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Main stars

Fourteen main stars and twelve minor stars occupy the twelve palaces and set the character of each one. The main stars carry the primary reading; the minor stars modify, amplify, or redirect it.

Minor stars

Twelve minor stars that modify, amplify, or redirect the main stars. Six auspicious (六吉星) and six malefic (六煞星) — 'malefic' meaning friction, not fate.

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