Zi Wei Dou Shu · Purple Star Astrology
The 14 Main Stars (主星)
The main stars are the 14 stars at the heart of a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart. Which star sits in your Life Palace sets the broad grain of your character. They fall into two series, led by Zi Wei and by Tian Fu.
Zi Wei series (Zi Wei · Tian Ji · Tai Yang · Wu Qu · Tian Tong · Lian Zhen)
紫微Zi Wei
The emperor star that stands at the center of all the other stars.
天機Tian Ji
The star of the mind and the strategist, governing wisdom and planning.
太陽Tai Yang
The star of honor and giving that brightly lights the world.
武曲Wu Qu
The wealth star that builds fortune through decisiveness and action.
天同Tian Tong
The star of blessing that enjoys good fortune with gentleness.
廉貞Lian Zhen
An ever-changing star where principle and desire coexist.
Tian Fu series (Tian Fu · Tai Yin · Tan Lang · Ju Men · Tian Xiang · Tian Liang · Qi Sha · Po Jun)
天府Tian Fu
The star of the treasury and stability that stores up wealth.
太陰Tai Yin
The moon star holding delicate emotion and wealth.
貪狼Tan Lang
The star of desire, versatility, and sociable charm and talent.
巨門Ju Men
The star of speech that governs words and analysis.
天相Tian Xiang
The prime-minister star that upholds dignity through support and good faith.
天梁Tian Liang
The star of protection and the elder that dissolves crisis.
七殺Qi Sha
The general star that pushes forward through decisiveness and pioneering.
破軍Po Jun
The star of reform and the vanguard that breaks the old to build anew.
Curious which stars sit in your palaces?
View my Zi Wei chart →For the twelve palaces, see the 12 Palaces too.