The Mystic, the Punisher or Trouble meeting it, there is no fear of an enemy; the Flare and the Ember, the Punisher or darkness meeting it, no trouble of campaigning. The Tai Sui clashing makes blessing and the White Tiger meeting brings no calamity. The Memorial (奏书) meeting it brings unlooked-for glory, the Green Dragon (青龙) stirring brings the gladness of documents. The Small Drain (小耗) and the Great Drain crossing, nothing undertaken succeeds; the Sickness Charm (病符) and the Lawsuit (官符) pressing in are not read as calamity. A woman with benefics well placed is good for husband and children; with the Scholar and the Artist and the two Aides supporting, a title; with the Blade (擎羊), the Millstone (陀罗), the Flare (火星) or Trouble breaking in, harm and trouble drawn on. For a monk it suits. The song runs: The Elder is Earth by nature, the most favourable star of the southern dipper; transformed to shade it is called lengthened life, the ruling star of the Parents palace. In Property or Siblings, blessing arises of itself. The form and spirit hold themselves steady, the nature is more level still; born with no calamity, with a name made in writing; kin are the more harmonious, and in office one stands in the royal court. If the Voice meets it, toil and hardship gone through; if the Strategist shines on it, a monk enjoying the mountain woods. With the two stars at Dragon (辰) or Dog (戌), blessing and long life need no arguing.

答曰：天梁屬土，南斗第二星也。司壽化氣為蔭為福壽，乃父母之主命化暴戾為祥和。於人命則性情磊落，於相貌則厚重溫謙，循直無私。臨事果決，蔭於身福及子孫。遇昌曲於財宮，逢太陽於福德三合，乃萬全聲名。顯於王室職位，臨於風憲。若逢耗曜，更逢天機及殺，宜僧道，亦受王家制誥。逢貪巨同度而亂禮亂家。居奴僕、疾厄、相貌作豐餘之論。見廉貞刑忌，必無災厄克激之虞；遇火鈴刑暗，亦無征戰之撓。太歲沖而為福，白虎臨而無殃。論而至此，數決窮通之論也。命或對宮有天梁主有壽，乃極吉之星。希夷先生又曰：天梁南斗司壽之星，化氣為蔭為壽。佐上帝威權，為父母主，生人清秀溫和，形神穩重，性情磊落，善識兵法。得昌曲左右加會，位至臺省。在父母宮則厚重威嚴，會太陽於福德，極品之貴。戊己生人合局，若四殺沖破則苗而不秀，逢天機耗曜，僧道清閑。於貪巨同度，則敗倫亂俗。在奴僕疾厄作豐餘之論。廉貞刑忌見之，必無克敵之虞。火鈴刑暗遇之，亦無征戰之撓。太歲沖而為福，白虎會而無災。奏書會則有意外之榮，青龍動則有文書之喜。小耗大耗交遇所幹無成，病符官符相侵不為災論。女人吉星入廟，旺夫益子，昌曲左右扶持封贈，羊陀火忌沖破，僧道宜之。歌曰天梁原屬土，南斗最吉星，化蔭名延壽，父母宮主星，田宅兄弟內，得之福自生，形神自持重，心性更和平，生來無災患，文章有聲名，六親更和睦，仕宦居王庭，巨門若相會，勞碌歷艱辛，若逢天機照，僧道享山林，二星在辰戌，福壽不須論。

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Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu (紫微斗数全书), vol. 1 — What does the Elder govern? (問天梁星所主若何？)

Shade, its transformed nature (化荫), the star of shade and of long life. Steady in figure and in temper, and mild. With the two Aides and the Scholar and the Artist (左右昌曲) met, rank; with the Strategist (天机), the Sun (太阳), the Scholar (文昌) and the two Aides (左右), and well placed at Rat-Horse-Tiger-Monkey (子午寅申), a clean and visible office. With the Flare (火星) in an idle palace and the Millstone (陀罗) and malefics doubled it turns ill — solitary, harmed, ailing, the family money broken; a life in religion or a craft.

天梁太阴巨门见羊陀火铃忌冲合财帛，否则伤夫克子。天梁属土，南斗化荫，主寿星。天梁入男命吉凶诀：天梁之曜数中强，形神稳重性温良，左右昌曲来会合，管教富贵列朝纲。天梁星宿寿星逢，机日文昌左右同，子午寅申为入庙，官资清显至三公。天梁遇火落闲宫，陀杀重逢更是凶，孤刑带疾破家财，空门技艺可营工。天梁入限吉凶诀：天梁化荫吉星和，二限逢之福必多，若加吉曜逢庙地，贵极一品辅山河。天梁守限寿延长，作事求谋更吉昌，若遇火铃羊陀合，须防一厄与家亡。

