Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Zi Wei Dou Shu chart

German writer, author of Faust · born August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt, Germany

The great German writer of The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust. His Life Palace holds Wu Qu (De) with Hua Lu (Transformation of Wealth) and Tian Xiang (Miao), and his Body Palace sits in the Life Palace too.

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Leaders · Wu Qu1749 · M7 D16 · Wu hour

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Fire 6 Bureau

Life Master Lu Cun

Body Master Tian Ji

Life Palace

You work steadily and keep your word.

Terms in this palace · Tap for a plain explanation

You work steadily and keep your word.From the classic

People around you trust you, and life runs on an even keel.

Stars

Wu Qu NatureYou are resolute and decisive, efficient in what you do and sensible with money. When you dig in, leave a little room for softness.

Tian Xiang NatureYou are fair-minded and good at bringing people together, someone others trust. While you look out for everyone, keep your own view too.

Wu Qu–Tian Xiang in Yin/ShenWu Qu is tough and decisive, and Tian Xiang is honest and steady. You are firm with a steady core.

Tian Xiang at MiaoClassical texts say Tian Xiang makes a person kind, steady and upright, fond of good food and drink, and well provided for. Today, it means you treat people generously, know how to enjoy life, and do not want for basics.“The Nature of Tian Xiang”

For MenClassical texts say Tian Xiang in the Life Palace makes a person strongly self-disciplined. Today, it means you know how to hold yourself back and put the big picture first, so people naturally trust you.“The Nature of Tian Xiang”

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 Career Palace, so your thoughts often circle around work.

Body Master Tian JiThe older you get, the more you live by your wits and flexibility. Many ideas are good; pick one and see it through. Your Body Master sits in your Property Palace, so much of your later effort goes into home.

Patterns

Shuang Lu Jiao Liu (Double Lu Exchange)Lu Cun and Hua Lu both sit in the trines of your Life Palace: you have more than one source of income, from your own work and your network, and it grows the more you tend it.Later pattern

Transformations

Wu Qu Hua LuYou tend to prove yourself through action, and getting things done is your gift. The more you dare to act, the more opportunities come to you.

Trines: JiShining in from the Wealth Palace (Wen Qu Hua Ji): when things stall over there, they stall here too.

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 SiblingsThe palace stem sends Tian Tong Hua Lu into your Siblings Palace: when things go well here, the benefits show up with your peers too.

Ji to WealthYou tend to worry about money and whether there’s enough. Steady income suits you better than big risks.

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 palaceWhen Lu meets clash and breakage, misfortune hides within good fortune. When Ma meets emptiness, one rushes about all one's life.“Tai Wei Fu” ›Tian Ji gives a figure neither tall nor short, and a heart inclined to do good. Wu Qu has a code of conduct that is utterly strict and held utterly tight, and a resolute, decisive mind.“Xing Xing Fu” ›Ju Men is a star of right and wrong, quarrels and gossip; in its temple the person is honest, warm and kind. Tian Xiang is full of vigour, Tian Liang steady and weighty, with a heart as pure as jade and as clear as ice.“Xing Xing Fu” ›My Quan Shu (46 lines on this palace) ›

Where the chart lines up

Running affairs of state for the Duke of Weimar

In 1775 Goethe was invited to the court of Karl August, Duke of Saxe-Weimar; from 1776–1785 he was a member of the Duke's privy council, sat on the war and highway commissions and oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau, while also being the Duke's friend and confidant. His chart shows Tian Xiang (Miao) in the Life Palace. Tian Xiang is the star of assisting and managing affairs on another's behalf: handling government business at the Duke's side fits this star.

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Fame with Young Werther in 1774

In 1774 (nominal age 26), Goethe wrote The Sorrows of Young Werther, the book that made him famous around the world and that can arguably be called the world's first "best-seller". In 1774 his annual Life Palace moves to his natal Career Palace, which holds Zi Wei (Miao). With the annual Life Palace in the Career Palace, the year's focus falls on his career, as this book made his name.

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Setting off suddenly for Italy in 1786

In 1786 Goethe set off abruptly for Italy, travelling as far as Sicily and not returning until 1788; the journey was of great significance in his aesthetic and philosophical development. His chart shows Po Jun (De) in the Travel Palace. The Travel Palace stands for going out and experiences away from home; Po Jun is the star of breaking the existing order and starting again. Leaving on the spur of the moment and coming home with a changed outlook matches this star.

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An education his father planned with care

Goethe's father had studied law in Leipzig and held the title of Imperial Councillor. He had Goethe taught Latin, Greek, French, Italian and English by himself and by tutors, along with dancing, riding and fencing, determined that his children should have every advantage he himself had missed. His chart shows Tian Liang (Miao) with Hua Ke (Transformation of Fame) in the Parents Palace. Tian Liang is the star of protection, and Hua Ke is learning and letters, which lines up with his father's careful planning of his education.

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Life Palace

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Life Palace holds Wu Qu and Tian Xiang. Xingge's name for this persona: The Financier. With the Fire 6 Bureau, that makes the Fire 6 · Wu Qu type among Xingge's 75.

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Birth-year transformations

The stem of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's birth year transforms four stars:

Birth data

Local time 1749-08-28 12:30, from Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA (birth certificate or record). In true solar time at the birthplace that is 12:29, the Wu hour.

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