Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace: The Peers Closest to You

With Wu Qu in your Siblings Palace, your ties with siblings and peers are practical: few sweet words, plenty of real help, and money often changes hands between you.

Siblings and peers

People with Wu Qu here usually have capable, independent, efficient peers. The lesson is that the relationship can end up run by tasks and money, with little said about feelings. When money passes between you and a peer, putting it in writing protects the friendship.

• With siblings: Your siblings or peers are capable and down to earth, and each stands on their own feet.
• With peers and colleagues: Your colleagues are mostly people you get things done with; ability counts for more than small talk.
• Working together and partnerships: You work well together, but any money between you should be spelled out and written down.

You and the peers around you: the Life and Siblings Palaces

When Wu Qu is in the Siblings Palace, the Life Palace always holds Tai Yang: you are warm-hearted and like to give, while the peers around you are practical and focused on getting things done.

This is built into the chart: counting one palace forward from Wu Qu always lands on Tai Yang, and the Life Palace always sits one palace forward from the Siblings Palace. Further reading: Tai Yang in the Life Palace.

Siblings and spouse

Counting one palace backward from Wu Qu always lands on Tian Tong, and the Spouse Palace always sits one palace backward from the Siblings Palace, so anyone with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace has Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace: your closest peers and your partner are often the two relationships that sit side by side in your life. Further reading: Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace.

When Wu Qu is in the Siblings Palace, the Property Palace always holds Zi Wei, because Zi Wei, Lian Zhen and Wu Qu always form a triad. The star in the Friends Palace is not fixed.

Bright and fallen positions

When Wu Qu is bright, your peers have real ability and working together produces real results. In a neutral position, you and your peers each get on with your own business and the relationship runs cool. 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 Siblings Palace is the Friends Palace (the Siblings–Friends axis: your own people and outsiders), and its triad is the Property and Health Palaces. The table shows the major stars of the Friends, Life, Spouse and Property Palaces for each of the twelve branches Wu Qu can occupy in the Siblings Palace (this site gives no health readings, so the Health Palace 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 (Friends): Qi Sha; Life: Tai Yang and Tai Yin; Spouse: Tian Tong. About 18.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Two wealth stars guard the Siblings Palace: your peers are practical and steady and can give each other real support. The drawback is that feelings rarely get said out loud. Further reading: Tian Fu in the Siblings Palace.

Wu Qu with Tan Lang (Chou or Wei)

Chou: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted; Wei: Wu Qu exalted, Tan Lang exalted. Opposite (Friends): empty palace; Life: Tai Yang and Ju Men; Spouse: Tian Tong and Tai Yin. About 15.6% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Your peers are capable and know how to have fun, with a sharp eye for opportunity. Classical texts say Wu Qu with Tan Lang does not bloom in youth; working with peers tends to get better the longer it lasts. Further reading: Tan Lang in the Siblings Palace.

Wu Qu with Tian Xiang (Yin or Shen)

Yin: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted; Shen: Wu Qu favorable, Tian Xiang exalted. Opposite (Friends): Po Jun; Life: Tai Yang and Tian Liang; Spouse: Tian Tong and Ju Men. About 15.1% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Your peers are practical and respect the rules, so working together is reliable. It is a very good combination for getting things done side by side. Further reading: Tian Xiang in the Siblings Palace.

Wu Qu with Qi Sha (Mao or You)

Mao: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong; You: Wu Qu fair, Qi Sha strong. Opposite (Friends): Tian Fu; Life: Tai Yang; Spouse: Tian Tong and Tian Liang. About 16.7% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Your peers are tough and independent, each working hard on their own. Money between you can cause friction, so keep the accounts clear. Further reading: Qi Sha in the Siblings Palace.

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

Chen: Wu Qu exalted; Xu: Wu Qu exalted. Opposite (Friends): Tan Lang; Life: Tai Yang; Spouse: Tian Tong. About 17.3% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Wu Qu is bright in Chen and Xu, so your own people are practical and capable; opposite, in the Friends Palace, sits Tan Lang, so outside friends are lively and sociable.

Wu Qu with Po Jun (Si or Hai)

Si: Wu Qu neutral, Po Jun neutral; Hai: Wu Qu neutral, Po Jun neutral. Opposite (Friends): Tian Xiang; Life: Tai Yang; Spouse: Tian Tong. About 17.3% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace fall into this group.

Your peers are bold and the relationship has big ups and downs. Be conservative about joint ventures and money between you, and agree on an exit first. Further reading: Po Jun in the Siblings Palace.

Birth-year transformations in the Siblings Palace

• Wu Qu with Hua Lu (born in a Ji year): For people born in a Ji year, Wu Qu takes Hua Lu in the Siblings Palace: you and your peers bring each other practical resources. In our sample, about 8.6% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace carry the birth-year Hua Lu.
• Wu Qu with Hua Quan (born in a Geng year): For people born in a Geng year, Wu Qu takes Hua Quan in the Siblings Palace: among your peers is someone forceful who likes to be in charge. In our sample, about 12.4% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace carry the birth-year Hua Quan.
• Wu Qu with Hua Ke (born in a Jia year): For people born in a Jia year, Wu Qu takes Hua Ke in the Siblings Palace: your peers are organized and keep their word. In our sample, about 11.5% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ke.
• Wu Qu with Hua Ji (born in a Ren year): For people born in a Ren year, Wu Qu takes Hua Ji in the Siblings Palace: money or responsibility can cause friction between you and your peers. Put any money matters in writing. In our sample, about 10.5% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings Palace carry the birth-year Hua Ji.

Getting along

Keep feelings and accounts in separate boxes, and you can look after both.

About 41.0% of charts with Wu Qu in the Siblings 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 Siblings Palace usually show up as friction and strong opinions among peers, calling for more communication and clearer boundaries; they do not mean you and your siblings are at odds.

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 number of siblings or how those siblings will fare.

Other major stars in the Siblings Palace