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Wood, the third star of the southern dipper, the good star that lengthens the reckoning. Its transformed nature is called goodness (善), and getting its ground it acts and resolves the other stars' forward and backward motion. Fixing the reckoning in a person's chart, meeting the benefics gathered, then everything is good: diligent at worship, respectful to kin, at home among woods and springs, suited to a religious life. It has no cruel or unkind heart, and a quick and adaptable will. It sees the fish in the deep, and does things with method. A woman meeting it has blessing — favourable with the favourable, ill with the ill. Or holding the Body and meeting the Elder (天梁) as well, a high craft goes with the person. Master Xiyi (希夷先生) says: The Strategist (天机) is the star that lengthens life. Holding the Self it makes a person out of the ordinary; meeting the Elder, the two Aides (左右) and the Scholar and the Artist (昌曲), in civil life clear and prominent, in military loyal and good. Badly placed with the four malefics breaking in, it is a low chart and should be the quiet life of a monk. Where either limit meets it, a household is raised and made anew. A woman with benefics shining in is good for husband and children; with the Power transformation (化权) or the Fortune transformation (化禄), an honoured wife. The song runs: The Strategist is the ruler of Siblings, a true star of the southern dipper; it acts with plan and strategy, its nature the clearest of all, what it does it does best, and it may be counted among the company of the able. Meeting benefics it enjoys blessing; entering the pattern it sits in the academy. With the Voice (巨门) in one place, a military post commanding the frontier — and that too wants Power meeting the malefic before a name can be made. With the Elder in one place, certainly a monk or a recluse. With the Blessing (天同) and the Scholar and the Artist gathered and shining, prosperity. At Dragon (辰), Dog (戌), Rat (子) or Horse (午) well placed, a name and an office; at Tiger (寅) or Rabbit (卯) with the four malefics, the Disruptor (破军), the Blade (擎羊), the Millstone (陀罗), the Flare (火星) or the Ember (铃星) — meeting the malefics, calamity and empty alarms. With the Iron (武曲), the Voice, the Mystic (廉贞) and the Disruptor meeting, the two eyes have little light. When the two limits come to this star, things must change. Master Yuchan (玉蟾先生) says: The Strategist is the good star of the southern dipper, hence its transformed nature is called goodness. It assists the emperor's command in acting and resolves the ill stars' contrary turns. Fixing the reckoning within a person's chart: meeting benefics gathered it is wealth and rank; meeting a clashing malefic it is still fond of good. Filial and dutiful to kin, diligent at worship, with nothing unkind or unjust in it, and a will that reaches through and adapts. A woman meeting it mostly has blessing and long life. Well placed it has force; badly placed it has none.

答曰：天機屬木，南斗第三益算之善星也。後化氣曰善，又得地合之行事，解諸星之順逆。定數於人命，逢諸吉咸集，則萬事皆善。勤於禮佛，敬乎六親，利於林泉，宜於僧道。無惡虐不仁之心，有靈機應變之志。淵魚察見，作事有方。女命遇之為福，逢吉為吉，遇凶為凶。或守於身，更逢天梁，必有高藝隨身。習者宜詳玩之。希夷先生曰：天機益壽之星，若守身命，主人異常。與天梁、左右、昌曲交會，文為清顯，武為忠良。若居陷地，四殺沖破，是為下局，當為僧道之清閑。凡入二限逢之，興家創業更改。女人吉星拱照，主旺夫益子。有權祿則為貴婦。落局羊陀火忌沖破，歌曰天機兄弟主，南斗正曜星，作事有操略，稟性最高明，所為最好尚，亦可作群英會吉主享福，入格居翰林，巨門同一位，武職壓邊庭，亦要權逢殺，方可立功名天梁星同位，定作道與僧，女人若逢此，天同與昌曲，聚拱主華榮辰戌子午地，入廟有功名，若在寅卯位，四殺並破軍，羊陀及火鈴，若與諸殺會，災患有虛驚，武暗廉破會，兩目少光明，二限臨此宿，事必有變更。玉蟾先生曰：天機南斗善星，故化氣曰善。佐帝令以行事，解諸凶之逆節。定數於人命之中，若逢吉聚則為富貴，若逢沖殺亦必好善。孝義六親，勤於禮佛，無不仁不義之為，有靈通變達之志。女命逢之，多主福壽。其在廟旺有力，陷地無力。

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Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu (紫微斗数全书), vol. 1 — 問天機所主如何？

Well placed, authority and standing; meeting the Artist (文曲), a good minister. With the Blade, Millstone, Flare and Ember (羊陀火铃), only then is it suitable. With the Elder (天梁), fit for civil or military; with the Moon (太阴), a name known at the frontier. Badly placed, office lost and rank forfeited — a clerk's footing.

天机入庙权贵，会文曲为良巨，见羊陀火铃方宜，天梁同文武之材，太阴同名振边夷，陷宫退官失职，吏员立脚。

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