Billie Holiday's Zi Wei Dou Shu chart

Jazz singer · born April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, USA

A singer whose distinctive phrasing and handling of tempo shaped jazz and pop singing. Her Life Palace holds Qi Sha (Miao), forming Qi Sha Chao Dou, the pattern of Qi Sha facing the Dipper.

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Pioneers · Qi Sha1915 · M2 D23 · Chou hour

YearYiMao

MonthGengChen

DayWuChen

HourGuiChou

Earth 5 Bureau

Life Master Lu Cun

Body Master Tian Tong

Life Palace

Your drive grows fiercer, and in love, when both of you are tough, collisions come easily.

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Your drive grows fiercer, and in love, when both of you are tough, collisions come easily.From the classic

Qi Sha at Miao meets challenging stars.

Stars

Qi Sha NatureYou have drive and nerve, the boldness of the General Star. Before you charge ahead, know your way back.

Look After Your BodyClassical texts say Qi Sha meeting several of the four harsh stars brings a bent back, or even being killed in battle. Today, it means guarding against strain on your joints and against accidents, and not forcing heavy or dangerous work.“Star Combinations: Qi Sha”

For WomenClassical texts say a woman with Qi Sha broken by the four harsh stars faces harm to family ties and an unclean name. Today, it means you and your partner or children easily clash head-on, and you need to guard your own boundaries in love.“What Does Qi Sha Govern?”

Qi Sha at MiaoYou act with boldness and calculation, and once you see your chance you charge. Once your temper flares, it's hard to rein in.

Life Master Lu CunDeep down you want stability and value security and practicality. Holding steady is a skill; do not let it keep you from moving. Your Life Master sits in your Parents Palace, so your thoughts often circle around your relationship with elders.

Patterns

Sha Po Lang (Killings, Breaker, Wolf)Your Life Palace sits on the Sha Po Lang line: life moves in big swings and you rarely sit still. Change is your fuel, but always leave yourself a way back.Classic pattern

Qi Sha Chao Dou (Seven Killings Faces the Dipper)Qi Sha in Yin or Shen holds your Life Palace, with Zi Wei and Tian Fu opposite: your drive has direction, and when you go all in, you earn your place.Classic pattern

Transformations

Trines: KeShining in from the Travel Palace opposite (Zi Wei Hua Ke): people readily vouch for you and speak well of you.

Flying StarsThis part follows the Flying Star school: where this palace's stem sends its transformations. It is a different method from the classical reading above.

Lu to WealthYou are your own source of income and can earn on your own ability. Investing in yourself pays best.

Ji to FriendsThe palace stem sends Tian Ji Hua Ji into your Friends Palace: when things stall here, it often shows with your friends as well.

Minor Stars

Tian YaoYou have a hard-to-name pull and know how to set a mood. Charm is a gift; how far to take it is your call.

The Life Palace is about: Who you are at the core: your temperament and innate makeup. Every chart reading starts here.

What the Quan Shu says about this palaceQi Sha in the Life or Body Palace with vicious malefic stars added: certain death. Ling Xing and Qing Yang combining in the Life Palace and meeting Bai Hu: one is bound to be punished and put to death.“Tai Wei Fu” ›Qi Sha is like Zilu, who would fight a tiger bare-handed and wade across a river; Huo Xing and Ling Xing are like Yu Rang, who swallowed charcoal and feigned muteness.“Xing Xing Fu” ›Like one who fights tigers and wades rivers (Qi Sha), the eyes are far too fierce; like one who swallowed charcoal and feigned muteness (Huo Xing, Ling Xing), the voice is hoarse and low.“Xing Xing Fu” ›My Quan Shu (47 lines on this palace) ›

Where the chart lines up

Choosing what she sang

In late 1937 she was a vocalist with Count Basie's band, choosing her own songs and having a hand in the arrangements. Basie said that rehearsing with her "was really just a matter of getting her tunes like she wanted them, because she knew how she wanted to sound and you couldn't tell her what to do". Her Life Palace holds Qi Sha (Miao). Qi Sha is a star that stands on its own and makes its own decisions, which lines up with her insistence on singing her own way.

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From Café Society to stardom

At nominal ages 25–34 (1939–1948) she was in the Decade Luck of her Fortune Palace, and in the decade's Four Transformations Wu Qu (Miao) takes Hua Quan (Transformation of Power) in this palace. Her popularity rose after she sang Strange Fruit at Café Society: "I open Café Society as an unknown", she said. "I left two years later as a star." By 1947 she had made $250,000 in the previous three years. Wu Qu is a wealth star, and Hua Quan corresponds to holding the lead, which lines up with the growth of her fame and income in this period.

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The name Lady Day

The saxophonist Lester Young was her friend and musical partner; in 1934 he lodged at her mother's home, and the two shared a deep rapport. Young gave her the nickname "Lady Day", and she called him "Prez". Her Friends Palace holds Tian Ji (Xian) with Hua Lu (Transformation of Wealth). The Friends Palace covers friends and collaborators, and Hua Lu stands for gains. Gaining both a musical bond and a name from a partner fits this palace.

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Her first European tour in 1954

In 1954 she toured Europe for the first time, starting in Stockholm and going on to Germany, the Netherlands, Paris and Switzerland; a recording of a live set in Germany was later released as the album Lady Love. Her Travel Palace holds Zi Wei (Wang) with Hua Ke (Transformation of Fame). The Travel Palace covers going out and being away, and Hua Ke stands for reputation and being seen. Taking her songs to new audiences abroad sits well with this palace.

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Life Palace

Billie Holiday's Life Palace holds Qi Sha. Xingge's name for this persona: The General. With the Earth 5 Bureau, that makes the Earth 5 · Qi Sha type among Xingge's 75.

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Birth-year transformations

The stem of Billie Holiday's birth year transforms four stars:

Birth data

Local time 1915-04-07 02:30, from Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA (birth certificate or record). In true solar time at the birthplace that is 02:27, the Chou hour.

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