Tian Liang in the Travel Palace

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 【Tian Liang】 is Fallen and lacks energy; in travel and going out you need to actively invest more effort and cannot rely on instinct alone.

Benefactors appear when you go out, while staying home brings more gossip; you are suited to moving around a lot.

· Tian Ji in the Travel Palace — signifies movement and relocation, with many opportunities to go out.

· Tian Ji meeting Kong and Jie in the Travel Palace — trips in vain with no gain; be cautious with long journeys.

· Complete Book · Volume 2 · Travel: "Tian Ji: going out, meeting benefactors; staying home, gossip; with Ju Men, auspicious in movement; with Tian Liang, going out as you wish; with Tai Yin, auspicious amid busyness; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, much gossip abroad and no peace of body."

▸ 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 · Travel, entry on Tian Liang: "Tian Liang going out, close to nobles, achieving through benefactors; with Tian Tong, abundant blessings; with Tian Ji, traveling the road with arts and crafts."

You build a reputation more easily elsewhere; suited to going out, not staying home.

· Tai Yang in the Travel Palace — protected by Yang energy when away; gaining many public resources.

· Tai Yang in Temple in the Travel Palace — shining brightly elsewhere; fame and fortune together.

· Tai Yang Fallen in the Travel Palace — much toil, little achievement away from home; better to change environment.

· Complete Book · Volume 2 · Travel: "Tai Yang, best to go out and prosper; can't bear to stay still; with Tai Yin, going out, auspicious amid busyness; with Ju Men, worry; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, abroad, body and mind not at leisure."

· Complete Book · Volume 1 · What Does Tai Yang Govern: "In the Travel Palace its blessings differ from the Body and Life; hard to attract the ancestral estate; moving roots and changing leaves, leaving the ancestral home to make a home."

▸ 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 · Travel, entry on Tian Liang: "Tian Liang going out, close to nobles, achieving through benefactors; with Tian Tong, abundant blessings; with Tian Ji, traveling the road with arts and crafts."

With Tian Tong in the Travel Palace, you easily meet benefactors' support when you go out.

With Tian Tong in the Travel Palace, you often meet benefactors' help when away from home; the environment is gentle, with few big storms. The book says that sharing a palace with Tian Liang you're loved by benefactors and richly blessed; with Ju Men, worry; with Tai Yin, hardship; the Tai Yin entry says otherwise — with Tai Yin and Tian Tong in the same palace in a Temple/Prosperous position, going out you can create wealth from nothing and establish a family and career — the two views coexist. If Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong or Di Jie are added, things away from home rarely go as you wish, and rushing back and forth yields limited gains.

· Tian Tong in the Travel Palace — signifies the protection of the star of blessings when going out; few setbacks.

· Tian Tong meeting malefics — blessings away from home are impaired; many minor setbacks on the road.

· Complete Book · Volume 2 · Travel: "Tian Tong going out meets benefactors' support; with Ju Men, worry; with Tai Yin, hardship; with Tian Liang, loved by benefactors; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, ambitions rarely fulfilled abroad."

· Same chapter, Tai Yin entry: "Tai Yin in Temple, going out meets nobles and makes money; in a Fallen palace, inviting gossip; with Tai Yang, extremely beautiful; with Tai Yin, lacking peace; with Tian Tong in a Temple/Prosperous position, going out, creating wealth from nothing and establishing a family."

▸ 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 · Travel, entry on Tian Liang: "Tian Liang going out, close to nobles, achieving through benefactors; with Tian Tong, abundant blessings; with Tian Ji, traveling the road with arts and crafts."