Qi Sha in the Friends Palace
Qi Sha is the general star, ruling over solitude, decisiveness and risk-taking; its transformed energy is Severity. In the Life Palace it brings firmness and resolve, suited to the military, police or entrepreneurship.
Summary
Qi Sha in the Friends Palace means few but good friends, mostly strong, independent doers like you, valuing comradeship-in-arms over drinking buddies. Subordinates are capable but hard to manage; meeting Zuo Fu and You Bi they are loyal with strong execution, while meeting malefics they turn cold and the team grows distant. With Zi Wei, subordinates come in crowds and work hard; with Wu Qu, friends are practical and Yang and Tuo bring conflict; with Lian Zhen, your circle is talented and affectionate, so look carefully. The main caution: don't easily hand over money and signing authority.
This summary was written by Claude (AI) and only restates the dataset readings below.
Qi Sha alone in this palace · 2,343 sample charts
In one sentence
Subordinates are capable but hard to manage; keep friends few and good, and don't easily hand over money and signing authority.
Core reading
With Qi Sha in the Friends Palace, your friends are few but good; your circle is mostly equally strong, independent doers, and "being able to fight side by side" matters more than "drinking buddies you often eat with." The book's warning for this palace is quite heavy: Qi Sha in the Friends Palace (formerly the Servants Palace) means "bullying the master, with strong-willed servants, often stealing the family's wealth," in plain words: those under you are tough, can overpower the master, and may even make off with the family's money; sharing a palace with Wu Qu it also "betrays the master," meaning betrayal by your own people; with Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong and Di Jie added, you can't even recruit people. Taken together: subordinates are capable but hard to command, prone to usurping the host's role, and will make you suffer hidden financial losses. Set rules when employing people, keep money and signing authority in your own hands, and don't treat "loyalty" as a reason to drop your guard.
Basis in the chart
· Qi Sha in the Friends Palace — friends few but good, mainly comradeship-in-arms.
· Qi Sha in the Friends Palace meeting Zuo Fu and You Bi — loyal subordinates with strong execution.
· Qi Sha meeting malefics — subordinates cold and hard to manage; the team is distant.
Classical sources
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Servants: "Qi Sha bullies the master, with strong-willed servants, often stealing the family's wealth; with Wu Qu, betraying the master; with Lian Zhen, lacking strength; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong and Jie all together, hard to recruit."
By brightness and star combination
When sharing the palace with Zi Wei · 719 sample charts
With Zi Wei in the Friends Palace, your subordinates come in crowds and are willing to work; the old book says "in ranks and capable; prosperous, it signifies generating wealth."
For Zi Wei in the Friends Palace (also called the Servants Palace), the old book's verdict is "in ranks and capable; prosperous, it signifies generating wealth," meaning your people come in crowds and are genuinely useful, and they can boost you and earn money for you — one of Zi Wei's rare paths to income; sharing a palace with Tian Xiang, they are just as capable. With Qing Yang, Huo Xing, Ling Xing and Tuo Luo added, you can't get people to move — many people but things don't get pushed forward; with Di Kong and Di Jie added, it invites even more resentment, and people you cultivated turn against you and leave. Many of your friends have standing and your dealings lean formal; you need to know how to delegate and respect others — putting on airs easily loses hearts. Volume 1, however, lists the Servants Palace as one of Zi Wei's four Fallen palaces; the original text is "if it falls in the Health, Siblings, Servants or Appearance palaces, the four Fallen palaces, the person toils without accomplishment; though help is gained, it is not a blessing," meaning that falling here, even help doesn't count as a blessing. Volume 2 says capable, Volume 1 says Fallen palace; the two views coexist.
· Zi Wei in the Friends Palace — friends and subordinates mostly have status and presence.
· Zi Wei with the six malefics in the Friends Palace — adding Yang, Tuo, Huo and Ling, lacking strength; adding Kong and Jie, inviting resentment and running away.
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Servants: "Zi Wei, in ranks and capable; prosperous, it signifies generating wealth; adding Qing Yang, Huo, Ling or Tuo Luo, lacking strength; with Po Jun, first hard then attracted; with Tian Xiang, capable; adding Kong and Jie, inviting resentment and running away."
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 1 · What Does Zi Wei Govern?: "If it falls in the Health, Siblings, Servants or Appearance palaces, the four Fallen palaces, the person toils without accomplishment; though help is gained, it is not a blessing."
▸ Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu, Volume 2, readings for the twelve palaces (original text of Ming-Qing woodblock editions · reference from traditional schools, not Master Ni's method):
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Friends, entry on Qi Sha: "Qi Sha bullies the master, with strong-willed servants, often stealing the family's wealth; with Wu Qu, betraying the master; with Lian Zhen, lacking strength; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong and Jie all together, hard to recruit."
When sharing the palace with Wu Qu · 738 sample charts
· Wu Qu in the Friends Palace — friends are mostly practical, friendships based on interests.
· Wu Qu meeting Yang and Tuo — subordinates are capable but prone to conflict; partings are unpleasant.
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Servants: "Wu Qu in a Prosperous palace, not few; one call, a hundred answers; with Tian Fu, many servants and maids; with Po Jun, inviting resentment, they will leave, attracted in the final years; with Tian Xiang, capable; with Qi Sha, betraying the master; with Tan Lang, lacking strength."
▸ Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu, Volume 2, readings for the twelve palaces (original text of Ming-Qing woodblock editions · reference from traditional schools, not Master Ni's method):
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Friends, entry on Qi Sha: "Qi Sha bullies the master, with strong-willed servants, often stealing the family's wealth; with Wu Qu, betraying the master; with Lian Zhen, lacking strength; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong and Jie all together, hard to recruit."
When sharing the palace with Lian Zhen · 752 sample charts
With Lian Zhen in the Friends Palace, your social circle is full of talented, emotionally rich people; look carefully before you rely on anyone.
· Lian Zhen in the Friends Palace — friends are talented and affectionate; an active social life.
· Lian Zhen meeting malefic stars — subordinates have fiery tempers; many team conflicts.
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Servants: "Lian Zhen in a Fallen position, servants betray the master, and only in later years can they be gained; in Temple, one call, a hundred answers; with Tan Lang, lacking strength; with Qi Sha, betraying the master; with Tian Tong, many servants and maids; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, not prosperous, they will leave."
▸ Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu, Volume 2, readings for the twelve palaces (original text of Ming-Qing woodblock editions · reference from traditional schools, not Master Ni's method):
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Friends, entry on Qi Sha: "Qi Sha bullies the master, with strong-willed servants, often stealing the family's wealth; with Wu Qu, betraying the master; with Lian Zhen, lacking strength; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong and Jie all together, hard to recruit."
Content drawn from the open-source Zi Wei Dou Shu reading dataset v4.0 (CC BY 4.0, github.com/Renhuai123/ziwei-doushu, by 王多鱼AI): sentences found in ≥ 90% of charts with the same star configuration, from a sample of 54,205 charts. English text machine-translated (Claude) from the original Chinese.