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Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace

Tai Yin is the moon star of wealth and refinement, ruling over property and prosperity; its transformed energy is Riches. In the Life Palace it brings emotional sensitivity, and it is the finest star for a woman's chart.

Summary

Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace brings a gentle, refined partner who values romance and beauty, and a marriage of fairly high quality. In Temple love is sweet and the marriage prosperous; Fallen, the partner's moods are unstable and the marriage carries much sorrow, so invest more actively. With Tian Ji the partner is bright and attractive and values mental connection but may grow suspicious; with Tian Tong gentle, with late marriage advised; with Tai Yang you can grow old together. Malefic stars bring risk of separation.

This summary was written by Claude (AI) and only restates the dataset readings below.

Tai Yin alone in this palace · 2,235 sample charts

Core reading

With Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace, your spouse is gentle and sensitive, fond of romance, and considerate in love, and the quality of the marriage tends to be high. With Tai Yin in Temple (Temple = strong, Fallen = weak), love is sweet and smooth; when Fallen, your partner's moods fluctuate greatly, or the relationship is damaged by emotional problems.

Basis in the chart

· Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is gentle and sensitive, valuing romance and aesthetics.

· Tai Yin in Temple in the Spouse Palace — sweet love, a wealthy and honored marriage.

· Tai Yin Fallen in the Spouse Palace — your partner's moods fluctuate, and the marriage has many sorrows.

Classical sources

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wives and Concubines: "Tai Yin in Temple: for both men and women, a noble and beautiful couple; adding Chang and Qu, extremely beautiful; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, if not harming, it signifies separation in life" (★Collation 2026-09-06: the original "Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace signifies a gentle and beautiful spouse" was falsely attributed to a "Discussion of the Spouse Palace"; no verbatim match in the rare edition; the rare edition's Volume 2 Wives and Concubines entry on Tai Yin does contain this text and requires distinguishing Temple/Fallen and the four malefics; replaced with the original text per the rare edition)

· Traditional saying 〔to be verified〕: "Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace signifies a virtuous spouse" (Tai Yin governs the wife and the beauty of a woman's chart. ★Collation 2026-06-05: no verbatim match in the rare edition; an extension regarding the Spouse Palace, downgraded to a traditional saying pending verification)

▸ 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 · Spouse, entry on Tai Yin: "Tai Yin together means a helpful wife; with Ju Men and without Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, no harm; with these four malefics, or Kong and Jie, harm is certain; meeting Hao, the marriage is not by proper rites."

By brightness and star combination

When Fallen · 1,034 sample charts
Cautions

Zi Wei Dou Shu emphasizes seeing Yin and Yang together; below are neutral reminders based on the features of this chart — knowing what to watch for lets you turn danger into safety.

◆ This palace's main star 【Tai Yin】 is Fallen and lacks energy; in love and marriage you need to actively invest more effort and cannot rely on instinct alone.

When sharing the palace with Tian Ji · 787 sample charts
In one sentence

Your spouse is gentle and intelligent; the marriage values spiritual communication.

Core reading

With Tian Ji and Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace, your partner is most likely gentle, delicate, clever and understanding. The Complete Book's Wives and Concubines section calls this combination "a helpful wife with beautiful looks" and "lovely, suited to a young partner," meaning your partner has refined looks and can help hold up the household, and a somewhat younger partner suits you. The marriage values spiritual communication, with many topics to talk about, but occasionally overthinking and suspicion arise. If meeting malefic stars like Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong and Di Jie, you easily spend little time together and end up separating. The Complete Book's Wives and Concubines chapter reads: Tian Ji "adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling signifies separation in life," Tai Yin "adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, if not harming, it signifies separation in life"; the original doesn't say whether this means the same palace or meeting from the Three Sides, nor distinguish bright from dim, so it must be read together with which star it is and how they meet.

Basis in the chart

· Tian Ji in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is changeable; breaking up and getting back together is Tian Ji's nature.

· Tian Ji most fears meeting Kong and Jie — love is hollow and unreal, hard to ground.

· Tian Ji + Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is delicate and affectionate, but emotionally unstable.

