Auxiliary stars and sha stars
Auxiliaries and sha stars modify the condition of the palace a major star occupies. They are not a second set of major stars, and they do not judge a life alone.
Editorial review: 2026-09-22 · Reviewed by fateshow · Editorial method
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Six lucky stars
The six lucky stars
Zuo Fu, You Bi, Wen Chang, Wen Qu, Tian Kui, and Tian Yue are usually taught as one set. Each adds a condition to a major star: help, paperwork, or an introduction. None of them replaces the major star.
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Six sha stars
The six sha stars
Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing, Ling Xing, Di Kong, and Di Jie are often called the six sha stars. They mark friction, a sudden turn, or a result that fails to land. They are not a sentence passed on a person.
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What this section is for
Once the small stars crowd the chart, a reading slides from the major star into the words lucky and unlucky. This section keeps the six lucky stars and the six sha stars as added conditions.
Help is not success. Friction is not disaster. Both groups need a palace and a major star first.
What to read first
First be able to say which palace the major star occupies. Then read the six lucky stars, then the six sha stars. The order is there so a sentence does not open on a sha star.
Minor stars, spirit stars, and the Doctor’s twelve spirits are the next section. Do not mix them into the six and six ahead of time.
When you have to leave for a chart
Whether an auxiliary is on your chart is whatever the engine prints. The list in the wiki cannot be copied onto a personal chart.
Do not discuss a sha star alone while the major stars are still unplaced.
What this section does not say
Do not treat a sha star as a conviction.
Do not recite auxiliaries and skip the major star.
A full set of lucky stars is not a smooth life.
Common mistakes
- Using the six sha stars to frighten yourself or someone else.
- Turning Zuo Fu and You Bi into the names of patrons.
- Judging an empty palace from a sha star alone.
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Zi Wei chart
Cast a Zi Wei chart and read the palaces, stars, and transformations it prints.
Open tool →Frequently asked questions
Must I memorise all twelve before reading a chart?
Remember first that they are conditions, not verdicts. Which one sits in which palace follows the chart. Do not memorise placements without a chart.
Do many sha stars mean a bad life?
No. This site does not score a chart. A sha star only marks friction or delay stacked on a palace.
Can auxiliaries replace the fourteen major stars?
No. A sentence without a major star has no subject. An auxiliary only changes the condition around that subject.
Sources and editorial basis
- 1. iztro Zi Wei Dou Shu engine
Supports only what the current fateshow configuration actually calculates: palace placement, major-star arrangements, and the recorded year-boundary, leap-month, and transformation settings. It does not prove that any traditional school is uniquely correct.
- 2. Ziwei Doushu Quanshu (received editions)
Used to cross-check palace names, star lists, and traditional wording. A received text can record a tradition; it cannot prove scientific validity or guarantee an event.
- 3. fateshow chart rule snapshot
Each generated report stores the engine settings that produced it. Compare those settings before treating two charts as the same calculation.