Four places that show who stands beside you and how you form those bonds.
The eight palaces beyond the core four fall into two groups: people-focused palaces and life-setting palaces. This chapter starts with the first group—four palaces that show who stands around you and how you form those relationships.
How you relate to siblings and close peers
Children, juniors, and what you nurture
How you exchange support with coworkers and staff
Your bonds with parents and authority figures
One point is essential: these four palaces do not predict the other person. A difficult Parents Palace does not mean something will happen to your parents. These palaces are mirrors of your side of the relationship, showing how you enter a relationship, where it feels easy, and where friction arises. The reading goes astray when you use them to predict someone else’s life.
Some names sound harsh because they come from older language. Friends Palace once referred to servants, but today it covers coworkers, staff, clients, and teams—closer to a network palace. Children Palace also covers more than children: it includes everything you nurture, from juniors and creative work to a business.
Siblings Palace is not empty even if you have no siblings. It covers peers who stand alongside you—friends, classmates, and business partners. Read each palace by what area of life it covers, rather than being trapped by its old name, and it still fits modern life.
When reading, first check whether it faces the Life Palace. Zi Wei Dou Shu does not interpret a palace in isolation, as Chapter 17 will explain. A star in the Parents Palace gains meaning only when read together with the palace facing it.
Enter your birth time to see which stars occupy each of these four palaces.
This content is for reference and entertainment, based on traditional Chinese metaphysics and astrology.