Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace: Pattern Guide

In fall and in the net; a Xin year can form 奇格 (Qi Ge unusual pattern)

Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace: opposite is Tiantong, the Wealth Palace is Taiyang, and the Career Palace in Yin/Shen has no main star. Jumen is a dark star. In Chen/Xu it is in fall (weak) and also drops into the net; classic texts dislike 墓巨門 (tomb Jumen). The native is indecisive and sluggish, unsure whether to advance or retreat, and often discouraged. Opposite Tiantong is also a poor placement. Both stars belong to water: the mind is clever but tricky, and moods swing widely. Weaknesses show easily. Noblemen stars plus malefics to push are needed to break the net; hardship is hard to avoid. Chen/Xu Jumen actually likes malefics and Hua Ji as stimulus, but noblemen must temper the force. Xu palace meets Taiyang in temple (bright/strong) in Wu fire, which can transform the darkness; with Hua Lu or Hua Quan, it instead forms 奇格 (Qi Ge unusual pattern). In Chen palace, a Xin year needs Wenchang sharing the palace: Jumen Hua Lu and Wenchang Hua Ji clash as Lu against Ji; add Qingyang in the Travel Palace to break the net, and that also forms the unusual pattern. Wealth Palace Taiyang sits in Zi/Wu: money comes through reputation. Taiyang in Wu palace is the sun at midday, better than Taiyang in fall in Zi palace.

Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace by birth year

Xin-year natives, Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace

Life Palace Jumen Hua Lu, Wealth Palace Taiyang Hua Quan, and Qingyang in Xu guarding Life and Travel: this forms 奇格 (Qi Ge unusual pattern). Quan and Lu plus Qingyang stimulate pioneering force, so the net is more likely to break.

Gui-year natives, Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace

Life Palace Jumen Hua Quan: speech and presence stand out more. Tianyue in Si and Tiankui in Mao; Chen palace clamps Life, Xu palace clamps Travel. Noblemen are plentiful through life; this year has more force.

Teacher Ming's reading: Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace

Do not treat fall-and-net as hopeless. I read Jumen in Chen/Xu as indecisive and sluggish, with weaknesses that show first. This group actually likes malefics and Hua Ji as stimulus, but noblemen must temper the force. Strengths are hard to show; breaking the net needs noblemen and malefics pushing together. Money comes through reputation. Hardship is hard to avoid; waiting alone will not do it.

Xin and Gui years, with Hua Lu or Hua Quan plus Qingyang or Tiankui/Tianyue, are more able to break the net. If your year is not listed, do not worry—first understand this star group's temperament.

Jumen in Chen versus Xu

Wealth Palace is Taiyang; money comes through reputation and status

Money is exchanged for fame. Taiyang in Wu is the sun at midday, with exclusive authority; combined into 陽梁昌祿 (Yang-Liang-Chang-Lu), a noted teacher or physician is possible. Taiyang in fall in Zi palace suits hard academic work as a source of income.

Actually likes malefics and Hua Ji as stimulus; a Xin year can form the unusual pattern

Strengths are hard to show and weaknesses show first, so malefics and Hua Ji are needed to spark pioneering. Xu prefers Xin and Gui years, when Taiyang in Wu can transform the darkness. Chen prefers a Xin year: Wenchang with Lu against Ji, plus Qingyang in Travel, instead forms 奇格 (Qi Ge unusual pattern).

A dark star falls into the net: indecisive, scattered, sluggish

In fall and also in the net: drive is short, action is reversed, and discouragement is common. To break the net, noblemen stars and malefics must push together. Life hardship is hard to avoid; waiting will not bring it.

Learning points: Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace

1. Malefics and Hua Ji need noblemen stars, or the stimulus is not useful: malefics without auspicious stars make the native harsh, pushy, quarrelsome, and unsuccessful in plans. Noblemen temper the force so labour can convert into achievement; otherwise it is only turmoil, and too much stimulus injures.
2. Wealth Palace Taiyang dislikes opposite Tianliang meeting Lu: Taiyang governs honour, not wealth; money comes through reputation. Tianliang meeting Lu draws rumour as soon as gains appear; disputes rise with the money, so income is unstable—more gain, more gossip.
3. Hua Quan and Hua Lu favour making money through speech: articulate, authoritative, and persuasive—suited to speech-based work. With Wenchang/Wenqu, Zuofu/Youbi, and Tiankui/Tianyue as well, public service, teaching, diplomacy, or large organisations can show the talent; debate is used properly, and reputation follows.
4. Prefers Qingyang and Huoxing; dislikes Tuoluo and Lingxing: Qingyang and Huoxing can stimulate and break the net. Tuoluo and Lingxing deepen indecision, hardship, and disputes. A dark star normally fears malefics; only these two palaces can borrow that force—treat the malefic as thrust that makes the native get up and move.

Teacher Ming's reading: how to read Jumen in Chen/Xu

To close this article: Jumen in Chen/Xu is in fall and in the net; strengths are hard to show. It actually likes Qingyang and Huoxing as stimulus, and dislikes Tuoluo and Lingxing. Hua Quan and Hua Lu favour making money through speech. Malefics and Hua Ji need noblemen stars or the stimulus is only turmoil.

Three points are enough to remember. First, waiting will not do it—the native has to be pushed into motion. Second, with noblemen tempering the force, labour can convert into achievement. Third, money comes through reputation; speech-based work is the better match.

To check whether your chart is Jumen in Chen/Xu Life Palace, first use the free Zi Wei Dou Shu chart tool against this article, then read The fourteen main star types and meanings for Jumen’s basic nature, and A complete explanation of Ziwei Doushu sihua for how each birth-year sihua strengthens or weakens the stars.