Pojun Star

Pojun is a major star in Ziwei Doushu that stands for change, fresh starts and wear.

A chart has twelve cells, called palaces. Each palace covers one area of life. The Life Palace is the cell about you. When it sits there, this is called Pojun in the Life Palace.

Enter your birth date and hour in the free Ziwei Doushu calculator. The chart labels are in Chinese, so look for the cell showing 破軍. The palace name on that cell is the part of life you tend to want to tear down and rebuild.

Feng shui also has a star called Seven Red (Po Jun). It has nothing to do with the Pojun in your chart.

Pojun is a Water star, the seventh star of the Northern Dipper. The Complete Book of Ziwei Doushu says: "Pojun is Water, the seventh star of the Northern Dipper, the spirit that governs spouse, children and servants." In other words, it oversees your partner, your children and the people who work under you.

Pojun, Qisha and Tanlang together are called Sha Po Lang. In every chart, these three stars form a triangle, so they are often read together. This is a family of stars, not a pattern.

The star is at its strongest in Zi and Wu and at its weakest in Mao and You. Brightness says how freely a star works in a given cell. There are seven levels, from Temple at the top down to Fallen at the bottom. Each cell in the chart is marked with one of the twelve Earthly Branches.

It is Prosperous in Chou, Chen, Wei and Xu, Gaining Ground in Yin and Shen, and Neutral in Si and Hai. At Fallen, you tend to have plenty of drive but find it harder to finish.

With Pojun in your Life Palace, you tend to dislike doing things the old way, and you dare to start from zero. If work is going badly, for example, you may simply think about changing careers. How this plays out also depends on the Three Directions and Four Squares (San Fang Si Zheng). That is the group of four palaces you read together with the Life Palace.

Where you tend to shine

• You are not afraid to start over, and you are willing to open new ground.
• You have strong drive and make calls others hesitate over.
• When things around you shift, you tend to come alive.

Where you tend to get stuck

• When unhappy, you want to start again, which costs money and energy.
• Patience may run short, so things get started but not finished.
• Relationships tend to rise and fall, and a quiet, even pace is hard to keep.

There are six Pojun pairings, set by the branch of your Life Palace. "Sharing the palace" means sitting in the same cell. The opposite palace is the cell directly across. Tianxiang always sits opposite Pojun:

Chou and Wei: with Ziwei

It shares the palace with Ziwei. You tend to have firm views and the nerve to reform, and you want to steer the change yourself.

Si and Hai: with Wuqu

It shares the palace with Wuqu. You tend to act decisively and spend boldly, so your finances may swing more.

Mao and You: with Lianzhen

It shares the palace with Lianzhen. You tend to feel things strongly and work hard, but you may also push too far.

Zi and Wu, Yin and Shen, Chen and Xu: alone

It is the only major star in your Life Palace. Read it together with Tianxiang in the opposite palace.

Pojun takes Hua Lu in Gui years and Hua Quan in Jia years. It never takes the other two.

The Four Transformations (Si Hua) are four ways a star can change, set by your birth year. Hua Lu (wealth) leans toward money and ease, and Hua Quan (power) toward being in control.

If your birth year ends in 3, such as 1983, it takes Hua Lu. If it ends in 4, such as 1984, it takes Hua Quan. If you were born before Lunar New Year, count the previous year.

With Hua Lu, change tends to pay off for you. With Hua Quan, you tend to be the one driving the change. Each ten-year Decade Cycle (Da Xian), and each single year, can also give the star either one.

Wherever Pojun sits, that area of life tends to see more change.