Ju Men: The Dark Star, eloquence and doubt
Wherever Ju Men lands, that area is about talk and doubt. In the Career Palace you earn by speaking, researching and persuading, in the Siblings Palace you talk a lot and argue a lot with siblings, in the Spouse Palace you communicate constantly and can quarrel. Ju Men brings the ability to dig deep, and the habit of seeing the shadow side first.
Where Ju Men sits on the chart
Ju Men belongs to the Tian Fu group and always sits 3 boxes forward from Tian Fu, so its distance from Tian Fu never changes and it forms only six combinations with the other major stars.
Across the twelve branches Ju Men forms six combinations, each on a pair of opposite branches:
| Branches | Ju Men combination | Brightness |
|---|---|---|
| Zi, Wu | Ju Men alone, facing Tian Ji | Zi Strong, Wu Strong |
| Chou, Wei | Ju Men and Tian Tong together | Chou Weak, Wei Weak |
| Yin, Shen | Ju Men and Tai Yang together | Yin Exalted, Shen Exalted |
| Mao, You | Ju Men and Tian Ji together | Mao Exalted, You Exalted |
| Chen, Xu | Ju Men alone, facing Tian Tong | Chen Fallen, Xu Fallen |
| Si, Hai | Ju Men alone, facing Tai Yang | Si Strong, Hai Strong |
In 3 of them Ju Men sits alone and borrows from the opposite palace. For each combination in the Life Palace, see Ju Men in the Life Palace.
Ju Men in the twelve palaces
The same Ju Men describes a different part of life in each palace. Each row gives one line; follow the link for the full reading of that palace.
| Palace | Ju Men here | Full reading |
|---|---|---|
| Life Palace | People with Ju Men in the Life Palace speak well and analyse sharply; they are good at research, argument and persuasion, and suit professions that live by words and wits. | Ju Men in the Life Palace → |
| Siblings Palace | With Ju Men in your Siblings Palace, there is a lot of talk between you and your siblings or peers: discussion, debate and the occasional quarrel. | Ju Men in the Siblings Palace → |
| Spouse Palace | With Ju Men in your Spouse Palace, you are drawn to articulate people with real insight who look deeply into things. | Ju Men in the Spouse Palace → |
| Children Palace | Ju Men in the Children Palace means a lot of talk between you and the next generation: plenty of discussion, plenty of questions, and often disagreement. | Ju Men in the Children Palace → |
| Wealth Palace | Ju Men in the Wealth Palace means you earn through speaking, expertise and research: teaching, advising, law, sales. | Ju Men in the Wealth Palace → |
| Travel Palace | Ju Men in the Travel Palace means that out in the world you make your way with your words and your expertise; what you say carries weight, and you easily become the focus of discussion. | Ju Men in the Travel Palace → |
| Friends Palace | Ju Men in the Friends Palace means a lot of talk and a lot of opinions among your friends: lively debates, and also arguments and misunderstandings. | Ju Men in the Friends Palace → |
| Career Palace | Ju Men in the Career Palace means your work runs on words, expertise and research. | Ju Men in the Career Palace → |
| Property Palace | Ju Men in the Property Palace means a lot of talk at home: lots of discussion between family members, and also arguments. | Ju Men in the Property Palace → |
| Mind Palace | With Ju Men in the Mind Palace, your mind runs deep and can be suspicious; you are in the habit of seeing the problems in a situation first. | Ju Men in the Mind Palace → |
| Parents Palace | Ju Men in the Parents Palace means there is a lot of talk between you and your parents or elders: discussion, lectures, and also arguments and misunderstandings. | Ju Men in the Parents Palace → |
| Health Palace | Not covered: this site does not do health readings. | — |
Brightness
Exalted: Yin, Mao, Shen and You; Strong: Zi, Si, Wu and Hai; Weak: Chou and Wei; Fallen: Chen and Xu.
We use the Complete Book brightness table; other schools’ tables differ in places. Bright means the star’s traits flow easily, fallen means they take more effort or go astray more easily; neither means good or bad luck.
Transformations of Ju Men
- Ju Men with Hua Lu: people born in Xin year. See Hua Lu in the twelve palaces.
- Ju Men with Hua Quan: people born in Gui year. See Hua Quan in the twelve palaces.
- Ju Men with Hua Ji: people born in Ding year. See Hua Ji in the twelve palaces.
The birth-year stem sets these; Zi Wei changes years at Chinese New Year. Each decade and each year also has its own set of Four Transformations, which bring out Ju Men’s Lu, Quan, Ke or Ji at different times.
What to check first when reading Ju Men
With Ju Men, ask what lights it up. Ju Men loves Tai Yang: sharing a palace in Yin and Shen, or facing a bright Tai Yang, its eloquence becomes persuasion and expertise; with a fallen Tai Yang its doubts show more. With Tian Ji it leans toward analysis and with Tian Tong toward emotion. Hua Lu means gaining through speech; Hua Ji means arguments and misunderstandings.
What the data says
How we counted: this site’s engine cast one Zi Wei chart for every day from 1960 to 2005 (birth hour drawn by a fixed-seed random sample), 16,802 charts in all. These figures describe how chart structures are distributed; they do not measure anyone’s fortune.
The other major stars
A straight word: one star is not a person
The same major star reads differently in each palace, and every palace also holds partner stars, minor and Sha stars, transformations, its three-sides-and-four-directions and the running decade and year. One star on its own only gives you the backdrop. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment only; for health, investment or legal matters, please see a professional.
Where is Ju Men in your chart?
Enter your date and time of birth to cast your chart, then tap any palace to read its major stars and jump to the full reading.
Ju Men: common questions
Is Ju Men a trouble star?
The classics say Ju Men brings disputes. The modern reading is that Ju Men is good at spotting problems and saying what others will not, which starts debates. In research, law, teaching or consulting that is a real strength.
Where is Ju Men bright?
By the Complete Book table: Exalted: Yin, Mao, Shen and You; Strong: Zi, Si, Wu and Hai; Weak: Chou and Wei; Fallen: Chen and Xu.
What does Ju Men transform into?
Hua Lu (born in Xin year), Hua Quan (born in Gui year) and Hua Ji (born in Ding year).