Zi Wei Reading Order

Recommended order

1. Fix the chart

Complete Charting and Si Hua; confirm calendar and star-placement version.

2. Life Palace and triangle/square

Center on the Life Palace:

• Life major stars, brightness, Si Hua
• Major-star combinations in Wealth, Career, and other triangle/square palaces
• Travel, Siblings, and other comparison palaces

Question: Is the natal tone warm, advancing, volatile, or solitary?

3. Deep-read topic palaces

Choose by question: relationships → Spouse; career → Career; money → Wealth; body-mind → Health and Fortune. Inside the palace: major/auxiliary stars + Si Hua + opposite palace.

4. Decade Luck

Fix the current Decade Luck palace and its Si Hua; see whether the ten-year theme supports or obstructs the natal chart. See Decade Luck.

5. Annual Luck

Annual stem–branch Si Hua and annual Life Palace (if used), down to the concrete year. See Annual Luck.

6. Boundaries

• No birth hour: do not force a Life Palace.
• Multiple school star tables: label the version on conclusions.
• Auxiliaries not fully placed: reduce reliance on fine spirit-star detail.