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🦋The Four Converted Stars

In Doushu Astrology, based on a person’s birth year—and during certain years, months, days, or shi-chens (one shi-chen is two hours)—some stars on the Doushu Life Chart may acquire new characteristics and shift from a passive to an active state. When a star undergoes this transformation, it is known as a converted star. Only 15 of the 108 stars can be converted. Converted stars are among the most important in Doushu Astrology and are typically the first or second set of stars examined when interpreting a life chart.

🌿The Ten Heavenly Stems

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💰 To Wealth

English Name	Chinese Name	Yin Yang	Element	Type	Class
To Wealth	化祿 (huà lù)	yin	earth	Converted	H1

The To Wealth Star symbolizes abundance. When a star is converted to Wealth, its positive qualities are enhanced. This can cause a person to "gain more"—becoming more affectionate, generous, loving, relaxed, and talkative.

For example, if the To Wealth Star appears in the Wealth Palace, the person is likely to earn more money. If it is in the Health Palace (which represents the body), the person may gain weight.

If the Thinker Star is converted to Wealth in the Life Palace, it can make the person more intelligent, clever, and talkative. As a result, the person may be able to earn more money through their intellect. They may also attract more friends of the opposite sex.

However, for some stars, being converted to Wealth may not be entirely beneficial. For instance, the Child Star represents enjoyment. People influenced by the Child Star tend to love having fun and enjoying life. When the Child Star is converted to Wealth, the person may overindulge in pleasures and neglect important responsibilities. The converted To Wealth Child Star can lead to procrastination and distraction from life’s essential goals.

🗡️ To Authority

English Name	Chinese Name	Yin Yang	Element	Type	Class
To Authority	化權 (huà quán)	yang	wood	Converted	H1

When a star is converted to authority, the person has a strong desire to be in control of their own life. They become more competitive, assertive, hardworking, and willing to take more risks for greater rewards.

When the To Authority Star is in the Life Palace, especially in the Career Palace, the person is often a company manager or a business owner. However, a strong desire for control can sometimes lead to negative consequences. It could make the person more arrogant and manipulative, thus creating challenges in interpersonal relationships.

For example, the Polaris Star symbolizes the king. A polaris person is a natural leader and always wants to be in control. If it is converted to authority, the person may possess too much power; therefore, abuse their power and become tyrannical, making them difficult to be around.

The Elder Star has the personality of a village chief or a group leader whose role is to protect the young and help those in need. When converted to authority, the person becomes more assertive, which can lead them to seek control over every aspect of their environment and expect others to do as they say. As a result, Elder Stars can sometimes be lonely because they often distance themselves from those who don't share their beliefs, or they are avoided by others because of their manipulative nature.

🛡️ To Brightness

English Name	Chinese Name	Yin Yang	Element	Type	Class
To Brightness	化科 (huà kē)	yang	water	Converted	H1

When a star is converted to brightness, the person becomes more cautious and protective, likes cleanliness, and avoids anything illegal. They prefer stability and are unwilling to take risks for quick gains. Such individuals also tend to excel academically.

In addition, the To Brightness Star can increase a person's public exposure. Depending on the star combination, the individual may become either famous or infamous. Since the To Brightness Star is an auspicious star, the person is more often famous than infamous.

The To Brightness Star is also known as the "lucky person" star because, during a Major Fortune or an Annual Fortune, it has the power to alleviate difficulties. For instance, it can reduce marriage-related problems or help the person find the right doctor during a major health crisis. It can also lessen the effects of the To Darkness Star.

Since the To Brightness Star represents exposure, if a person is involved in a hidden extramarital relationship, it is likely to be revealed when this star is encountered. Similarly, if the person is engaged in illegal activities, the To Brightness Star will likely expose their actions.

🐌 To Darkness

English Name	Chinese Name	Yin Yang	Element	Type	Class
To Darkness	化忌 (huà jì)	yin	fire	Converted	H1

The To Darkness Star represents obstacles, delays, lingering situations, and uncertainty. It causes a person to be stubborn and unyielding. The To Darkness Star also diminishes the positive qualities of a star. For example, the Greedy Wolf Star typically exhibits good social skills and has many friends of the opposite sex. However, if the Greedy Wolf Star is converted to Darkness, the person may experience more arguments with friends and have fewer friends of the opposite sex.

The Thinker Star represents the mind, the nervous system, and the limbs of the human body. If it is converted to Darkness, the person may have difficulty concentrating on one subject, struggle with direction (often getting lost while driving), and experience frequent delays.

The palace in which the converted star is located on the Life Chart represents the life challenges the person faces and the obstacles they must confront and overcome. For example, if the To Darkness Star is in the Spouse Palace, the partner's behavior or way of doing things may be unexpected after marriage. Additionally, the To Darkness Star in the Spouse Palace charges the Career Palace, indicating that the person may lose their job after marriage.

