十二宫 · The twelve palaces

Zi Wei Dou Shu, lesson 2: Whatever you want to ask, one palace on the chart is there to answer it

第一模块 · 基础 · Module 1 · Foundations · 约 17 分钟，另有约 70 分钟的动手练习 about 17 minutes, plus a hands-on exercise of about 70 minutes

十二宫是紫微的地基。人生被切成十二个领域，每个领域一格——问什么事，就去看管这件事的那一格。初学者最常犯的错，是拿着“我”的性格到处套；老手的第一反应永远是：这个问题归哪个宫管？问婚姻不看夫妻宫、问钱不看财帛宫，等于去邮局问火车票——门就走错了。这也是本课程送您的第一个实用技巧：从今天起，任何人问您任何事，先在心里默答一句“这归哪一宫管”——单是这个反应，已经赢过一半的初学者。

The twelve palaces are the foundation of Zi Wei. A life is divided into twelve areas, with one palace for each. Whatever the question, you look at the palace in charge of that matter. The classic beginner's mistake is to answer every question from "my personality." An experienced reader's first thought is always: which palace does this question belong to? Asking about marriage without looking at the Spouse Palace (夫妻宫), or about money without the Wealth Palace (财帛宫), is like going to the post office for a train ticket. You are at the wrong counter. This is also the first practical habit this course gives you. From today, whenever anyone asks you anything, first answer one question in your head: which palace does this belong to? That habit alone puts you ahead of half of all beginners.

在读表格之前，先记住这张画面——一座院落，十二扇窗，每扇窗里亮着不同的灯。紫微盘就是这样一座宅子：您不是站在门口猜里面住了几个人，而是一扇窗一扇窗地看进去。

Before you read the table, picture this: a courtyard house with twelve windows, and a different lamp lit behind each one. A Zi Wei chart is a house like that. You do not stand at the gate guessing how many people live inside. You look in through the windows, one at a time.

图下那句“没有哪张盘十二格全亮”，是初学者最该先接受的事实。十二宫必然有强有弱：事业宫漂亮的人，福德宫可能很累；夫妻宫顺的人，财帛宫可能磕磕绊绊。看盘不是去找一张十全十美的盘——那不存在——而是认清哪几格是您的强项，哪几格要多花力气。

The caption says that no chart has all twelve windows fully lit. That is the first fact a beginner should accept. Every chart has strong palaces and weak ones. Someone with a fine Career Palace (官禄宫) may have a troubled Fortune Palace (福德宫). Someone whose Spouse Palace runs smoothly may have a Wealth Palace full of bumps. Reading a chart is not a search for a perfect chart, because there is no such thing. It is about seeing clearly which palaces are your strengths and which ones will need more effort from you.

表格给的是定义，下面这张图给的是“分工”：十二宫各自回答哪一个问题，一眼排开。学会用问题去找宫，比背下十二个宫名有用得多。

The table gives you definitions. The figure below shows how the work is divided: the one question each palace is there to answer, all laid out together. Learning to go from a question to its palace is far more useful than memorizing twelve palace names.

看完图，做一个小小的自测：把“我该不该换工作”、“我和我妈最近处得怎么样”、“这笔钱能不能投”三个问题各自派给一宫。答案分别是官禄宫、父母宫、财帛宫（投资那一题，若问的其实是敢不敢冒这个险，仍以财帛为主，心态再看福德）。三题都能秒答，您已经具备看盘的第一项基本功了。

Now a quick self-test. Send each of these three questions to its palace: "Should I change jobs?", "How are things between me and my mother lately?" and "Should I invest this money?" The answers are the Career Palace, the Parents Palace (父母宫) and the Wealth Palace. (On the investment question, if what the person really asks is whether they dare take the risk, the Wealth Palace still leads and the Fortune Palace shows their attitude.) If you could answer all three at once, you already have the first basic skill of chart reading.

十二宫里，命宫是锚。整张盘从命宫起排，其余十一宫按固定次序逆布——命宫定了，全盘的格局就定了。所以看盘永远先看命宫：它是您的性格底色、全局的总纲；其余各宫，是同一个人在各个领域里的展开。命宫强而各宫弱，是有本事却少有施展的地方；命宫弱而各宫强，是机会多而自己撑不住——锚在哪里，先看清楚。

Of the twelve palaces, the Life Palace (命宫) is the anchor. The whole chart is laid out from it, and the other eleven follow in a fixed order, running counterclockwise. Once the Life Palace is fixed, the shape of the whole chart is fixed. That is why reading always starts with the Life Palace. It shows your basic character and sets the tone for the whole chart. The other palaces show how that same person fares in each area of life. A strong Life Palace with weak palaces around it means real ability but few places to use it. A weak Life Palace with strong palaces around it means plenty of opportunity that the person struggles to handle. So find the anchor first, and look at it carefully.

再记一层结构：十二宫两两相对，共六组——命迁（我与外界）、财福（钱财与享福）、官夫（事业与婚姻）、子田（子女与家宅）、兄友（手足与朋友）、父疾（父母与身体）。对宫不是陌生人，是一体两面：迁移宫的风景，照见命宫的底色；福德宫的心境，决定财帛宫的花法。后面学“三方四正”，对宫就是那条最重要的对角线——现在先把六组对子背熟。

Here is one more piece of structure. The twelve palaces face each other across the chart in six pairs: Life and Travel (you and the outside world), Wealth and Fortune (money and enjoying it), Career and Spouse (work and marriage), Children and Property (children and the home), Siblings and Friends (brothers and sisters, and friends), and Parents and Health (parents and your body). Opposite palaces are closely linked: they are two sides of the same thing. How the world treats you in the Travel Palace reflects the character in your Life Palace. Your state of mind (Fortune Palace) decides how your money gets spent (Wealth Palace). Later you will learn to read a palace's triangle and opposite (三方四正), and there the opposite palace is the most important link of all. For now, learn the six pairs by heart.

