They explain why two people with the same major star can still read differently.
Fourteen major stars alone would produce only fourteen kinds of people. Supporting stars explain why people with the same major star differ. They sit beside the major stars and modify how those stars express themselves.
They bring support, skill, and timely helpers.
They are not simply harmful. Their friction can sharpen ability and carry someone beyond ordinary limits when used well.
Lu Cun is a personal storehouse; Tian Ma is the energy of movement.
It is important not to read challenging stars as automatically bad. Stars such as Qing Yang and Huo Xing add force and drive. Friction may increase, but some thresholds require exactly that power. The decisive question is where you direct the edge.
Benefic stars are not all-powerful either. Zuo Fu and You Bi can attract support, but if the major star itself is weak, what they support may be unclear. Supporting stars only assist the major star, so read the major star first and these modifiers second.
More than thirty additional miscellaneous stars (雜星) exist. Their use varies by school, and listing them all can obscure what matters, so Glowy does not include them.
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This content is for reference and entertainment, based on traditional Chinese metaphysics and astrology.