Geese in Formation, a Broken Wing
AI translated from the original Chinese.
In readings, clients' questions mostly revolve around their own work, love, marriage and health. When they ask about others, at most it's their parents' health, or bosses and colleagues at work, or even backstabbers; siblings rarely come up. But this client, unusually, asked about her siblings, which made me curious.
What had happened to her siblings?
Traditionally, siblings are of course analyzed through the 兄弟宮 (Siblings Palace). In this chart the Siblings Palace is in 子. What can we say?
The Siblings Palace (with its three sides and four directions: 申, 辰, 午)
- 子 Palace: 鈴星 (Ling Xing), 貪狼 (Tan Lang), an auspicious pattern. 貪狼 is Yang Wood, 鈴星 is Yin Fire; yin and yang in harmony, Fire and Wood generating each other. One of the siblings should work in markets, making money amid the bustle, quite well.
- 午 and 申 palaces: 文昌 (Wen Chang) and 文曲 (Wen Qu) meet the Siblings Palace. Although 昌貪 and 曲貪 are generally read as negative patterns, that's only when Ji and malefics clash; with the help of 化祿, they instead mean flexibility and versatility.
- 午 Palace: 化科 meets it, along with romance stars, suggesting a sibling with talent in art and aesthetics who has accomplished something in study. One could even speak of good looks and witty conversation.
Overall judgment: the siblings never lack for money, are quite expert in learning and art, and are witty and humorous in speech.
That is the traditional reading, by which the siblings should be doing very well. But in reality, it was nothing of the sort. The traditional method of reading was worlds apart from the facts.
In Zi Wei Dou Shu, the power of the stars is in fact far greater than the power of the palaces. This has been verified by checks from many angles. So let's set aside the Siblings Palace and discuss the star 天機 (Tian Ji) directly.
Why 天機? Because in the natures of the stars, 天機 is the "lord of siblings," that is, 天機 reflects the state of the siblings.
So, as usual, let's transform the chart.
In this chart we can see 天機 in 申, with Ji and malefics clashing. What happened?
The 申 Palace (with its three sides and four directions: 辰, 子, 寅)
- 天機 meets four 化忌; poor in essence.
- 太陰 (Tai Yin) + 陀羅 (Tuo Luo): the "people leave, money scatters" pattern.
- 天機 + 天梁 (Tian Liang) from 子 + 陀羅: "when 天機, 天梁 and 陀羅 meet, early harm, late loneliness."
- 太陰 + 鈴星 from 子: the 鈴陰 "Ten Evils" pattern.
- The 申 Palace carries 亡神 (Wang Shen), meaning one easily loses one's senses.
Overall judgment: the subject's siblings are prone to poor physical and mental health, and one can even infer that a sibling died young.
- Me: Your siblings don't seem to be doing well. Can you tell me about them?
- Subject: Including me, there are three of us; I'm the middle child, with an older brother and a younger sister. My brother and sister both have depression.
- Me: Your brother seems to have had a serious accident. By comparison, your sister's mental health is poor but she's in better shape.
- Subject: My brother has passed away. My sister often thinks of ending it all.
Let's look at the brother:
The brother's main star, 破軍 (Po Jun), falls in the 巳 Palace. What happened in the 巳 Palace?
The 巳 Palace (with its three sides and four directions: 丑, 酉, 亥)
- 破軍 + 火星 (Huo Xing): restless toil
- 武曲 (Wu Qu) + 火星: the lonely-widow pattern
- Spirit stars in 巳: 三台 (San Tai), 白虎 (Bai Hu), 破碎 (Po Sui). 三台 stands for stairs, 白虎 for funerals, 破碎 for...
- 酉 and 丑 palaces: 地空 (Di Kong) and 地劫 (Di Jie) clash with 巳.
Overall judgment: he may no longer be among the living.
- Me: Did your brother jump...
- Subject: Yes.
Bringing in the sister's heavenly stems:
The sister's main star, 廉貞 (Lian Zhen), falls in the 丑 Palace. What happened?
The 丑 Palace (with its three sides and four directions: 酉, 巳, 未)
- 廉貞 + 七殺 (Qi Sha), weak in 丑, so Ji and malefics have a very large effect.
- 廉貞 + 七殺: the "corpse buried by the road" pattern; poor physical and mental health.
- The 丑 Palace's stem 癸: 貪狼 becomes 化忌, clashing from the 酉 Palace.
- The Siblings Palace's stem 壬: 武曲 becomes 化忌, clashing from the 巳 Palace.
- No other spirit stars affect the 丑 Palace.
Overall judgment: poor physical and mental health, prone to thoughts of ending it all.
- Me: Your sister seems to be in poor physical and mental health. Is she all right now?
- Subject: My sister has severe depression, perhaps related to seeing with her own eyes what happened to our brother... Medication doesn't seem to help much.
- Me: It's hard for your sister to find the right doctor. If her condition doesn't improve, try a different clinic.
- Subject: Is there anything else that could help her get better?
- Me: Strengthening your sister's 廉貞 should help a little. In the chart, 天同 (Tian Tong), with stem 甲, can make 廉貞 become 化祿. Perhaps take her out more often to get some sun, go on outings, clear her head; that may help things improve.
I often think about the purpose of a reading. I think it's to help people live happy lives. But everyone has their own hell. With family members who have mental health struggles, what can we really do? All I can do is offer some advice from the chart. Listening, caring, supporting, and encouraging them to seek professional help are what truly help family.