LESSON L11 / 15 OF 36
Career, Property, Inner Life and Parents
Know which part of life the Career, Property, Inner Life and Parents 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.
Which cells do I look at for work, and for home?
Fictional birth data · teaching example · not a real person's chart · 2026-10-12
In plain words
Career covers work and the way you get things done; Property covers home and the feel of the household; Inner Life covers enjoyment and peace of mind; Parents covers parents, elders and people above you. Fu De is rendered Inner Life because the usual English words carry a sense of good or bad outcome.
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 their major stars. With the eight from the last two lessons, that is all twelve.
An everyday example
Thinking about work after hours may raise questions about responsibility, home routines and rest. Read Career, Property, Inner Life and Parents as distinct topics rather than letting Career explain everything.
Record work arrangements, living space and rest needs separately.
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 Career 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 / L11