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Polaris Astrology Palace Types

🏰 Polaris Astrology Life Chart

of Polaris Astrology, a person’s birth chart is called a life chart. It consists of 12 small boxes that are connected to each other and form a large box. Each of the small boxes is called a palace. Stars are placed in the 12 palaces according to a person’s birth. The names of each of the 12 palaces were originally named after the 12 earth branches. The position of each of the earth branches on the life chart is fixed. It is the same for everyone.

Each of the 12 earth branches is associated with one of the Year Animals. For ease of memorization, this website uses the names of the Year Animals to refer to locations on the chart.

For example, the Monkey Palace is always located on the chart’s upper right corner “e9”. The Tiger Palace is always located on the chart’s lower left corner “e3”. The letter “e” represents the earth branch, starting from e1, the first earth branch, to e12, the last earth branch. Again, each earth branch is associated with an animal. Thus, e1 always represents the Mouse Palace and e12 always represents the Pig Palace.

🏰 The 12 Palaces

of Polaris Astrology, a person’s life is divided into 12 aspects. Each palace on the Life Chart represents a specific aspect of a person’s life.
The 12 palaces are:
1. Life Palace → 2. Sibling Palace → 3. Spouse Palac → 4. Child Palace → 5. Wealth Palace → 6. Health Palace → 7. Journey Palace → 8. Friend Palace → 9. Career Palace → 10. Home Palace → 11. Fortune Palace → 12. Parent Palace

The 12 palaces follow a specific sequence. The sequence is the same for everyone. However, the location of the first palace (the Life Palace), might be different.

Again, when referring to specific locations on the life chart, the name of the year animals or the earth branch numbers are used. For example, the Sun Star is in the Snake Palace, or the Sun Star is at “e6”

When referring to the 12 aspects of life, the term “palace” is used. For example, the Thinker Star is in the Wealth Palace.

🏰 The Main Palace

The main palace is the palace of interest. Each of the 12 palaces can be the main palace. For example, if you want to find out something about a person’s wealth, locate the Wealth Palace on the chart, which will be the main palace. If you want to find out something about a person’s mentality, the Fortune Palace becomes the main palace. When reading about a person’s life, the main palace is the Life Palace.

🏰 The Opposite Palace

When reading about the main palace or, any palaces, its opposite palace must be read together. The opposite palace is the second most important palace. The opposite palace is six palaces clockwise or counterclockwise away from the main palace. If the main palace is the Wealth Palace, then its opposite palace is the Fortune Palace. If the main palace is the Career Palace, then its opposite palace is the Spouse Palace.

In general, the main palace symbolizes the “inner self” and the opposite palace symbolizes how a person presents and expresses themselves. It also represents how others perceive them. If the main palace is an empty palace (a palace without any main stars), then the person is expressing their true feelings, which is the same as how their inner self feels.

🏰 Trio Palaces

Each palace has two companion palaces. The palace itself plus the two companion palaces are called the Trio Palaces. The first trio place is the main palace (the palace of interest). The second trio palace is four palaces clockwise from the main palace. The third trio palace is four palaces counterclockwise from the main palace.
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🏰 Quartet Palaces

The quartet palaces are the trio palace plus its opposite palaces. When reading a palace, all the members of the quartet palaces should be read together. For example, when reading the Life Palace, (the Journey, the Wealth, and the Career Palace should be read together). When reading the Wealth Palace, (the Fortune, the Life, and the Career Palace should be read together).

🏰 Adjacent Palaces

Adjacent palaces are the two neighboring palaces next to the main palace.  For example, the two adjacent palaces to the Life Palace are the Parent Palace and the Sibling Palace. The two adjacent Palaces of the Journey Palace are the Friend Palace and the Health Palace.

🏰 Enclosed Palace (sandwiched palace)

The palace that is enclosed by the 2 adjacent palaces is called the enclosed palace (sandwiched palace).

🏰 Six Person Palaces

The Six Person Palaces describe a person’s relationships with the people with whom they are associated. It also describes the personalities of their associates.

