Wu Qu in the Property Palace: The Kind of Home You Want

Wu Qu in the Property Palace means you are practical about home: it should be useful, worth something and ideally hold its value. The old texts say Wu Qu here "acquires property by its own hand", meaning you build up property through your own effort.

Home and living

People with Wu Qu here are interested in property and in how to allocate their assets, and they are good with numbers. The lesson is being too practical, so home can lack a little warmth and charm.

• Home style: You like practical, durable, easy-to-keep spaces, nothing fussy.
• Property and savings: You care about the value of assets and tend to build up property through your own effort.
• Life with the family: At home you are efficient and like rules, and you show care through what you do.

You and your home: the Life and Property Palaces

With Wu Qu in the Property 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. Often you come across as sensitive or thoughtful, yet about home you are very practical and good with numbers.

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

Earning and keeping: the Wealth and Property Palaces

With Wu Qu in the Property Palace, the Wealth Palace star is not fixed.

With Wu Qu in the Property Palace, the Siblings Palace always holds Lian Zhen: siblings and peers have strong personalities and principles. The Wealth and Children Palace stars are not fixed.

Bright and fallen positions

When bright, you are good at acquiring property, and home is a solid asset. In a neutral position you tend to worry about the mortgage and financial pressure. 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 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 Wu Qu 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

Wu Qu with Tian Fu (Zi or Wu)

Zi: Wu Qu strong, Tian Fu exalted; Wu: Wu Qu strong, Tian Fu strong. Opposite Children: Qi Sha; Life: empty palace; Wealth: Tian Liang. About 17.5% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Two wealth stars guard the Property Palace: the family estate is steady and savings strong, a classic combination for holding on to assets. The downside is being too conservative and a little short on charm. Further reading: Tian Fu in the Property Palace.

Wu Qu with Tan Lang (Chou or Wei)

Chou: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted; Wei: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted. Opposite Children: empty palace; Life: empty palace; Wealth: empty palace. About 17.8% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home values both assets and enjoyment, and you are ambitious about property. The old saying is that Wu Qu with Tan Lang does not bloom in youth; the family estate usually steadies after middle age. Further reading: Tan Lang in the Property Palace.

Wu Qu with Tian Xiang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted; Shen: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted. Opposite Children: Po Jun; Life: Tai Yin; Wealth: empty palace. About 13.8% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home is practical and tidy, valuing both rules and the worth of what you own; a combination that is very good at running a household. Further reading: Tian Xiang in the Property Palace.

Wu Qu with Qi Sha (Mao or You)

Mao: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong; You: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong. Opposite Children: Tian Fu; Life: Ju Men; Wealth: empty palace. About 16.4% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Your approach to home is tough and practical; you often buy property through your own hard work, and where you live changes more. The old texts warn that this pair can run into trouble over money, so be conservative about property. Further reading: Qi Sha in the Property Palace.

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

Chen: Wu Qu exalted; Xu: Wu Qu exalted. Opposite Children: Tan Lang; Life: Tian Liang; Wealth: Tai Yin. About 16.9% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Wu Qu is exalted in Chen and Xu, so home is practical and you are good at acquiring property; with Tan Lang in the Children Palace opposite, children and younger people 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 Children: Tian Xiang; Life: empty palace; Wealth: Ju Men. About 17.6% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace fall into this group.

Home often goes through big renovations or moves, and your property has big ups and downs. The old texts are cautious about this pair; building up through your own expertise is more reliable than speculating. Further reading: Po Jun in the Property Palace.

Birth-year transformations in the Property Palace

• Wu Qu with Hua Lu (born in a Ji year): People born in a Ji year have Wu Qu Hua Lu in the Property Palace: buying property and saving go smoothly, and household finances are steady. In our sample, about 8.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property 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 Property Palace: you take charge of the household finances. In our sample, about 10.5% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property 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 Property Palace: household money is managed in an orderly way, with good credit. In our sample, about 10.9% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property 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 Property Palace: you tend to worry about the mortgage or household spending. Buy only what you can afford, and do not push yourself too hard. In our sample, about 11.7% of charts with Wu Qu in the Property Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ji.

Advice for home

Home is an asset and also a place to live; keep some budget for things that help you relax.

About 42.7% of charts with Wu Qu 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