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🦋 Converted Star Types

🌿Natal Converted Stars:  Natal Converted Stars are used to evaluate a person's life. They are derived from the year stem of a person's year of birth.
🌿Major Converted Stars: Major Converted Stars are used for "Major Fortunes." Each Major Fortune covers 10 years. They are derived from the Palace Stems of the Major Fortune being observed.
🌿Annual Converted Stars: Annual Converted Stars are used for the current year's fortune or the fortune for a particular year. Each year has a different set of converted stars, and they are derived from the stem of the year being observed.
🌿Monthly Converted Stars: Monthly Converted Stars are used for monthly fortunes. They are derived from the month stem of the month being observed.
🌿Daily Converted Stars: Daily Converted Stars are used for daily fortunes. They are derived from the day stem of the day being observed.
🌿Shi-Chen Converted Stars: One Shi-Chen is 2 hours long. There are 12 Shi-Chens in a day. Shi-Chen Converted Stars are used for Shi-Chen fortunes (bihour fortune). They are derived from the Shi-Chen stem of the Shi-Chen being observed.
🌿Note: Monthly, daily, and Shi-Chen converted stars are not used by most Doushu astrologers.

🦋 Flying Stars Introduction

On the Doushu Astrology Life Chart, there are 12 palaces, each represented by a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch. The Heavenly Stem is called the Palace Stem, and the Earthly Branch is called the Palace Branch.

Only Palace Stems are used for Flying Stars. Flying Stars are Converted Stars that originate from Palace Stems. There are three types of Flying Stars: Fly-Out Stars, Fly-In Stars, and Self-Converted Stars.

🌿 Fly-Out Stars: When the Palace Stem of one palace converts stars in other palaces, the converted stars are called Fly-Out Stars. The palace where the stars fly out from is called the Originating Palace. The Originating Palace represents the cause of an event.
🌸 The Four Fly-Out Stars: Fly-Out Wealth, Fly-Out Authority, Fly-Out Brightness, Fly-Out Darkness.

🌿 Fly-In Stars: When a star in a palace is converted by the Palace Stem of another palace, the converted star is called a Fly-In Star. The palace where the star is converted is called the Receiving Palace. The Receiving Palace represents the result of an event triggered by the Originating Palace.
🌸 The Four Fly-In Stars: Fly-In Wealth, Fly-In Authority, Fly-In Brightness, Fly-In Darkness.

🌿 Intermediate Palace: The Receiving Palace can also be called the Intermediate Palace when the Fly-In Converted Star is Fly-In Darkness or Fly-In Authority, because these stars can project their energy to their Outer Palaces. The term can also apply when the Fly-In Converted Star is Fly-In Wealth or Fly-In Brightness; however, the energy projected from these stars to their Outer Palaces is usually minimal and therefore disregarded by most astrologers. Among them, Fly-In Darkness projects the strongest energy, followed by Fly-In Authority.

• The Outer Palace of the Fly-In Darkness Star is called the Fly-In Darkened Palace.
• The Outer Palace of the Fly-In Authority Star is called the Fly-In Pressured Palace.
• The Outer Palace of the Fly-In Wealth Star is called the Fly-In Enriched Palace.
• The Outer Palace of the Fly-In Brightness Star is called the Fly-In Brightened Palace.

👉 Important Distinction:

The Darkened Palace, Pressured Palace, Enriched Palace, and Brightened Palace are derived from the birth stem of the individual.

The Fly-In Darkened Palace, Fly-In Pressured Palace, Fly-In Enriched Palace, and Fly-In Brightened Palace are derived from the Palace Stem of their Originating Palaces.

🌿 Self-Converted Stars: When a star is converted by its own Palace Stem (the stem in the same palace as the star), it is called a Self-Converted Star.
🌸 The Four Self-Converted Stars: Self-Converted Wealth, Self-Converted Authority, Self-Converted Brightness, Self-Converted Darkness.

🌿 Effects of Self-Converted Stars: The effects of Self-Converted Stars differ from those of Natal Converted Stars of the same type. The energy of Self-Converted Stars is generally less stable than that of Natal Converted Stars. In particular, the negative effects caused by Self-Converted Authority and Self-Converted Darkness tend to be more severe.