Classical sources

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wives and Concubines: "Tian Ji: a young and tough wife is suitable; a wife can be paired with an older husband; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, separation in life; marrying late is auspicious" (★Collation 2026-09-06: the "Discussion of the Spouse Palace" cited for the original "Tian Ji in the Spouse Palace signifies late marriage" does not exist in the rare edition; its meaning is the rare edition's "marrying late is auspicious"; corrected per the original text of Volume 2 · Wives and Concubines)

· Traditional saying 〔to be verified〕: "Ji and Yin meeting together, love is very changeable" (★Collation: originally falsely attributed to the Marrow Rhapsody; not found in the original; downgraded to a traditional saying pending verification)

· Traditional palace reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tian Ji's partner has many ideas; give them space"

· Traditional reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tian Ji guarding the Spouse Palace: better to marry late; early marriage often changes" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the so-called Complete Collection currently has no reliable public-domain full text for verification; this platform no longer relies on it; downgraded to a traditional reading pending verification)

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Spouse, entry on Tai Yin: "Tai Yin in Temple, for both men and women a noble and beautiful couple; adding Chang and Qu, extremely beautiful; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, if not harming, it signifies separation in life; with Tai Yang, growing old in harmony; with Tian Tong, a helpful wife; with Tian Ji, lovely, suited to a young partner."

When sharing the palace with Tai Yang · 768 sample charts
In one sentence

Your partner is cheerful yet delicate, able to accompany you into old age; meeting malefic stars, separation comes easily.

Cautions

Zi Wei Dou Shu emphasizes seeing Yin and Yang together; below are neutral reminders based on the features of this chart — knowing what to watch for lets you turn danger into safety.

Basis in the chart

· Tai Yang in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is career-driven, outgoing and busy with public affairs.

· Tai Yang Fallen in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is hot-tempered; much friction in the relationship.

Classical sources

· Traditional reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tai Yang in the Spouse Palace signifies a spouse with a flourishing career" (★Collation 2026-09-05: originally falsely attributed to "Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Discussion of the Spouse Palace"; not found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition of the Complete Book)

· Tai Wei Rhapsody: "Sun and Moon flanking Wealth: if not power, then riches" (Sun and Moon flanking the Life or Wealth Palace is a sign of wealth and nobility. ★Collation 2026-06-05: the original "Sun and Moon flanking the Life and flanking Wealth signify great nobility," attributed to the Marrow Rhapsody, was erroneous; per the rare edition this line comes from the Tai Wei Rhapsody, and the original text reads "Sun and Moon flanking Wealth: if not power, then riches")

· Traditional palace reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tai Yang's partner cares more about career than about family"

· Traditional reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tai Yang guarding the Spouse Palace: in a man's chart the wife is noble; in a woman's chart the husband is busy" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the so-called Complete Collection currently has no reliable public-domain full text for verification; this platform no longer relies on it; downgraded to a traditional reading pending verification)

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Spouse, entry on Tai Yang: "Tai Yang in Temple/Prosperous, marrying late is auspicious, marrying early brings harm; nobility gained through the wife; with Tian Liang plus Zuo and You, attracting a virtuous and wise wife"

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Spouse, entry on Tai Yin: "Tai Yin in Temple, for both men and women a noble and beautiful couple; adding Chang and Qu, extremely beautiful; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, if not harming, it signifies separation in life; with Tai Yang, growing old in harmony; with Tian Tong, a helpful wife; with Tian Ji, lovely, suited to a young partner."

When sharing the palace with Tian Tong · 754 sample charts
In one sentence

Your spouse is gentle and good-looking; marrying later lasts longer; an older man and younger woman suit well.

Basis in the chart

· Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is gentle and easygoing; a harmonious relationship.

· Tian Tong + Tai Yin in the Spouse Palace — your spouse is gentle and delicate; sweet love.

· Tian Tong most fears a long absence of malefics — life too smooth easily cools.

Classical sources

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wives and Concubines: "Tian Tong, marrying late, growing old in harmony; the husband should be older, the wife younger" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the original citation 〔Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace signifies a gentle spouse〕 could not be found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition; replaced with the original text)

· Traditional saying 〔to be verified〕: "Tong and Liang guarding the Spouse Palace, harmony between man and woman" (★Collation 2026-06-05: not found in the rare editions of the Marrow Rhapsody, Tai Wei Rhapsody or Questions and Answers on the Stars; downgraded to a traditional saying pending verification)

· Traditional palace reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace is the most stable, but must be actively nurtured"

· Traditional reading 〔school transmission · to be verified〕: "Tian Tong guarding the Spouse Palace should be paired with an enterprising partner to complement each other" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the so-called Complete Collection currently has no reliable public-domain full text for verification; this platform no longer relies on it; downgraded to a traditional reading pending verification)

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Spouse, entry on Tai Yin: "Tai Yin in Temple, for both men and women a noble and beautiful couple; adding Chang and Qu, extremely beautiful; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, if not harming, it signifies separation in life; with Tai Yang, growing old in harmony; with Tian Tong, a helpful wife; with Tian Ji, lovely, suited to a young partner."

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.

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Other main stars in the Spouse Palace

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