Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace

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

▸ 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."

· 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."

Ju Men in the Spouse Palace easily brings incompatibility; marry late, choose someone older, and be all the more careful when meeting malefic stars.

With Tian Tong and Ju Men in the Spouse Palace, the two of you bicker rather a lot. Tian Tong needs marriage a bit later to grow old together; Ju Men in this palace suits an older partner, otherwise you easily don't get along; with the two stars in the same palace you can also gain a clever spouse and a long-lasting relationship. If the Spouse Palace also has stars like Tian Yue, Wen Chang and Wen Qu, Master Ni gives the example that your partner is multi-talented (Ni Haixia, Heavenly Records episode 15, 21:52—22:10, a man's chart example). If Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong and Di Jie are further added, long separations or a second marriage come easily. The original text of the Complete Book's Ju Men entry is "adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, certainly harming two wives or signifying separation in life," without saying whether this means the same palace or meeting from the Three Sides. The Complete Book's Ju Men entry says "suited to an older partner," while the Tian Tong entry says "marrying late, growing old in harmony"; for a man's chart both views coexist (the Tian Tong entry also says the wife should be young); Master Ni reminds that an age gap is not an answer that applies to everyone (Ni Haixia, Heavenly Records episode 11, 32:45—33:52).

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 Tong】 is Fallen and lacks energy; in love and marriage you need to actively invest more effort and cannot rely on instinct alone.

▸ 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 Ju Men: "Ju Men: should be older, otherwise certain harm and lack of harmony; with Tai Yang and without the four malefics, growing old in harmony; with Tian Ji, a helpful and beautiful wife; with Tian Tong, a clever wife side by side; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, certain harm, two wives, or separation in life."

A well-matched couple, but only marrying late with an age gap lasts long.

With Tian Tong and Tian Liang in the Spouse Palace, your spouse is kind, upright and amiable; Volume 2 calls this combination "an extremely beautiful couple," meaning a very well-matched pair. But the Complete Book says Tian Tong in the Spouse Palace means "marrying late, growing old in harmony; the husband should be older, the wife younger," so marrying late with an older husband suits better; Master Ni, however, warns that an age gap isn't the answer for everyone — first look at the inherent marriage pattern (Ni Haixia, Heavenly Records episode 11, 32:45—33:52); if Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong or Di Jie are met, the original harmony turns into incompatibility, even long separations. The Complete Book's Wives and Concubines chapter reads: the Tian Tong entry, seeing the "four malefics," gives "lacking harmony, separation in life"; the Tian Liang entry, "adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, mostly not harmonious"; the original doesn't say whether this means the same palace or meeting from the Three Sides, nor does it distinguish bright from dim, so it must be read together with which star it is and how they meet.

▸ 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 Tian Liang: "With Tian Liang, the wife should be older and beautiful; with Tian Tong, harmonious; with Tian Ji, attracting a beautiful and virtuous wife; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, mostly not harmonious."