With this in mind this blog sets out to de-mystify one of these branches of astrology called Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数), which loosely translates as "Purple Emperor". This system of astrology is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, which typically starts and ends around the beginning of February every year. Zi Wei Dou Shu was invented about a thousand years ago by a Taoist priest during the Song dynasty. It became used exclusively by the Bureau of Astronomy during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and as a result is not well-known among most Chinese. A typical Zi Wei Dou Shu chart looks like this:
Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart of Scott Peterson, who was convicted of the grisly murder of his wife and unborn son.
Zi Wei Dou Shu (from now on abbreviated as "ZWDS") charts are square and comprise of 12 squares in total. Each square is referred to as a "sector" or "palace" and describes an aspect of a person's life. The twelve sectors are: Life, Parents, Happiness, Property, Career, Friends, Travel, Health, Money, Children, Marriage and Siblings. The stars that fall in these sectors include 14 major stars that determine the overall destiny of one's life, 8 auxiliary stars, 6 harmful stars and 4 transformational stars (catalysts) that each attach to a major star. These transformational stars can bring out the best or worst of a major star. Other stars exist to determine the likelihood of marriage, babies, professional and academic luck. ZWDS has a total of 120 stars, but beyond these 32 their influence is significantly weaker.
The 12 Sectors
1. Life: This is the most important sector and describes your outward personality or how people perceive you initially. It also gives an overall picture of how lucky or unlucky you will be in this life time.
2. Parents: This sector describes your relationship with your parents, bosses and any people that you put above you, such as authority figures.
3. Happiness: A complicated sector this describes your mental state--whether you're happy-go-lucky or brooding and depressed. It also describes your life as an adult. Different stars could indicate a rough or easy road in adulthood.
4. Property: This sector tells you how much real estate you will own. An auspicious pattern of stars here can also indicate entrepreneurial talent. In Donald Trump's chart this sector is filled with brilliant stars and a few negative ones causing the big up's and down's that we see with his real estate investments.
5. Career: The stars that appear in this sector can tell you what type of career you are most suited for. Choosing the wrong career can cause wasted time, misery and a sense of failure. Understanding this sector can assure you of a smooth career path or warn you of a rough road ahead. The career sector also represents the karmic wealth we carry from our previous life and describes the fortunes that we experience in childhood.
6. Friends: Describes how we are perceived by the general public and by people that we don't know well. This sector also tells you how well you get along with co-workers, subordinates and those below you, such as younger family members. Those with the Qi Sha star in this sector can be company owners but generally hand the day-to-day running of the business to others since their employees tend to dislike them with vehmence!
7. Travel: Indicates how you perform when traveling away from home--are you noticeable and likeable or do your encounter nothing but mishaps?
8. Health: Can show you what illnesses you are most likely to develop and your overall health. I have a Tian Ji star here, which indicates a likelihood of developing a stroke or blood clot. There is a history of strokes on both sides of my family, which makes me predisposed to developing a stroke later in life. As a result I take preventive measures now to avoid the possibility of strokes, such as a low sodium diet and regular exercise. Luckily I know my family's health history but not all diseases are inherited.
9. Money: This sector describes the amount of liquid wealth that you have on hand, such as cash, stocks, bonds and any sort of wealth that is easily converted to cash. Generally indicates your salary or simply the amount of money that comes to you.
10. Children: Used traditionally to determine the number of offspring one will have it also tells you how lucky (or unlucky) your children will be. If there is bright Tai Yang ("the Sun") star here attached to a Hua Ke ("Fame") transformational star expect your children to receive some public acclaim!
11. Marriage: This sector describes the state of your marriage and whether your marriage is likely to be stable or unstable. It also describes the personality of your spouse and the type of person that is most attractive to you.
12. Siblings: Indicates how many brothers and sisters you have, as well as your relationship with them. You can also gauge the number of real and close friends you will have with this sector. A negative star here can mean being backstabbed by a close friend.
In addition to stars, each of the 12 sectors is also assigned an animal of the Chinese zodiac along with one of the 5 elements (fire, earth, metal, water or wood). Without knowing the stars you can find out a lot about a person by just by checking the animal and element associated with the Life sector. For example, if someone's life sector is that of the Metal Pig you can expect them to be very hard-working, industrious and determined to succeed in life. Whether they will see success in their career, love and money depends on the placement of the stars.
These are the 12 sectors of the Zi Wei Dou Shu chart. In my next post I'll describe the 14 major stars and 6 auxiliary stars that fall within these sectors and that determine the course of each person's destiny.
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