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Ming Gong Life Palace in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Meaning and Reading Method
Ming Gong, or life palace, is the baseline of a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart. Learn what it means and how to read it.
Short answer
Ming Gong is the life palace in Zi Wei Dou Shu. It describes the baseline self: temperament, action style, identity pattern, and how the rest of the chart should be anchored.
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What Ming Gong answers
Ming Gong answers: who is this person before the specific life topic is considered? It is the anchor for career, relationship, and wealth readings.
How to read it
Check main stars, support stars, malefic pressure, four transformations, and the opposite palace. Then compare the result to the question.
Common mistake
Do not use Ming Gong as a personality label only. It is a baseline that interacts with every other palace.
FAQ
Is Ming Gong the most important palace?
It is the baseline palace, but specific questions still need the relevant domain palace.
What does 命宫 mean?
命宫 means life palace or destiny palace in a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart.
Try this in FateStar
Cast your chart, then ask a focused question about career, love, wealth, timing, or the palace pattern described above.