LESSON L09 / 13 OF 36
Life, Siblings, Partner and Children
Know which part of life the Life, Siblings, Partner and Children palaces each cover.
Original app lesson · free on the web
This lesson has been self-reviewed and is awaiting final sign-off. The classical passages have been checked word by word; the plain-language text and the exercises are written by this project.
If I want to read about love, which cell do I look at?
Fictional birth data · teaching example · not a real person's chart · 2026-10-12
In plain words
The Life Palace is about the person themself and is where reading starts; Siblings covers brothers, sisters and peers; Partner covers close relationships; Children covers children, younger people and things you raise yourself. A palace decides the topic, not the answer.
What the text says
Volume 2 lists the twelve palaces in order from the Life Palace. The text says wife and concubine, and servants; the app shows the Partner Palace and the Friends Palace. Those are modern wordings, not the original terms.
Compare with your own chart
Find these four on your chart and read out the major stars in each; where there are none, say that no major star is listed.
An everyday example
Family roles, partnership and your own approach are different topics. Distinguish the relationship being discussed, without defining another person from your chart or equating Children with reproductive outcomes.
Name the relationship first, then describe an interaction you can observe.
CHECK YOURSELF
Now, try it yourself.
Answer both questions correctly to complete the lesson. The original explanation appears after each answer.
FIND IT IN THE CHART
Find it on a chart.
Say which major stars are in your Partner Palace.
Open my chart ↗Classical sources
一 命宮、二兄弟、三妻妾、四子女、五財帛、六疾厄、七遷移、八奴僕、九官祿、十田宅、十一福德、十二父母
First the Life Palace, second Siblings, third Wife and Concubine, fourth Children, fifth Wealth, sixth Illness, seventh Travel, eighth Servants, ninth Office, tenth Property, eleventh Blessing, twelfth Parents.
Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu, Volume 2, "Placing the Twelve Palaces"; traditionally attributed in received editions
Classical texts provide cultural context. Everyday examples and exercises are written by this project.
YOUR STUDY / L09