The twelve palaces
The Career Palace: work and calling
The Career palace describes how you work, achieve and contribute.
What it shows
How you work and pursue achievement
Worth keeping in mind
The right work depends on setting and pace as well as ability; small trials find direction more easily than one big bet.
No palace is read alone. Read Career together with the palace opposite it, Spouse, and the two that form its triangle, Life and Wealth.
The fourteen main stars in the Career Palace
Zi Wei in the Career Palace
Roles with clear responsibility and real decisions suit you, and trust brings out your best; building a team instead of carrying everything is your growth edge.
Tian Ji in the Career Palace
Planning, research, analysis, consulting and any work that rewards insight suit you; you do best where there is learning and change.
Tai Yang in the Career Palace
Teaching, public affairs, media, service or any work that reaches many people lets your energy be seen; recognition fuels you.
Wu Qu in the Career Palace
Finance, engineering, operations, management and any field that rewards precision and execution suit you; clear goals and authority bring out your best.
Tian Tong in the Career Palace
Care, service, creative or people-centred work suits you, especially in a supportive team; clear goals help you stay motivated.
Lian Zhen in the Career Palace
Fields that combine rules and passion — management, law, design, performance or work that needs strong execution — suit your mix of discipline and flair.
Tian Fu in the Career Palace
Management, finance, administration and roles that look after resources and processes suit you; you keep things running steadily for the long term.
Tai Yin in the Career Palace
Work that needs care, taste or looking after others suits you — design, writing, education, care or behind-the-scenes coordination.
Tan Lang in the Career Palace
Work that calls for social skill, creativity, expression or many talents suits you — marketing, the arts, hospitality, entertainment or cross-disciplinary projects.
Ju Men in the Career Palace
Research, teaching, law, consulting, media or any work that needs analysis and expression suits you.
Tian Xiang in the Career Palace
Coordination, administration, people management, law or service work suits you; you keep teams running smoothly.
Tian Liang in the Career Palace
Education, care, public-good work, advising, oversight or roles that need deep experience suit you.
Qi Sha in the Career Palace
Work that calls for opening new ground, decisions and challenge suits you — starting ventures, business development, management or crisis response.
Po Jun in the Career Palace
Innovation, reform, start-ups or work that clears the old to build the new suits you; stagnant settings are where you struggle most.
A question for you
What kind of work makes you feel both capable and meaningful?