Tian Liang in the Property Palace: The Kind of Home You Want

Tian Liang in the Property Palace means home is sheltered: there is often care from elders, inherited property or support from the wider family. The old texts say Tian Liang here "has an ancestral estate".

Home and living

People with Tian Liang here have homes with a sense of heritage and stability, and they often look after relatives. The lesson is carrying too much of the family's responsibilities, or lecturing too much at home.

• Home style: You like traditional, solid spaces with a sense of history.
• Property and savings: Your property is often tied to the family or to elders, and you value heritage over investment.
• Life with the family: At home you are like the head of the clan, caring for the family and keeping them in line.

You and your home: the Life and Property Palaces

With Tian Liang in the Property Palace, the Life Palace always holds Tan Lang: out in the world you are sociable, enjoy life and have many interests, yet home is where heritage and responsibility live.

This is built into the chart: counting three palaces backward from Tian Liang always lands on Tan Lang, and the Life Palace always sits three palaces backward from the Property Palace. Further reading: Tan Lang in the Life Palace.

Earning and keeping: the Wealth and Property Palaces

Counting five palaces forward from Tian Liang always lands on Po Jun, and the Wealth Palace always sits five palaces forward from the Property Palace, so with Tian Liang in the Property Palace the Wealth Palace always holds Po Jun: one palace shows how money is earned, the other whether it stays. Further reading: Po Jun in the Wealth Palace.

With Tian Liang in the Property Palace, the Wealth Palace always holds Po Jun and the Siblings Palace always holds Tai Yin: your earnings rise and fall and you are willing to take risks, while home is steady and sheltered; siblings and peers are sensitive and gentle. The Children Palace star is not fixed.

Bright and fallen positions

When bright, home is sheltered and the family backs you. When fallen, family burdens are heavy and you can find yourself drifting from place to place. 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.

Opposite the Property Palace is the Children Palace (home and family pull on each other), and its trine is the Siblings Palace and the Health Palace. The table shows the major stars of the Children, Life, Wealth and Siblings Palaces for each of the twelve branches Tian Liang can occupy in the Property Palace (we make no health readings from the Health Palace, so it is left out).

"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 Children: Tai Yang; Life: Zi Wei and Tan Lang; Wealth: Wu Qu and Po Jun. About 17.7% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is exalted in Zi and Wu, so home carries heritage and care; Tai Yang sits in the Children Palace opposite. With the Property Palace in Zi, Tai Yang opposite in Wu is at its strongest, and children and younger people are cheerful and responsible.

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

Chou: Tian Liang strong; Wei: Tian Liang strong. Opposite Children: Tian Ji; Life: Tan Lang; Wealth: Po Jun. About 17.3% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is strong in Chou and Wei, so home is sheltered; with Tian Ji in the Children Palace opposite, children and younger people are clever and quick.

Tian Tong with Tian Liang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Tong fair; Shen: Tian Liang fallen, Tian Tong strong. Opposite Children: empty palace; Life: Lian Zhen and Tan Lang; Wealth: Zi Wei and Po Jun. About 17.3% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home is gentle and caring, sheltered by elders; a very fortunate combination. The family gets on well; the lesson is getting too comfortable. Further reading: Tian Tong in the Property Palace.

Tai Yang with Tian Liang (Mao or You)

Mao: Tian Liang exalted, Tai Yang exalted; You: Tian Liang favorable, Tai Yang neutral. Opposite Children: empty palace; Life: Tan Lang; Wealth: Po Jun. About 14.8% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home is warm and sheltered, and you often look after relatives or elders. In Mao both stars are exalted and the family is bright and harmonious; in You, you give a lot to the household and tire easily. Further reading: Tai Yang in the Property Palace.

Tian Ji with Tian Liang (Chen or Xu)

Chen: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Ji fair; Xu: Tian Liang exalted, Tian Ji fair. Opposite Children: empty palace; Life: Wu Qu and Tan Lang; Wealth: Lian Zhen and Po Jun. About 15.9% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home bears the influence and care of elders, and you often come up with ideas for the family. The family culture leans rational and likes to reason things out. Further reading: Tian Ji in the Property Palace.

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

Si: Tian Liang fallen; Hai: Tian Liang fallen. Opposite Children: Tian Tong; Life: Tan Lang; Wealth: Po Jun. About 17.0% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Tian Liang is fallen in Si and Hai, so you can find yourself drifting from place to place; with Tian Tong in the Children Palace opposite, children and younger people are easygoing, and home is something you settle slowly by yourself.

Birth-year transformations in the Property Palace

• Tian Liang with Hua Lu (born in a Ren year): People born in a Ren year have Tian Liang Hua Lu in the Property Palace: home has shelter and resources, though the old texts warn that benefits can stir up disputes, so keep the division of family property clear. In our sample, about 10.4% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
• Tian Liang with Hua Quan (born in a Yi year): People born in a Yi year have Tian Liang Hua Quan in the Property Palace: you have authority at home and often preside over family affairs. In our sample, about 10.2% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
• Tian Liang with Hua Ke (born in a Ji year): People born in a Ji year have Tian Liang Hua Ke in the Property Palace: the family has good traditions and is well respected. In our sample, about 5.8% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ke.

Advice for home

You can carry family responsibilities, but be clear about which ones are yours and which are not.

About 43.7% of charts with Tian Liang in the Property 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 Property Palace usually show up as moves, household worries or ups and downs in your assets, which call for a bit more planning; they do not mean bad luck for the family.

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 family fortunes.

Other major stars in the Property Palace