Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace
Tan Lang is the star of romance and desire — versatile and sociable; its transformed energy is Romance. In the Life Palace it brings many talents and a wide social circle.
Summary
Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace brings strong desires and heavy spending, with income irregular in timing and amount. The old book says in Temple/Prosperous sudden wealth comes, while Fallen means hardship; with Huo Xing there are gains and losses before thirty and windfalls after. In Temple with Huo or Ling it forms the Huo Tan or Ling Tan pattern, with clearly higher windfall chances. With Zi Wei you keep existing wealth that grows thicker over time, though pleasures leak money; with Wu Qu bitter first, sweet later; with Lian Zhen fast in, fast out, so set fixed spending rules.
This summary was written by Claude (AI) and only restates the dataset readings below.
Tan Lang alone in this palace · 2,276 sample charts
In one sentence
With Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace, money comes irregularly.
Core reading
With Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace, desires are strong and spending is high, and both the timing and amount of incoming money are irregular. The old book says this palace is "in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty," meaning that with Tan Lang in Temple (the star is strong in this position) you easily strike it rich suddenly, while Fallen (weak) money is tight; the old book also points out "meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty," meaning that for those who meet Huo Xing, earning and losing before thirty is normal, and real income comes after thirty.
Basis in the chart
· Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace — Volume 2: "Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty."
· Tan Lang + Huo Xing in the Wealth Palace — Volume 2, Wealth: "meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty" — prosperity comes after age thirty.
· Tan Lang + Huo and Ling in Chen, Xu, Chou or Wei — Complete Book Volume 3: "Tan Lang meeting Ling and Huo in the four tomb palaces: a magnate's fortune, the nobility of marquis and earl" — limited to the four tomb palaces, originally concerning the Life Palace pattern.
Classical sources
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth: "Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty; with Zi Wei guarding together, ready-made wealth, and the household grows richer later" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the original citation 〔Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace signifies windfall wealth〕 could not be found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition; replaced with the original text)
· Questions and Answers on the Stars · Tan Lang: "Only meeting Huo and Ling can it bring wealth and nobility; it is fine in the Wealth Palace with Wu Qu and Tai Yin, but ultimately not self-made; otherwise it becomes debauchery."
By brightness and star combination
When Temple/Prosperous · 1,473 sample charts
With Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous (the tomb palaces Chou and Wei) guarding the Wealth Palace, talent and social financial luck are fully unleashed; sharing a palace with Huo or Ling forms the "Huo-Tan Pattern" or "Ling-Tan Pattern," one of the patterns with the strongest windfall-wealth eruption among the 14 main stars, with significantly more chances of unexpected windfalls than other stars.
When sharing the palace with Zi Wei · 780 sample charts
What you keep is ready-made wealth; the family fortune grows thicker over time; meeting Huo Xing, you can make a big gain after middle age.
With Zi Wei and Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace, the Complete Book says "with Zi Wei guarding together, ready-made wealth, and the household grows richer later," meaning wealth leans toward preservation, taking over an existing situation, and the older you get the thicker your family fortune. You spend with taste and entertain generously, and pleasures of wine, women, wealth and temper are the leaks. It also records "meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty," meaning ups and downs before thirty and a big gain possible after thirty; fluctuations before middle age are unavoidable.
· Zi Wei in the Wealth Palace — Complete Book Volume 2, Wealth: "Zi Wei, granaries and chests full; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, not prosperous" — in itself it signifies no lack of money and grain; only meeting malefics does it fail to flourish.
· Zi Wei with Fu and Bi in the Wealth Palace — Complete Book Volume 3: "Zi Wei with Fu and Bi, mostly officials of finance and taxation," speaking of positions managing money for others; managing money doesn't mean the money belongs to you.
· Questions and Answers on the Stars · Zi Wei: "If the Body and Life meet Lu Cun in the same palace, with Sun and Moon shining from the trine, the nobility is beyond words" (speaking of the Body and Life, not specifically the Wealth Palace)
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 1 · Supplemented Tai Wei Rhapsody: "The Life and Body meeting Zi and Fu, piling up gold and silver; the two masters meeting Jie and Kong, food and clothing insufficient." (★Collation 2026-09-05: the original citation 〔Zi Wei in the Wealth Palace meeting Kong and Jie, money comes and goes, hard to accumulate〕 could not be found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition; replaced with the original text)
▸ 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 · Wealth, entry on Zi Wei: "Zi Wei, granaries and chests full; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, not prosperous; with Po Jun, first hard then easy; with Tian Xiang, wealth accumulated"
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Tan Lang: "Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty; with Zi Wei guarding together, ready-made wealth, and the household grows richer later; meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty."
