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type: Index
title: "The Twelve Palaces (十二宮)"
description: "Index of the twelve palaces of a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/ziwei.html
tags: [ziwei, palaces]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
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# The Twelve Palaces · 十二宮

A Zi Wei Dou Shu chart divides life into twelve palaces, each tied to an earthly branch and read through the stars that fall in it. The Life palace is the anchor; the palace opposite a given one (its 對宮) always influences it.

- [命宮 (Life Palace)](./life.md) — self, character
- [兄弟宮 (Siblings Palace)](./siblings.md) — siblings, peers
- [夫妻宮 (Spouse Palace)](./spouse.md) — marriage, partner
- [子女宮 (Children Palace)](./children.md) — children, creativity
- [財帛宮 (Wealth Palace)](./wealth.md) — money, income
- [疾厄宮 (Health Palace)](./health.md) — health, body
- [遷移宮 (Travel Palace)](./travel.md) — movement, opportunity
- [交友宮 (Friends Palace)](./friends.md) — friends, colleagues
- [官祿宮 (Career Palace)](./career.md) — career, status
- [田宅宮 (Property Palace)](./property.md) — property, home
- [福德宮 (Fortune Palace)](./fortune.md) — wellbeing, spirit
- [父母宮 (Parents Palace)](./parents.md) — parents, elders

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