🏰 Six Affair Palaces

The Six Affair Palaces describe matters of personal concern.

🏰 Six Inner Palaces (Six Self Palaces)

The Six Inner Palaces also known as the Six Self Palaces, describe personal matters that are related to the self. In some books, the Journey Palace is classified as one of the Self Palaces. The Journey Palace represents a person’s activities when they are away from home or their birthplace. If you live abroad, work abroad, or work far from your home, you should consider the Journey Palace as one of your self-palaces.

🏰 Six Outer Palaces (Six Other Palaces)

The six Outer Palaces also known as the Six Other Palaces, describe matters other than the self.

🏰 Empty Palace

A palace with No Main Stars is called an “empty palace”. To read an empty palace, use (borrow) the main stars from its opposite palace.
Example: Life Palace in Goat, no main star. Use the main stars, Child and Analyst Dual from its opposite palace (Journey Palace) as the main stars.
For empty palace star formations click here.

🏰 Sky Net and Earth Web Palaces

🐉Dragon   🐕Dog
The Dragon Palace and Dog Palace are called the Sky Net and Earth Web Palaces. According to most Polaris Astrology texts, when a person’s Life Palace, Major Fortune, or Current Year Fortune is at the Sky Net, or the Earth Web Palaces represents hardship and difficulties. In reality, it may not be valid. There are many successful people whose Life Palace is at the Sky Net or Earth Web Palaces.

🏰 Covertly Jointed Palaces

Covertly jointed Palaces are only used in special situations. Their validity is hard to prove. They are mostly used by the “Four Pillar Divination Practitioners”, but not by Polaris Astrologers.
There are six pairs of covertly jointed Palaces.

🏰 12 Palace Yin Yang

Yin resembles feminine, massive, passive, negative, dark, and condensed. Yang resembles masculine, little, positive, light, and dissipate.
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🏰The 12 Palace Five Elements

🌳Wood   🔥Fire   🌏Earth   🪓Metal   💧Water
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🏰 The 12 Palace Lunar Months

The first lunar month begins at the Tiger Palace and the last lunar month ends at the Ox Palace.

🏰 The 12 Palace Time

On the Polaris Astrology chart, one palace represents two hours. There are a total of 12 palaces, thus 24 hours.
A day begins at the Mouse Palace(12:00 am) and ends at the Mouse Palace(11:59 pm).

🏰 The 12 Palace Compass Directions

On a Polaris Astrological life chart, the Palace compass direction is different from the regular compass. Note that the south is at the top and the north is at the bottom. East is on the left and West is on the right.

🏰 The Day and Night Palaces

In a Polaris Astrology life chart, the day begins at the Tiger Palace and ends at the Goat Palace. The night begins at the Monkey Palace and ends at the Ox Palace. According to many Polaris Astrology books, this is very important when reading the Sun Star or the Moon Star because the brightness of the Sun and the Moon Star is different in different palaces.

🏰 The Four Love Palace

🐁Mouse   🐎Horse   🐇Rabbit   🐓Rooster
Love Palaces represent more human interactions. When a person’s Life Palace, major or current-year fortune is in a Love Palace, the person becomes more active with others and communicates more.

🏰 The Four Transport Palaces

🐅Tiger   🐒Monkey   🐍Snake   🐖Pig
Transport Palaces symbolize mobility. If an individual’s Life Palace, major, or current-year fortune resides within a transport palace, it indicates the potential for travel opportunities. This means that the person is frequently on the move, whether for leisure, business, or other reasons.

🏰 Four Tomb Palaces

🐉Dragon   🐕Dog   🐂Ox   🐐Goat
The element of the four tomb palaces is “Earth”. Tomb palaces represent termination, storage, conservatism, inactivity, stability, and loneliness.  If a person’s Life Palace, Major Palace, or Annual Palace is located at a tomb palace, it indicates that the person is experiencing minimal social interactions, and/or the current circumstance is stable.