七杀 Qi Sha
in the Spouse Palace 夫妻宫
- Position
- 6th star of the Southern Dipper
- Element
- Yang Metal · Yin Fire
- Transforms into
- 杀 Command
- Also called
- The General 将星 · Star of contention 竞争星
Command in the field. Decides, moves, and accepts the losses that come with moving. Solitary by construction.
Two ways this reads
A star is not simply present or absent in a chart. It has a brightness, fixed by which of the twelve earthly branches its palace falls on. This is the part generic descriptions leave out — and it is the part that decides whether your spouse palace runs in your favour or quietly against it.
Not an easy marriage. It starts on impulse and both of you act before you discuss. Your partner is hard-edged, and living with them takes real work. Build the career first.
It may not happen, and it may not hold.
Which of the two is yours is not a matter of opinion — it falls out of the branch your spouse palace sits on, which comes from your birth hour.
All twelve palaces come out of your birth hour, brightness included. Takes about thirty seconds. No account, no email.
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七杀 Qi Sha in the other palaces
When 七杀 sits in the Life Palace
Alone, or paired with another major star — the pairing changes the reading.
Star attributes and the exalted/fallen readings follow the classical Zi Wei Dou Shu tradition. Last revised 2026-08-07.