In a previous article, What are the Auxiliary Stars in Ba Zi, we explained the basics of this concept. Shortly, the term "Auxiliary Stars" designates certain energies (Qi bodies) that are associated with each of the Chinese zodiac signs. The interaction between these stars and one of the pairs of heavenly stems and earthly branches in Cycle 60 provides additional information and insights into a person's personality, characteristics, and destiny.
We continue now with the presentation of 27 of the most important Auxiliary Stars, whose presence or absence you can see on one of the Profile Analysis, Horoscope, or Compatibility pages of Ba Zi Advisor. Their positive or negative effects are presented in detail in each case. These stars depend on each person's Destiny Chart.
Noble People (NP)
Based on Day Master.
Represents:
People who help you in your life
Analysis
- You attract people who help you in the specified period
- If you hire people, they should have your Nobles in their charts
- or an important activity try to choose a day, month, year, or luck pillar that contains this star
Intelligence Star (IG)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Your capacity to learn and/or to make the right decisions
Analysis
- You can learn something new quickly and easily
- You are a perfectionist
Peach Blossom (PB)
Based on Day / Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
The star of attractiveness
Analysis
- You generate a lot of attraction
- Internal – if you have the PB either in the day or hour pillar you are a family-oriented person
- External – if you have the PB either in the year or month pillar you have the tendency to have relations with many partners
- To be very attractive - thus not good when it comes to ensuring a stable relationship
Sky Horse (SH)
Based on Day / Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Physical movement brings wealth, overseas working opportunities
Analysis
- When SH appears, the physical movement helps generate income
- It has the tendency to destroy other good stars and aggravate the influence of bad stars
Red Chamber (RC)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents: The fidelity star
Analysis
- If it appears in the Destiny Chart you are permanently unfaithful
- If it appears in LP or in a temporal pillar, that will be a period with problems for the relation
Blood Knife (BK)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Frequent medical problems (especially in the second part of life)
Analysis
- possible losses of blood or surgery in the second part of your life
- risk of accidents or tragedies in the second part of your life
Funeral Door (FD)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Attraction of evil spirits
Analysis:
It is not recommended to:
- attend funerals
- walk in cemeteries
- spend unnecessary time in hospitals
- watch directly to a sun or moon eclipse
Sky Dog (SD)
Based on Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Physical signs on the body
Analysis
If it appears in your Destiny Chart you have scars, or anomalies present on your body
Cascading Clouds (CC)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Star of revenge
Analysis
- revengeful people
- high risk of abortion
Year Breaker (YB)
Based on Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Clash with the Earthly Branch of the Year
Analysis
- difficulty in accumulating money
- exaggerate spending habits
Death God (DG)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Star of courage and ability if favorable but if not could involve lawsuits and misfortune
Analysis
- attentive and faithful personality
- workaholic
- not easily tempted, especially sexually
- If Yong Shen means a very wise person
- If it is unfavorable:
- bad relations with spouse
- problems with your children
- legal problems
- victim of gossips
Dragon Virtue (DV)
Based on Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Auspicious star, star of exorcists
Analysis
- personal protection is increased
- capable of removing all that is bad
- they manage to get out of any bad situations
- divine protection
- during its period you can get favors
- during its period you can escape from your enemies or from something
- If it meets IR you get crazy
- If it meets DO favourable you will meet official favourable persons (available for a certain date)
- If it meets DO unfavourable you will meet official unfavourable persons (available for a certain date)
Elegant Seal (ES)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Passionate for religion and spirituality
Analysis
- artistic talent, creativity
- inclinations towards arts and literature
- If it meets IR it could mean very good teachers, scientists, or theologists
- If it meets 7K unfavourable they do not like learning
- If it appears in DE you may choose to become a monk/nun, you prefer loneliness
- If it appears in DE and is bordered by 7K (left & right) it is “Killing countering emptiness” which means committed to a mental institution due to too much learning
Five Ghosts (FG)
Based on Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Frequent harassment
Analysis
- malicious people harass the person always
- envious persons around that gossip about you
- loss of wealth due to rumours
- risk of loose wife to competitors
General Star (GS)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Wealth, Prosperity, and the probability of a good political career but, it has effect only if it meets DO, 7K, IR, or DR
Analysis
- If it stays on 7K or RW then the person enjoys great authority in life
- If it stays on DW or IW then the person enjoys great authority in finance
- If the element is not favorable you lose power and authority
Red Matchmaker (RM)
Based on Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Beneficial star especially when the element is favorable
Analysis
Beneficial Star, if the element is unfavorable the effects are totally opposite.
