Tian Liang in the Mind Palace: What You Really Need Inside

With Tian Liang in the Mind Palace, your inner self is mature and principled. You like thinking about the meaning of life, and you often feel the urge to look after others.

Your inner world

People with Tian Liang here lean toward philosophy and religion in their inner life; classical texts call Tian Liang in this palace "lofty and aloof". The lesson is that you set high standards for yourself and others, and you tend to worry on other people’s behalf.

• What you need inside: You need a sense of meaning and to feel that what you are doing is right.
• How you enjoy life: Reading philosophy, religion and psychology, doing charity work, looking after people who need help.
• Under pressure: Under pressure you want to take charge of the situation even more, and you lecture more.

Outside and inside: the Life and Mind Palaces

When Tian Liang is in the Mind Palace, the Life Palace always holds Ju Men: on the outside you question a lot and speak bluntly, yet inside you are mature and principled and often put others first.

This is built into the chart: counting two palaces backward from Tian Liang always lands on Ju Men, and the Life Palace always sits two palaces backward from the Mind Palace. Further reading: Ju Men in the Life Palace.

The Wealth–Mind axis and the Travel–Spouse–Mind triad

Opposite the Mind Palace is the Wealth Palace: the Wealth Palace shows how you earn, the Mind Palace shows your state of mind and what you enjoy, and that is what decides how the money gets spent. Its triad is the Travel and Spouse Palaces, so your inner needs are tied to how you come across in the world and how you love. When Tian Liang is in the Mind Palace, the Spouse Palace always holds Tai Yin: mature inside, and in love you value tenderness and sensitivity.

Bright and fallen positions

When bright, your inner self is mature and steady, with both wisdom and composure. When fallen, you can feel adrift inside, with nothing to lean on. Brightness by branch, from the table of the Complete Book this site uses: Exalted: Zi, Yin, Mao, Chen, Wu, Xu; Strong: Chou, Wei; Favorable: You; Fallen: Si, Shen, Hai.

"Empty palace" means the palace has none of the fourteen major stars; in that case you read it through the stars of the opposite palace.

The six combinations

Tian Liang alone, facing Tai Yang (Zi or Wu)

Zi: Tian Liang exalted; Wu: Tian Liang exalted. Opposite (Wealth): Tai Yang; Life: Ju Men. About 16.7% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is bright in Zi and Wu, so you are principled and driven by meaning; Tai Yang sits opposite in the Wealth Palace. With the Mind Palace in Zi, Tai Yang opposite in Wu is at its brightest: your good name brings income, and you feel at ease with yourself.

Tian Liang alone, facing Tian Ji (Chou or Wei)

Chou: Tian Liang strong; Wei: Tian Liang strong. Opposite (Wealth): Tian Ji; Life: Ju Men. About 18.1% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is bright in Chou and Wei, so you are mature and steady inside; with Tian Ji opposite in the Wealth Palace, you earn through brains and planning.

Tian Tong with Tian Liang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Tong fair; Shen: Tian Liang fallen, Tian Tong strong. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: Ju Men. About 15.7% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Gentle and empathetic inside, you find happiness in caring for people and a secure life. This is a very blessed pairing. Further reading: Tian Tong in the Mind Palace.

Tai Yang with Tian Liang (Mao or You)

Mao: Tian Liang exalted, Tai Yang exalted; You: Tian Liang favorable, Tai Yang neutral. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: Tian Tong and Ju Men. About 15.3% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Warm-hearted with a strong sense of justice, you find happiness in helping others and doing meaningful things. In Mao both stars are bright and your inner self is at its sunniest; in You you give a lot and tire easily. Further reading: Tai Yang in the Mind Palace.

Tian Ji with Tian Liang (Chen or Xu)

Chen: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Ji fair; Xu: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Ji fair. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: Tai Yang and Ju Men. About 14.9% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Mature and fond of thinking, you like talking about life and principles and often give others advice. Your inner life leans toward philosophy and religion. Further reading: Tian Ji in the Mind Palace.

Tian Liang alone, facing Tian Tong (Si or Hai)

Si: Tian Liang fallen; Hai: Tian Liang fallen. Opposite (Wealth): Tian Tong; Life: Tian Ji and Ju Men. About 19.3% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is fallen in Si and Hai, so you can feel adrift inside; with Tian Tong opposite in the Wealth Palace, money comes in gently. Give your inner self something to lean on first, and life will settle.

Birth-year transformations in the Mind Palace

• Tian Liang with Hua Lu (born in a Ren year): For people born in a Ren year, Tian Liang takes Hua Lu in the Mind Palace: you are blessed inside and often looked after by elders, though the classical texts warn that gain can draw disputes. In our sample, about 10.8% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
• Tian Liang with Hua Quan (born in a Yi year): For people born in a Yi year, Tian Liang takes Hua Quan in the Mind Palace: you hold strong views and feel a sense of mission. In our sample, about 10.8% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
• Tian Liang with Hua Ke (born in a Ji year): For people born in a Ji year, Tian Liang takes Hua Ke in the Mind Palace: your inner life has depth and people hold you in high regard. In our sample, about 7.1% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ke.

Finding your balance

Before you look after others, make sure you are being looked after too.

About 40.9% of charts with Tian Liang in the Mind Palace also have at least one of the six Sha stars in that palace, about the same as the 42.1% across all charts. Malefic stars in the Mind Palace usually show up as a busy mind that finds it hard to switch off, so you need a few more ways of looking after yourself; they do not mean you are unhappy.

What our sample shows

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 good fortune.

Other major stars in the Mind Palace