Wu Qu in the Friends Palace: What Kind of Friends Surround You

Wu Qu in the Friends Palace means your friends tend to be practical and capable, and your dealings with them often involve work, collaboration or money.

Friends, colleagues and team

People with Wu Qu here find friends are more partners in getting things done than people to pour your heart out to. The lesson is that friendship can be steered by interest or efficiency; when money changes hands between friends, putting it in writing protects the friendship.

• Your circle: Practical, capable friends, mostly people you work with.
• Colleagues and team: Colleagues and team members who get things done and value efficiency.
• Network and mutual help: Your network brings practical help, but keep money matters clear.

You and your circle: the Life and Friends Palaces

With Wu Qu in the Friends Palace, the Life Palace star is not fixed: it can be Tai Yin, Ju Men or Tian Liang, or the Life Palace can be empty.

With Wu Qu in the Friends Palace, the Life Palace star changes with the branch; the table below lists it for each one.

Your work network: the Career and Friends Palaces

Counting one palace backward from Wu Qu always lands on Tian Tong, and the Career Palace always sits one palace backward from the Friends Palace, so with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace the Career Palace always holds Tian Tong: your circle sits right next to your work, and many of your connections grow out of it. Further reading: Tian Tong in the Career Palace.

With Wu Qu in the Friends Palace, the Travel Palace always holds Tai Yang: out in the world you are warm-hearted and well known, while the friends you make are practical and capable. The Siblings Palace star is not fixed.

Bright and fallen positions

When bright, friends have real ability and working together pays off. In a neutral position, friends are busy with their own lives and the ties are thin. Brightness by branch, from the table of the Complete Book this site uses: Exalted: Chou, Chen, Wei, Xu; Strong: Zi, Wu; Favorable: Yin, Shen; Fair: Mao, You; Neutral: Si, Hai.

Opposite the Friends Palace is the Siblings Palace (the Siblings–Friends axis: outsiders and your own people), and its trine is the Children and Parents Palaces; on either side sit the Career and Travel Palaces. The table shows the major stars of the Siblings, Life, Career and Travel Palaces for each of the twelve branches Wu Qu can occupy in the Friends Palace.

"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

Wu Qu with Tian Fu (Zi or Wu)

Zi: Wu Qu strong, Tian Fu exalted; Wu: Wu Qu strong, Tian Fu strong. Opposite Siblings: Qi Sha; Life: empty palace; Career: Tian Tong. About 16.6% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Two wealth stars guard the Friends Palace: friends are practical and steady and can give you concrete support. The downside is that friendships lean practical and lack a little warmth. Further reading: Tian Fu in the Friends Palace.

Wu Qu with Tan Lang (Chou or Wei)

Chou: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted; Wei: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted. Opposite Siblings: empty palace; Life: empty palace; Career: Tian Tong and Tai Yin. About 16.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Friends are capable and know how to have fun, with a sharp eye for opportunity. The old saying is that Wu Qu with Tan Lang does not bloom in youth; your network tends to become more useful the longer you keep it. Further reading: Tan Lang in the Friends Palace.

Wu Qu with Tian Xiang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted; Shen: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted. Opposite Siblings: Po Jun; Life: empty palace; Career: Tian Tong and Ju Men. About 15.3% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Friends are practical and principled, and working together is reliable; a very good combination for getting things done together. Further reading: Tian Xiang in the Friends Palace.

Wu Qu with Qi Sha (Mao or You)

Mao: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong; You: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong. Opposite Siblings: Tian Fu; Life: Tai Yin; Career: Tian Tong and Tian Liang. About 17.8% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Friends are tough and independent, each working hard for themselves; money between you can cause friction, so keep the accounts clear. Further reading: Qi Sha in the Friends Palace.

Wu Qu alone, facing Tan Lang (Chen or Xu)

Chen: Wu Qu exalted; Xu: Wu Qu exalted. Opposite Siblings: Tan Lang; Life: Ju Men; Career: Tian Tong. About 17.7% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Wu Qu is exalted in Chen and Xu, so friends from outside are practical and capable; with Tan Lang in the Siblings Palace opposite, the people closest to you are lively with many interests.

Wu Qu with Po Jun (Si or Hai)

Si: Wu Qu neutral, Po Jun neutral; Hai: Wu Qu neutral, Po Jun neutral. Opposite Siblings: Tian Xiang; Life: Tian Liang; Career: Tian Tong. About 16.5% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace fall into this group.

Friends are bold and friendships have big ups and downs. Be conservative about joint ventures and money, and agree on an exit plan first. Further reading: Po Jun in the Friends Palace.

Birth-year transformations in the Friends Palace

• Wu Qu with Hua Lu (born in a Ji year): People born in a Ji year have Wu Qu Hua Lu in the Friends Palace: friends can bring you real resources and opportunities. In our sample, about 9.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
• Wu Qu with Hua Quan (born in a Geng year): People born in a Geng year have Wu Qu Hua Quan in the Friends Palace: among your friends or team are forceful people who like to lead. In our sample, about 9.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
• Wu Qu with Hua Ke (born in a Jia year): People born in a Jia year have Wu Qu Hua Ke in the Friends Palace: your friends are organised and keep their word. In our sample, about 12.4% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ke.
• Wu Qu with Hua Ji (born in a Ren year): People born in a Ren year have Wu Qu Hua Ji in the Friends Palace: money or responsibilities can cause friction with friends. Put money matters in writing. In our sample, about 11.9% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ji.

Friendship advice

Keep friendship and accounts separate, and your friendships will last.

About 43.7% of charts with Wu Qu in the Friends Palace also have at least one of the six Sha stars in that palace, about the same as the 42.4% across all charts. Malefic stars in the Friends Palace usually show up as more friction and more differing opinions in your circle, which calls for firmer boundaries and more talking things through; they do not mean your friends are bad.

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 popularity or how reliable their friends are.

Other major stars in the Friends Palace