Wu Qu in the Career Palace

Suited to money-managing positions; the real-power route of the military and police also works.

With Wu Qu and Tian Fu in the Career Palace, you're suited to money-related work: banking, securities, accounting and corporate finance. Master Ni says Tian Fu is a civil-official star and a teaching star, and many go into public service or teaching; Wu Qu represents military office, so the military and police also work. The Complete Book's Career Palace entry on Tian Fu says "with Lian Zhen and Wu Qu, power and nobility," meaning sharing a palace with Lian Zhen or Wu Qu you can hold power and position; it also says "seeing Kong and Jie, ordinary," meaning meeting Di Kong and Di Jie it becomes average. The career in this palace relies on steady accumulation.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Career, entry on Tian Fu: "Tian Fu in Temple, auspicious for both civil and military; without Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Hao, wholly fine; with Zi Wei, renown in civil and military; with Lian Zhen and Wu Qu, power and nobility; seeing Kong and Jie, ordinary."

Best suited to hands-on posts like the military and police; with good conditions you can even hold great power.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Career, entry on Tan Lang: "Tan Lang in Temple meeting Huo and Ling, holding great power in military posts; with Zi Wei, no small power and nobility in civil and military posts; in a Fallen palace, a corrupt official; adding Yang, Tuo, Kong or Jie, ordinary."

Suited to positions managing money and approvals; both civil and military paths work, and the income isn't thin.

With Wu Qu and Tian Xiang in the Career Palace, the core of your career is managing money and enforcing systems properly. Accountants, auditors, finance directors and bank managers suit best. You work rigorously and by the book, and shine most in places with established structures and systems.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Career, entry on Tian Xiang: "Tian Xiang in Temple, good for both civil and military, a thousand measures of salary; in a Fallen position, success and failure; with Zi Wei, power and nobility; with Chang, Qu, Zuo and You, power, prominence, glory and nobility"

Suited to real-power routes like the military, police and law; purely civil posts don't let you shine.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Career, entry on Qi Sha: "Qi Sha in Temple/Prosperous, towering in military posts, no small power and nobility, not suited to scholars; with Wu Qu, power and nobility; with Lian Zhen, achievement and fame, prominence."

Suited to real-power routes like the military, police and judiciary, opening the way between breaking and building.

With Wu Qu and Po Jun in the Career Palace, two military stars together are like a general standing in the right place; the path of the military, police, judiciary and disciplined services suits best and does better than purely civil posts. The old book says Po Jun in a strong position is especially outstanding on the military path, and further adding Wen Chang and Wen Qu makes prominence easier; meeting Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing or Ling Xing, it's very ordinary — suited to doing a small business and keeping to your station.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Career, entry on Po Jun: "Po Jun in Temple/Prosperous, military posts are illustrious; with Wu Qu plus Quan and Lu, and Wen Chang and Wen Qu, prominent; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, ordinary; with Zi Wei in the same palace, fame spreads; with Lian Zhen, scholars do not last; minor clerks are best."