The Emperor star (紫微)

The fourteen major stars · Tendency: Auspicious

From the classics

紫微天中第一星，命身相遇福财兴，若逢相佐宫中会，富贵双全播令名。紫微原属土，官禄宫主星，有相为有用，无相为孤君。——《紫微斗数全书》《骨髓赋》

——《紫微斗数全书》《骨髓赋》

What it means

The Emperor star (Zi Wei, 紫微), symbolizing nobility, command, and central standing. In the Life Palace it grants strong opinions and concern for face; it thrives when joined by aides such as Zuo Fu, You Bi, Wen Chang, Wen Qu, Tian Kui, and Tian Yue, raising the pattern. Isolated and unaided it becomes a “lone sovereign,” doing all itself yet falling short. In Career or Wealth it governs one’s standing and command of resources.

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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