- luck, harmony in relationships, beneficial marriage
- Amplify the positive effects of the other stars, especially if there are Yong Shen.
- If it is near 7K for women = Stockholm syndrome
Robbery Sha (RB)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
A sharp and smart person if it is favorable but if not it implies being robbed or theft.
Analysis
* major loss of money
* loss of reputation
* loss of importance in somebody else's eyes
* deflowering – for girls
* problems with your small intestine
* problems with your ears
* problems with your lungs
- If it is in the same pillar as F or RW means alcoholism
- If it is in the same pillar as 7K produces a major loss of money due to accidents
- If it is in the same pillar as Nobel stars the person is very charismatic and courageous
- If it is Yong Shen the person is very resourceful
Separating Edge (SE)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents: Disputes related to contracts, documents, deals
Analysis
- If it meets 7K favorable - hard and long lawsuits
- If it meets 7K unfavorable - hard and long lawsuits with threats and bad people
Heavenly Virtue (HV)
Based on Day - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
You permanently attract benefactors when you are in danger
Analysis
- If you hire people, they should have your Nobles in their charts
- The best is to be located in the Day pillar; in this case, it has a maximum effect
Monthly Virtue (MV)
Based on Monthly - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
You permanently attract benefactors when you are in danger
Analysis
- If you hire people, they should have your Nobles in their charts
- The best is to be located in the Day pillar; in this case, it has a maximum effect
Solitary Star (SS)
Based on Day/Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Negative star, difficult to avoid, misfortune to parents.
Analysis
- If this star is Yong Shen it will not manifest the following negative aspects:
- a person with SS in the Destiny Chart may appear solemn and unfriendly
- loneliness
- ostracism
- abandonment, avoiding the company of others
- self-sabotage of relationships
- comportament antisocial
- reject people who wish to help you
- Coupled with Harm the effect will be much stronger
- The effect will be stronger if it appears both in the chart an
Lonely Star (LS)
Based on Day/Year - Earthly Branch.
Represents:
Negative star, difficult to avoid, misfortune to the spouse.
Analysis
- If this star is Yong Shen it will not manifest the negative aspects
- a person with LS in the Destiny Chart may appear solemn and unfriendly
- loneliness
- ostracism
- abandonment, avoiding the company of others
- self-sabotage of relationships
- comportament antisocial
- reject people who wish to help you
- Coupled with Harm the effect will be much stronger
- The effect will be stronger if it appears both in the chart and in the LP
Golden Carriage (GC)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Abundance of wealth and prosperity
Analysis
- luck and prosperity due to life partner/spouse
- if it is in the Day pillar it must be Yong Shen for effects to appear
Heavenly Wealth (WH)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Star of unexpected incomes in its period
Analysis
- Needs a strong Day Master to have the expected effect
- Unexpected income
Professor Star (PS)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Intelligent person who can enjoy tremendous academic success
Analysis
- luck scholastically inclined capacity to learn
- If it appears with both DO and DR it means luck, scholastically inclination, and capacity to learn are very much increased
- If it meets DE results lack of progress in education and studies
Death & Emptiness (DE)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents: Generally negative star, strongly reduces everything, all the effects
Analysis
- All the elements from this Pillar have only half of their original power
- The effects of the interactions with this Pillar are 50% reduced
- DE is fully neutralized by each of the Noblemen Star, Heavenly Virtue Star, Luck Star, General Star
Salty Pool (SP)
Based on Day - Heavenly Stem.
Represents:
Scandals and romance-related problems; attract sexual attention
Analysis
- perverse sex
- high risk of sexual diseases
- Salty Pool + Funeral Door => neuro-syphilis
- Salty Pool + Sky Horse => get ill during travel
- Golden carriage + Salty Pool + Sky Horse => you marry somebody rich met during a travel and you get a sexual disease
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