ZI WEI DOU SHU - THE 12 HOUSES ~ PLUTOZING

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Zi Wei Dou Shu features 12 houses, similar to Western and Vedic Astrology, with the placement of each house determined by the hour of birth.

Exploring the 12 houses and their meanings reveals various aspects of life, from self and appearance to career and legacy. Each house summarizes a unique area of experience, influencing our journey through life.

HOUSE 1: LIFE OR SELF

The Life House reflects your innate traits, physical appearance, and potential. It is of paramount importance as it influences the assessment of your fate in conjunction with the Wealth House (5), Travel House (7), Career House (9), and Mental House (11).

HOUSE 2: SIBLINGS

The SiblingS House is associated with your siblings, their personalities, and your relationship with them. It also pertains to your colleagues, individuals younger than you, and your savings.

HOUSE 3: SPOUSE

The Spouse House is associated with your partner, marital life, love affairs, your disposition towards your partner, your partner personalities, and international trade.

HOUSE 4: CHILDREN

The Children House is related to your children and their personalities. It is also associated with your savings, the fostering of partnerships, subordinates and projects.

HOUSE 5: WEALTH

This house is a source of income relates to your connection with money and also your marriage relationship.

HOUSE 6: HEALTH

This relates to your health, physical condition, illness and your office or working place.

HOUSE 7: TRAVEL

It covers the topic of your movement, travelling, migration, accidents and mishaps.

HOUSE 8: FRIENDS

It relates to your friends, your relations with them, health of your spouse and your social skills and circles.

HOUSE 9: CAREER

This relates to your career, whether you are suitable to work for others or doing business. It also covers the topic of the health of your children.

HOUSE 10: PROPERTY

It relates to your property, whether you will have a property or properties, by the mean of buying yourself or inheritance. Other than that, this is the house that also judging love triangle and affairs.

HOUSE 11: MENTAL

This relates to your spirituality and thoughts which can be related to your health and illness.

HOUSE 12: PARENTS

This relates to your parents, debts and your boss or employer. Some masters also mentioned that it relates to the appearance of your parents.

THE ENERGY OF THE HOUSES

These houses are separated into two types of energy as displayed in the table below:

Yin and Yang

THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HOUSES

They are also divided into two types of houses as displayed in the table below:

Internal houses - Directly related to you

External houses - Other subjects

THE OPPOSITE HOUSES

These houses are also called clashing houses.

TIGER - MONKEY

SNAKE - PIG

HORSE - RAT

GOAT - OX

DRAGON - DOG

RABBIT - ROOSTER

THE TRIANGLE HOUSES

RAT - MONKEY - DRAGON

TIGER - HORSE - DOG

SNAKE - OX - ROOSTER

GOAT - RABBIT - PIG

THE QUADRUPLE HOUSES

The quadruple houses are three types explained as below:

1. The 4 Corner Houses

TIGER - MONKEY - SNAKE - PIG

Meaning: Growth. Movement. Unstable.

2. The 4 Tomb Houses

OX - GOAT - DRAGON - DOG

Meaning: Stable. Stagnant. Conservative.

3. The 4 Cardinal Houses

RAT - HORSE - RABBIT - ROOSTER

Meaning: Socialize. Self-indulgence. Directionless.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HOUSES

In the context of these 12 houses, numbers 1, 5, and 9 hold the greatest significance in a chart as they symbolize the self, wealth, and career respectively.

House 1, or the Life House, symbolizes your personal traits and abilities, which can influence your financial prosperity (House 5) through your chosen career path (House 9).

Your health, represented by the 6th House, is crucial, but recognizing your abilities comes first. The 11th House, or your Mental House, will disclose if your thinking is in harmony with your capabilities.

THE HOUR POSITIONS IN THE HOUSES

THE 12 YEARS CYCLE IN EACH HOUSE

To comprehend the 12-year cycle in each house, refer to the image provided above. For instance, the year 2028 is placed in the zodiac Monkey (Shen) box. After 12 years, the year 2040 will also occupy this box. Understanding which year aligns with which box allows for quick recognition of the sequence of years in each respective box.

THE 12 STAGES OF THE HOUSES

The 12 stages represent the growth and decay cycle of each house, typically employed in the San He system. The Flying Star School does not emphasize the 12 stages. It can serve as additional knowledge to understand your cycle.

The positions of the 12 stages are determined by your birth details.

The stages are:

1 Growth

2 Bath

3 Youth

4 Officer

5 Prosperity

6 Weak

7 Sick

8 Death

9 Grave

10 Extinct

11 Conceived

12 Nurturing

Among all the stages mentioned, the growth stage can only take place at one of the four corners as displayed below:

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