Simone de Beauvoir's Zi Wei Dou Shu chart

Philosopher, author of The Second Sex · born January 9, 1908 in Paris, France

Simone de Beauvoir, the French existentialist philosopher and writer who wrote The Second Sex. On her chart, the Life Palace holds Tian Fu (De).

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Leaders · Tian Fu1907 · M12 D6 · Yin hour

YearDingWei

MonthGuiChou

DayGuiHai

HourJiaYin

Metal 4 Bureau

Life Master Ju Men

Body Master Tian Xiang

Life Palace

You're gentle and good at keeping things, with both help and resistance.

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You're gentle and good at keeping things, with both help and resistance.From the classic

Tian Fu at De has helpful and challenging stars, and your base stays steady.

Stars

Tian Fu NatureYou are steady and good at holding what you build, thorough and quietly confident. Holding firm is your strength; now and then, dare to move.

Mixed StarsAuspicious and malefic stars arrive together, bringing both support and interference. Think one step further before you decide.

For WomenClassical texts say a woman with Tian Fu meeting Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing or Ling Xing finds family at odds and children slow to come. Today, it means relatives each go their own way, and if you want children, the wait may be longer.“The Nature of Tian Fu”

For Women: SofteningClassical texts say a woman with Tian Fu is upright and clever, and even when broken by challenging stars is still read as good. Today, it means you keep your sense of proportion even through rough waters.“What Does Tian Fu Govern?”

Challenging Stars PresentClassical texts say Tian Fu with Qing Yang, Tuo Luo, Huo Xing and Ling Xing gathering breeds cunning. Today, it means a busy, calculating mind, so put that sharpness to honest use.“The Nature of Tian Fu”

Life Master Ju MenYou are naturally inclined to ask why and do not believe things easily. Think it through before you speak, and your words carry weight. Your Life Master sits in your Property Palace, so your thoughts often circle around home.

Patterns

Clash from OppositeTuo Luo clashes in from the Travel Palace opposite: things are easily thrown off by outside events in your own life. Leave some margin on big decisions.

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 PropertyYou put your heart into home and think about building assets. Start saving early.

Ji to ChildrenThe palace stem sends Wen Chang Hua Ji into your Children Palace: when it comes to your own affairs, your concern often ends up with children and younger people.

Minor Stars

Long ChiYou have taste and ingenuity, with a keen eye for beauty and handcraft. Put that gift to use.

Tian KuYou are prone to wistfulness and overthinking. When feelings come up, write them down instead of bottling them up.

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 palaceZi Wei and Tian Fu depend wholly on the help of Zuo Fu and You Bi; Qi Sha and Po Jun owe their savagery solely to Qing Yang and Ling Xing.“Tai Wei Fu” ›When the stars as a whole are auspicious, even meeting a malefic star is auspicious. When the stars as a whole are malefic, meeting a malefic star is malefic.“Tai Wei Fu” ›To trace it to the source: Zi Wei is the imperial seat, and (the person it governs) is born with a solid and weighty face. Tian Fu is a venerable star, and it too gives a pure and mild build.“Xing Xing Fu” ›My Quan Shu (67 lines on this palace) ›

Where the chart lines up

Teaching to support herself

After finishing her studies, Beauvoir saw teaching as a chance to earn her own living, and taught at lycées in Marseille, Rouen and Paris until she could support herself on the earnings of her writing alone. Passing the philosophy agrégation in 1929 also made her financial independence more secure. In her chart, the Life Palace holds Tian Fu (De). Tian Fu is often read as keeping the treasury and holding on to what one has; her first securing her own livelihood is worth setting side by side with it.

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The Prix Goncourt at nominal ages 44–53

In 1954 Beauvoir won the Prix Goncourt, France's highest literary prize, for her novel Les Mandarins; in 1958 she published the first volume of her memoirs, which are regarded as her most enduring contribution to literature. In her Decade Luck for nominal ages 44–53 (1950–1959), the decade's Life Palace moves to the natal Career Palace. The Career Palace covers career and achievement; winning the prize and publishing her memoirs in this decade line up with this palace.

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Taught at home by her mother

Beauvoir's mother, Françoise, was a banker's daughter and a devout Catholic. Beauvoir started school at 5, but went only two days a week, and the rest of the time her mother taught her at home. In her chart, the Parents Palace holds Tai Yin (Miao) with Hua Lu (Transformation of Wealth). Tai Yin is often read as the mother, and Hua Lu as receiving; her mother teaching her in person can be read against it.

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Meeting École Normale students while studying

Without formally enrolling, Beauvoir sat in on classes at the École Normale Supérieure while preparing for the highly competitive philosophy agrégation, and during this time she met Jean-Paul Sartre, Paul Nizan and René Maheu; Maheu gave her the lasting nickname "Castor", or "Beaver". In her chart, the Friends Palace holds Tian Ji (Li) with Hua Ke (Transformation of Fame). The Friends Palace covers friends and kindred spirits, and Hua Ke is learning: finding kindred spirits in a circle of study lines up with this position.

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Life Palace

Simone de Beauvoir's Life Palace holds Tian Fu. Xingge's name for this persona: The Treasurer. With the Metal 4 Bureau, that makes the Metal 4 · Tian Fu type among Xingge's 75.

Tian Fu · The Treasurer ›Metal 4 · Tian Fu type ›

Birth-year transformations

The stem of Simone de Beauvoir's birth year transforms four stars:

Birth data

Local time 1908-01-09 04:30, from Astro-Databank, Rodden rating AA (birth certificate or record). In true solar time at the birthplace that is 04:22, the Yin hour.

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