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Also known as Zuo Fu Xing (天任)

The nine stars · Tendency: Neutral

From the classics

冲任小吉未全亨;天任为上始富室,嫁娶生子大贵。——《烟波钓叟歌》《奇门遁甲统宗》

——《烟波钓叟歌》《奇门遁甲秘笈大全》

What it means

Also known as Zuo Fu Xing (Left Assistant Star), located in the Northeast sector (Gen Palace), the 8th white star, belongs to Earth element in Five Elements, a Yang star. It is an auspicious star.

Tian 任星 is strongest in autumn, prosperous in the four transition seasons (Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat months), resting in winter, imprisoned in spring, and waning in summer.

Characteristics: of great virtue and moral capacity, sincere and honest, able to endure hardship, bearing all tasks without complaint, kind-hearted, good-natured and helpful. Stubborn, hardworking, resilient yet obstinate, conservative, petty, lacking pioneering spirit. Professionally related to land and agriculture. 天任星 (goal-oriented strength) is stronger than others. Bearing all tasks without complaint, wanting to do things well in their heart, humble, stubborn, slower in doing things. Some have hunched backs (piano players, computer users, mountain climbers, load bearers, leaning forward, leaning backward). Men fear their wives—天任星 gets beaten by wife, while Tian Chong Xing beats his wife. 天任星 also carries pregnancy information. The palace where 天任星 resides mainly indicates a person who is honest, steady in character but somewhat stubborn and obstinate, rigid in handling matters and poor at adapting. Suitable for establishing nations and securing peace, educating the common people. Official visits to superiors, merchants, marriages—everything is auspicious. Ren also means frequently bearing burdens, carrying things. Often giving people the feeling of carrying burdens, being load-bearing—that means hunchbacked. Full chest, square face with heavy eyebrows.

Animals: ox, camel, panda. Tiger, leopard, dog, wolf, pig, mountain animals.

Plants: earth-growing plants, sweet potatoes, potatoes, radishes. Grain heads, rice, millet, sunflower, hawthorn, mountain fruits like peaches, plums, pears, apricots, lychees.

Nature: represents fog, yellow color.

Weather: strong wind, sand and dust, sandstorms, clouds, fog.

Characters: Taoist priest, female head of household, prison official, hotel staff. 天任星 indicates this person is cunning—cunning people have their own ideas. Hunchbacked people, henpecked husbands, old poets, elders, longevity deities, real estate developers, agricultural producers, plantation owners, mining workers, mountaineers, builders, hardworking toiling people.

Body parts: nose, spleen, stomach, hands, waist (load-bearing), spine, spinal cord, legs, abdomen, male reproductive organs, breasts.

Objects: tables, chairs, quilts, bridges, stairs, steps, mounds, hills, elevated grounds. Terraced fields, steps, thresholds, uneven roads.

First impression: needs patience, employed persons, businesspeople, wealthy people, under others' control, being directed by others.

The Chinese source texts are in the public domain. The English readings on this page were written for this library, not machine-translated from the Chinese commentary.

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