When sharing the palace with Wu Qu · 750 sample charts
Accumulate when young, harvest in middle age — your financial luck is bitter first, then sweet.
With Wu Qu in Temple (especially strong in the four tomb palaces Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei) guarding the Wealth Palace, the wealth star is at home and performs to the fullest — a true sign of a "solid treasury," excellent at both earning and keeping money; it's best to center your holdings on real business or hard assets.
· Wu Qu in the Wealth Palace — the Complete Book calls wealth and property Wu Qu's "special domain"; whether it brings great wealth must still be checked point by point against Po Jun, Tan Lang, Qi Sha, Yang, Tuo, Kong and Jie in the same palace.
· Wu Qu meeting Kong and Jie — Volume 2, Wu Qu entry: "adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, it doesn't accumulate; it greatly fears emptiness."
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth: "Wu Qu: ample; transforming auspiciously, a family fortune of millions; without auspicious stars, money comes amid turmoil" (★Collation 2026-09-05: the original citation 〔Wu Qu in the Wealth Palace signifies great wealth〕 could not be found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition; replaced with the original text)
· Questions and Answers on the Stars · Wu Qu: "Wu Qu, the sixth star of the Northern Dipper, belongs to Metal and is the lord of the Wealth Palace"; Master Xiyi says: "Wealth and property are its special domain"
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 3 · On the Stars Sharing a Palace: "Wu Qu and Tan Lang in Wealth or Property bring sudden riches; fears emptiness." (★Collation 2026-09-05: the original citation 〔Wu Qu guarding the Wealth Palace most fears Kong and Jie; meeting them, money comes and goes〕 could not be found after full-text verification against the Wikisource rare edition; replaced with the original text)
▸ 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 · Wealth, entry on Wu Qu: "Wu Qu guarding together in the Si or Hai palace, coming from the east and going to the west; with Zi Wei, first loss then gain; with Lian Zhen, wealth through toil, first hard then smooth; adding Kong and Jie, extreme poverty."
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Tan Lang: "Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty; with Zi Wei guarding together, ready-made wealth, and the household grows richer later; meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty."
When sharing the palace with Lian Zhen · 811 sample charts
Money is hard first then easy; it comes fast and scatters fast.
With Lian Zhen and Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace, money comes from connections and lively settings, and you don't hold back spending on enjoyment, appearances and socializing either. Tan Lang's characteristic is sudden prosperity and sudden ruin — money comes in fiercely and scatters fast; if it meets Huo Xing, there are successes and failures before thirty, and after thirty it's actually easy to strike it rich suddenly. Set yourself a fixed set of rules for money coming in and going out.
With Lian Zhen Fallen in the Wealth Palace or its Three Sides, romance turns sour, money comes from unreliable people, and you easily fall victim to romance scams or partnership fraud. Sharpen your discernment, and for important transactions be sure to check the other party's background.
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 【Lian Zhen】 is Fallen and lacks energy; in wealth fortune you need to actively invest more effort and cannot rely on instinct alone.
· Lian Zhen in the Wealth Palace — signifies wealth through talent and monetizing connections.
· Lian Zhen + Tan Lang in the Wealth Palace — Volume 2: "with Tan Lang, sudden prosperity and sudden ruin; meeting Yang and Huo, extremely sudden windfall income."
· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth: "Lian Zhen in the Shen or Yin palace makes money amid bustle; in a Fallen palace, first hard then easy" (★Collation 2026-09-06: the original "Lian Zhen in the Wealth Palace, wealth comes from talent" was a forced false citation of "Complete Book · Discussion of the Wealth Palace" with no match in the rare edition; the rare edition's Lian Zhen in Wealth reads "makes money amid bustle"; corrected per the rare edition)
· Questions and Answers on the Stars · Lian Zhen: "Meeting Lu Cun, wealth and nobility; meeting Wen Chang, fond of rites and music; meeting malefic luminaries, prominent in military posts; in the Career Palace, authority" (★Collation 2026-06-05: the original "Lian Zhen, civil and military, wealthy, noble and capable of power" is not found in the Marrow Rhapsody; corrected per the Lian Zhen entry in the rare edition of Questions and Answers on the Stars)
▸ 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 · Wealth, entry on Tan Lang: "Tan Lang in Temple/Prosperous, sudden prosperity; in a Fallen position, poverty; with Zi Wei guarding together, ready-made wealth, and the household grows richer later; meeting Huo Xing, success and failure before thirty, sudden prosperity after thirty."
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.