再给您一条老手才会主动讲的提醒：宫名不要只按字面读。十二宫的名字是古人取的，每一格管的事都比名字宽。子女宫不只管子女——也管学生、徒弟、下一代，以及亲手创造出来的东西（作品、产品、项目），所以一个没有孩子的创作者，子女宫照样很热闹。田宅宫不只管房子——它同时是“库”，管家宅的气氛，也管财富最终存放在哪里，所以看长期资产必须连着田宅一起看。交友宫（古名奴仆宫）不只管朋友——部属、团队、长期合作的同行都在里面。疾厄宫除了健康，还透露身体用什么方式承压。把每一格的引申义补齐，十二宫才真正够用；只认字面，很多问题会找不到归属。

Here is a tip that experienced readers tend to share: do not read the palace names too literally. The names are ancient, and each palace covers more than its name says. The Children Palace covers more than children. It also covers students, apprentices, the younger generation, and the things you create yourself: your work, your products, your projects. That is why a creative person with no children can still have a busy Children Palace. The Property Palace covers more than houses. It is also your storehouse (库). It shows the atmosphere at home and where your wealth ends up, so read it whenever you look at long-term assets. The Friends Palace, once called the Servants Palace, also covers your staff, your team and the people you work with over many years. The Health Palace shows more than illness. It also shows how your body handles pressure. Add these wider meanings and the twelve palaces cover almost everything. Read only the names and many questions will have nowhere to go.

还有一个初学者几乎人人踩过的坑，这里先拆掉：六亲宫读的是“缘分与相处”，不是那个人的命。夫妻宫描述的是您的婚姻经验，以及配偶在您生命里呈现出来的样子，不是配偶本人那张盘；父母宫说的是从长辈那里得到多少庇荫、与长辈如何相处，不是父亲这辈子有没有出息。这条界线一模糊，判词立刻伤人——“您父母宫不好”被听成“我爸这个人不行”，明明说的是缘分厚薄，听的人却当成对亲人的判决。正确的说法永远带着四个字：在您这里。在您这里，长辈的助力偏弱，前面几步要靠自己走。要知道父亲本人如何，只有一个办法：排他自己的盘。

Almost every beginner falls into this trap, so let us deal with it now. The family palaces (Parents, Siblings, Spouse and Children) describe your relationship with those people and how you get on. They do not describe the other person's own life. The Spouse Palace describes your experience of marriage and how your partner shows up in your life. It is not your partner's chart. The Parents Palace describes how much support you received from your elders and how you get along. It does not say whether your father made a success of his life. If you blur this line, your words will hurt people. "Your Parents Palace is weak" gets heard as "my father is no good," when it was only ever about how much support reached you. The right way to say it always includes three words: "in your life." In your life, support from elders is thin, so you have to take the first steps on your own. If you want to know what your father himself is like, there is only one way: cast his own chart.

一个问题进来，怎么走 · How to answer a question from the chart

1. 问题——先听清楚问的是什么事
   The question: be clear about what is being asked
2. 找宫——这件事归哪一宫管
   Find the palace that covers it
3. 看主星——该宫坐了哪颗主星、什么亮度
   Read its major star and its brightness: how strongly the star works there (Lesson 6)
4. 看三方四正——会照的宫吉凶如何
   Read the opposite palace and the other linked palaces: do they help or hurt?
5. 下结论——合参成一句有担当的话
   Conclude: sum it up in one sentence you can stand behind

道理讲完，落到您自己那十二格上。下面这块面板排出您的紫微盘——先别急着找星，第一件事是把十二个宫名从命宫起顺着念一圈，让刚才那句口诀带路，一格一格对上去。

That is the theory. Now use it on your own twelve palaces. The panel below shows your Zi Wei chart. Do not go looking for stars yet. First, read the twelve palace names around your chart, starting from the Life Palace. Let the rhyme guide you as you match each name to its palace.

念完一圈，再挑三个眼下真正关心的问题（今年该不该换工作、要不要买房、和母亲最近处得怎么样），各自派给一宫，然后在盘上把那三格找出来。做完这一步，十二宫对您就不再是一张表，而是三个有地址的问题。以后每学一样新东西，都用这个方式落地：先找宫，再看星。

After one round, pick three questions you really care about right now. For example: should I change jobs this year, should I buy a home, how are things between me and my mother? Send each one to its palace, then find those three palaces on your chart. Once you have done this, the twelve palaces are no longer just a table. They are three real questions, each with its own place on your chart. Use the same method for every new idea from now on: find the palace first, then read the star.

本课要点 · Key takeaways

• 十二宫 = 人生十二个领域，问什么看什么宫
  The twelve palaces are twelve areas of life. The question decides which palace you read.
• 安十二宫诀背熟：从命宫起，逐格有名字
  Learn the palace rhyme by heart: start at Life and name each palace in turn.
• 命宫是锚：起盘之首、全局总纲
  The Life Palace is the anchor: the chart is laid out from it, and it sets the tone for the whole chart.
• 六组对宫：命迁、财福、官夫、子田、兄友、父疾
  Six opposite pairs: Life and Travel, Wealth and Fortune, Career and Spouse, Children and Property, Siblings and Friends, Parents and Health.
• 流程：问题→找宫→看主星→看三方四正→下结论
  The route: question, palace, major star, opposite and linked palaces, conclusion.

认我的十二宫 · Find my twelve palaces

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