Star of wisdom and adaptability (天机)

The fourteen major stars · Tendency: Neutral

From the classics

天机为不长不短之姿，情怀好善。天机属木，南斗化善星，为兄弟主。——《紫微斗数全书》

——《紫微斗数全书》《骨髓赋》

What it means

Star of wisdom and adaptability (Tian Ji, 天机), governing thought, planning, and ties with siblings and friends. Clever and changeable by nature, suited to brainwork, coordination, and technical fields. With Hua Ji or malefics, it overthinks and shifts repeatedly; paired with Tai Yin or Tian Liang it carries religious or solitary overtones—judge with palace and brightness.

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.

Related entries

• The Emperor starThe Emperor star (Zi Wei, 紫微), symbolizing nobility, command
• Star of brightness and prestigeStar of brightness and prestige (Tai Yang, the Sun, 太阳), gov

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