1. The Emperor
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Symbolism: Likened to an ancient emperor; majestic, proud, and generous.
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Key Traits: Responsible and strong but not aggressive. He expects to be obeyed and dictates to others.
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Impact: Its placement indicates where you may be demanding; if “dark,” it can represent a tyrannical or lonely personality.
2. The Strategist
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Symbolism: Represents intelligence, long-range planning, and strategy.
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Key Traits: A quick thinker and fast learner who excels at multi-tasking; more of a follower than a leader.
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Impact: A “dark” Tian Ji can be duplicitous and manipulative.
3. The Sun
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Symbolism: The star of fame, leadership, and altruism.
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Key Traits: Associated with outstanding work and public recognition.
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Impact: When bright in a career sector (as with Bill Gates), it can make a person famous and successful.
4. The General
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Symbolism: The star of power, wealth, and military authority, similar to a defense minister.
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Key Traits: Cold, highly efficient, and focused on formulating strategies.
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Impact: Represents money in a chart; obstructions to this star can lead to financial failure.
5. The Dreamer
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Symbolism: Represents the “easy life,” relaxation, and being happy-go-lucky.
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Key Traits: Non-competitive and avoids conflict.
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Impact: Associated with good luck; in the money sector, it suggests wealth comes naturally without hard work.
6. The Diplomat
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Symbolism: A complex star representing honesty and chastity at its best.
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Key Traits: Emotional, friendly, and sociable.
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Impact: Highly susceptible to negative stars; at its worst, it can indicate immoral behavior or illicit affairs.
7. The Architect
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Symbolism: Represents leadership, conservatism, reliability, and helpfulness.
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Key Traits: An administrative leader who prefers tradition over innovation.
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Impact: A star of great wealth; notable figures like Michael Bloomberg have this in their wealth sector.
8. The Moon
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Symbolism: Gentle, beautiful, quiet, and reserved.
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Key Traits: Represents careful intelligence and taking time to formulate well-thought-out plans.
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Impact: A star of wealth; if “bright” in the life sector, it indicates the individual will acquire a fortune.
9. The Alchemist
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Symbolism: Enjoys the finer things in life, such as luxury, good food, and wine.
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Key Traits: Opportunistic and can show reckless abandon in pursuit of desires.
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Impact: Can be selfish and greedy; a “dark” Tan Lang indicates an extremely selfish individual.
10. The Orator
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Symbolism: Used to assess aptitude for public speaking.
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Key Traits: The most rational and logical of the stars, but also the most suspicious and argumentative.
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Impact: A bright Ju Men with a Wealth catalyst suggests talent for speaking and a smooth life.
11. The Chancellor
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Symbolism: Likened to an official who applies a stamp of approval to documents.
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Key Traits: Represents passivity, administration, fairness, and loyalty.
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Impact: Viewed as both powerful and powerless; it acts as a “Mirror” that reflects the other stars in its sector.
12. The Sage
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Symbolism: Likened to a noble, scholarly elder statesman of antiquity.
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Key Traits: Shows discipline, self-control, and idealism; it is academically talented.
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Impact: Above the pettiness of politics; stays in position until goals are achieved.
13. The Warrior
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Symbolism: Represents a general overseeing battle and laying out field strategies.
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Key Traits: Aggressive and persevering.
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Impact: Unlike Wu Qu (which is detached), Qi Sha is defined by its active aggression.
14. The Pioneer
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Symbolism: A rebellious fighter on the front lines of a struggle.
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Key Traits: Aggressive and difficult to get along with; it “tears down” before rebuilding.
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Impact: Often leads to wasted resources; if in the wealth sector, it can indicate easy loss of money.
