The Spouse Star in Marriage Analysis
Separate spouse-star conventions from the Day Branch spouse palace, then read derivation, location, condition, interactions, timing, and modern limits.
Overview
The spouse star in marriage analysis is a school-dependent Ten God convention, not a separate object in the chart. Common classical practice uses Wealth for a male subject and Officer or Seven Killings for a female subject, but modern readings must state the adopted convention and must not infer a partner’s gender, sexual orientation, identity, personality, fidelity, or relationship status from birth sex. Calculate every candidate from the Day Master, then examine visibility, hidden stems, roots, season, combinations, clashes, support, control, and timing. Keep this star layer separate from the Day Branch spouse palace and from direct evidence about a real relationship.
At a glance
- Object type
- A Ten God role selected under a declared convention
- Common historical mapping
- Wealth for men; Officer or Seven Killings for women
- Calculation anchor
- Day Master element relationship and polarity
- Separate layer
- Day Branch is the spouse palace, not the spouse star
- Required context
- Location, hidden stems, roots, season, relations, and timing
- Modern boundary
- No partner-gender, identity, fidelity, safety, or outcome inference
Declare the spouse-star convention before using it
Identify the school and the role table being applied. Historical gendered mappings describe a textual convention; they do not prove whom a person loves or what gender a partner has.
When the reader’s relationship context or preferred method differs, use neutral “partner” language and present the selected star as a relationship-function lens rather than a literal person.
- Publish the adopted mapping.
- Do not infer orientation or partner gender.
Derive the star from the Day Master
Calculate Wealth, Direct Officer, or Seven Killings from the Day Master’s generating and controlling relationships and polarity. Then locate visible stems and hidden stems.
Record roots, season, support, drains, controls, combinations, and clashes. A missing visible stem may still be hidden, while a present symbol may be weak, constrained, or redirected.
- Show the element and polarity rule.
- Separate visible, hidden, rooted, and usable.
Keep spouse star and spouse palace as two evidence layers
The spouse star is a Ten God relation and may appear in any pillar. The spouse palace is the Day Branch, whose hidden stems and branch interactions provide positional evidence.
Convergence can focus a question, while disagreement should remain visible. Neither layer automatically overrides the other or identifies a real partner.
- Do not move the palace away from the Day Branch.
- Report convergence and conflict without forcing a verdict.
Do not turn a symbolic role into relationship facts
A spouse star cannot establish marriage, divorce, attraction, compatibility, fidelity, abuse, fertility, legal status, number of partners, or a partner’s character.
Use direct communication, consent, observed behavior, safety planning, records, and qualified legal or clinical support for real decisions. Bazi may organize reflection but cannot replace them.
- No relationship outcome or third-party diagnosis.
- Present safety and consent as non-negotiable.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平·論日為主》依日主與五行生剋、陰陽同異建立財與官殺，傳統男女配偶星是十神角色規約，不是命式外新增的星A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》十神須同看月令、格局、喜忌、成敗與救應，支持把配偶星放回全局而非由單一名稱直接建立婚姻結論A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology配偶星頁要求公開採用規約並分開十神、日支夫妻宮及現實證據，禁止推論性別、性傾向、身分、忠誠、安全、婚離與第三人特徵OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.