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

Tian Tong is the star of good fortune, and in the Mind Palace it is "the fortune star come home", a placement the classical texts consider very blessed. Inside you are easygoing, know how to enjoy life and are easily content: someone who is very good at living.

Your inner world

People with Tian Tong here are relaxed in spirit and do not tend to get stuck on things. The lesson is that you are content too easily: once you are comfortable you do not want to move, and important things get put off as well.

• What you need inside: You need a comfortable, harmonious life without conflict.
• How you enjoy life: Good food, travel, music, and time with people you like.
• Under pressure: Under pressure you tend to avoid the problem and make yourself comfortable first.

Outside and inside: the Life and Mind Palaces

When Tian Tong is in the Mind Palace, the major star of your Life Palace is not fixed: it may be Tai Yin, Ju Men or Tian Liang, or the Life Palace may be empty. A common picture is someone who looks sensitive or full of thoughts on the outside, yet inside knows very well how to keep themselves comfortable.

With Tian Tong in the Mind Palace, the major star of the Life Palace changes with the branch; the table below lists it for each branch.

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 Tong is in the Mind Palace, the Travel Palace always holds Tian Ji: out in the world your mind moves fast and things change a lot, yet inside you want stability and enjoyment.

Bright and fallen positions

When bright, you are content with what you have and feel very blessed. When fallen or poorly placed, you easily feel hard done by, wanting comfort but not quite getting it. Brightness by branch, from the table of the Complete Book this site uses: Exalted: Si, Hai; Strong: Zi, Shen; Fair: Yin; Neutral: Mao, Chen, You, Xu; Weak: Chou, Wei; Fallen: Wu.

"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 Tong with Tai Yin (Zi or Wu)

Zi: Tian Tong strong, Tai Yin exalted; Wu: Tian Tong fallen, Tai Yin weak. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: empty palace. About 17.8% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Gentle, romantic and led by feeling, you know how to enjoy a lovely atmosphere. In Zi both stars are well placed and your inner self is at its most settled; in Wu both are poorly placed and you are prone to melancholy. Further reading: Tai Yin in the Mind Palace.

Tian Tong with Ju Men (Chou or Wei)

Chou: Tian Tong weak, Ju Men weak; Wei: Tian Tong weak, Ju Men weak. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: Tai Yin. About 13.8% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

You want peace inside, yet often carry grievances and doubts you cannot put into words. Find someone you can confide in, and do not keep your feelings bottled up. Further reading: Ju Men in the Mind Palace.

Tian Tong with Tian Liang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Tian Tong fair, Tian Liang exalted; Shen: Tian Tong strong, Tian Liang fallen. Opposite (Wealth): empty palace; Life: Ju Men. About 16.4% of charts with Tian Tong 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 Liang in the Mind Palace.

Tian Tong alone, facing Tai Yin (Mao or You)

Mao: Tian Tong neutral; You: Tian Tong neutral. Opposite (Wealth): Tai Yin; Life: Tian Liang. About 16.9% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Easygoing inside, with Tai Yin opposite in the Wealth Palace. With the Mind Palace in Mao, Tai Yin opposite in You is bright: you feel secure and manage money well. With the Mind Palace in You, Tai Yin opposite in Mao is fallen, and money is more likely to weigh on your mind.

Tian Tong alone, facing Ju Men (Chen or Xu)

Chen: Tian Tong neutral; Xu: Tian Tong neutral. Opposite (Wealth): Ju Men; Life: empty palace. About 17.6% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Inside you want things easy; with Ju Men opposite in the Wealth Palace, earning often comes with arguments and pressure.

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

Si: Tian Tong exalted; Hai: Tian Tong exalted. Opposite (Wealth): Tian Liang; Life: empty palace. About 17.5% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace fall into this group.

Tian Tong is bright in Si and Hai, so you are content with what you have; with Tian Liang opposite in the Wealth Palace, your finances are stable, with some protection behind them. A very blessed arrangement.

Birth-year transformations in the Mind Palace

• Tian Tong with Hua Lu (born in a Bing year): For people born in a Bing year, Tian Tong takes Hua Lu in the Mind Palace: good fortune on top of good fortune. You know how to enjoy life and have the means to do it. In our sample, about 10.5% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
• Tian Tong with Hua Quan (born in a Ding year): For people born in a Ding year, Tian Tong takes Hua Quan in the Mind Palace: easygoing but with a mind of your own, which is the placement where Tian Tong in this palace works best. In our sample, about 9.8% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
• Tian Tong with Hua Ji (born in a Geng year): For people born in a Geng year, Tian Tong takes Hua Ji in the Mind Palace: you want comfort but things often do not go your way, and feelings can get bottled up. Finding someone you can confide in matters a lot. In our sample, about 10.5% of charts with Tian Tong in the Mind Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ji.

Finding your balance

Enjoyment is a blessing, but do not let "I’ll get to it later" become a habit.

About 40.6% of charts with Tian Tong 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