Wu Qu in the Wealth Palace

Wu Qu sits in the money vault — good at earning and keeping; meeting malefic stars, there are ups and downs.

Wu Qu and Tian Fu in the Wealth Palace is a top wealth position: Wu Qu earns, Tian Fu keeps, spending is restrained and investment long-term. The old book says "Tian Fu and Wu Qu in the Wealth or Property Palace, further with Quan and Lu, a rich and lavish old man," meaning in the Wealth or Property Palace with auspicious transformations, a rich man who dares to spend. Tian Fu "seeing Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, success and failure," meaning meeting Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong or Di Jie, money has ups and downs — focus on keeping.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Tian Fu: "With Tian Fu, affluent and conservative all one's life; adding Zuo and You, an official of finance; with Qi Sha plus auspicious stars, wealth comes suddenly."

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Tian Fu: "Tian Fu, affluent; seeing Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong or Jie, success and failure; with Zi Wei, great accumulation; with Lian Zhen and Wu Qu plus Quan and Lu, a rich old man of luxury."

Accumulate when young, harvest in middle age — your financial luck is bitter first, then sweet.

· 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."

Steady regular income, sound money management, no speculation or risk-taking.

With Wu Qu and Tian Xiang in the Wealth Palace, Wu Qu earns and Tian Xiang manages, so you're comfortably off and manage money methodically, in a rather conservative style. Income comes mainly from a proper profession; benefactors often promote you, and through their opportunities you earn money and establish a family, saving steadily like a trickle rather than chasing windfall profits. Meeting Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong or Di Jie, money easily scatters and can't be saved; meeting only the four Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing and Ling Xing, you mostly earn through craft and physical work.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Tian Xiang: "Tian Xiang, affluent; with Zi Wei, wealth comes in suddenly; with Wu Qu plus the four malefics, wealth through the hundred crafts; with Lian Zhen, wealth through trade; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo, Ling, Kong, Jie, Hao or Ji, success and failure without accumulation."

Making money relies on hard fighting and competition; big inflows and outflows, not stable.

With Wu Qu and Qi Sha in the Wealth Palace, you take the self-made path. The Complete Book says Wu Qu meeting Qi Sha means "creating wealth from nothing and establishing a family," meaning building a family fortune empty-handed; money can't rely on the family's old savings and must be earned yourself. Master Ni says Qi Sha and Po Jun "govern depletion and govern toil" 〔Ni Haixia, Heavenly Records episode 7, 03:45〕 — money comes in and goes out again; the more comes in, the faster it scatters. Meeting Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing or Ling Xing, it's "not accumulating, most fearful of emptiness," meaning money gathers even less, and what it fears most is further meeting empty stars like Di Kong and Di Jie.

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Qi Sha: "With Qi Sha, creating wealth from nothing and establishing a family; with Tan Lang, wealth only after thirty; adding Yang, Tuo, Huo or Ling, it doesn't accumulate; it greatly fears emptiness."

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Qi Sha: "With Qi Sha, taking amid bustle; with Tian Xiang, granaries and chests full; if Hao, Jie or Tian Kong, often losing money in the courts."

Money comes from the east and goes to the west; none at first, some only later, and even in hand it can't be kept.

With Wu Qu and Po Jun in the Wealth Palace, Volume 2's Wu Qu entry says "with Po Jun, coming from the east and going to the west, none first then some later," meaning money comes rushing in from all directions and rushes out the same way — none early on, some only later; Volume 1 says "Po Jun in the wealth domain, wealth comes to hand and turns to nothing," and also that Po Jun "with Wu Qu in the wealth position, collapsing east and failing west," so even money in hand easily comes to nothing. With Di Kong and Di Jie added, Volume 2's Po Jun entry says "adding Kong and Jie, extreme poverty."

· Complete Book of Zi Wei Dou Shu · Volume 2 · Wealth, entry on Po Jun: "Po Jun in the Zi or Wu palace, much gold, silver and treasure accumulated; in the prosperous Chen or Xu palaces, wealth also flourishes; in a Fallen palace, breaking without the ancestral gathering"