🦋 Flying Star Palace Types

🌿 Charged Palace: When the To Darkness Star or the To Authority Star projects energy onto its Outer Palace, the Outer Palace becomes the Charged Palace. Only the To Darkness Star and the To Authority Star can charge a palace, and the result is usually negative.
🌿 Effects on Charged Palace: A palace charged by the To Darkness Star suffers more damage than a palace charged by the To Authority Star. According to most Doushu astrologers, the To Authority Star causes only about half the damage of the To Darkness Star.
🌿 Darkened Palace: A palace charged by the To Darkness Star is also called a Darkened Palace.
🌿 Pressured Palace: A palace charged by the To Authority Star is also called a Pressured Palace.
🌿 Enriched Palace: When the To Wealth Star projects energy onto its Outer Palace, the Outer Palace is called an Enriched Palace.
🌿 Brightened Palace: When the To Brightness Star illuminates its Outer Palace, the Outer Palace is called a Brightened Palace.
🌿 Note: According to many astrologers, Enriched and Brightened Palaces have very little influence and are therefore often disregarded.
🌿 Fly-In Enriched Palace: When the To Wealth Star flies into a palace and enriches its Outer Palace, the result is a Fly-In Enriched Palace.
🌿 Fly-In Pressured Palace: When the To Authority Star flies into a palace and pressures its Outer Palace, the result is a Fly-In Pressured Palace.
🌿 Fly-In Brightened Palace: When the To Brightness Star flies into a palace and illuminates its Outer Palace, the result is a Fly-In Brightened Palace.
🌿 Fly-In Darkened Palace: When the To Darkness Star flies into a palace and darkens its Outer Palace, the result is a Fly-In Darkened Palace.
🌿 Self-Charged Palace: If a Fly-Out Star is either the To Darkness Star or the To Authority Star, and it flies to its own Outer Palace, the Outer Palace reflects the energy back. This is called Self-Charged. The damage caused by a Self-Charged Star affects both the original Fly-Out Palace and its Outer Palace.
🌿 Types of Self-Charged Palaces: Depending on the star, these are called Self-Charged Darkness or Self-Pressured Authority. There are also Self-Enriched Wealth and Self-Brightened Brightness.

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This website uses PAVC (Doushu Astrology Volume Complete)
as the default star conversation.

Heaven Stems	Four Converted Stars	PAVC Qin-Tian-Men Zhon-Gzhou-Pai (Lu-Bin-Zhao)	PABC Min-Pai	Zhon-Gzhou-Pai (Wang-Ting-Zhi)	Bei-Pai
甲 Jiǎ h1 YE4	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🦁Wild Star 🚗Warrior 🪙Gold ☀️Sun	🦁Wild Star 🚗Warrior 🪙Gold ☀️Sun	🦁Wild Star 🚗Warrior 🪙Gold ☀️Sun	🦁Wild Star 🚗Warrior 🪙Gold ☀️Sun
乙 yǐ h2 YE5	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🧠Thinker 🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🌙Moon	🧠Thinker 🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🌙Moon	🧠Thinker 🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🌙Moon	🧠Thinker 🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🌙Moon
丙 bǐng h3 YE6	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🐼Child 🧠Thinker 📚Literature 🦁Wild Star	🐼Child 🧠Thinker 📚Literature 🦁Wild Star	🐼Child 🧠Thinker 📚Literature 🦁Wild Star	🐼Child 🧠Thinker 📚Literature 🦁Wild Star
丁 dīng h4 YE7	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🌙Moon 🐼Child 🧠Thinker ⚗️Dark	🌙Moon 🐼Child 🧠Thinker ⚗️Dark	🌙Moon 🐼Child 🧠Thinker ⚗️Dark	🌙Moon 🐼Child 🧠Thinker ⚗️Dark
戊 wù h5 YE8	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🐺Greedy Wolf 🌙Moon ♀️Right Assistant 🧠Thinker	🐺Greedy Wolf 🌙Moon ♀️Right Assistant 🧠Thinker	🐺Greedy Wolf 🌙Moon ☀️Sun 🧠Thinker	🐺Greedy Wolf 🌙Moon ♀️Right Assistant 🧠Thinker
己 jǐ h6 YE9	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🪙Gold 🐺Greedy Wolf 🌳Elder 🎵Music	🪙Gold 🐺Greedy Wolf 🌳Elder 🎵Music	🪙Gold 🐺Greedy Wolf 🌳Elder 🎵Music	🪙Gold 🐺Greedy Wolf 🌳Elder 🎵Music
庚 gēng h7 YE0	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	☀️Sun 🪙Gold 🌙Moon 🐼Child	☀️Sun 🪙Gold 🐼Child 🌙Moon	☀️Sun 🪙Gold 🏠Mansion 🐼Child	☀️Sun 🪙Gold 🐼Child 🍷Prime Minister
辛 xīn h8 YE1	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	⚗️Dark ☀️Sun 🎵Music 📚Literature	⚗️Dark ☀️Sun 🎵Music 📚Literature	⚗️Dark ☀️Sun 🎵Music 📚Literature	⚗️Dark ☀️Sun 🎵Music 📚Literature
壬 rén h9 YE2	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🌳Elder 👑Polaris ♂️Left Assistant 🪙Gold	🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🏠Mansion 🪙Gold	🌳Elder 👑Polaris 🏠Mansion 🪙Gold	🌳Elder 👑Polaris ♂️Left Assistant 🪙Gold
癸 guǐ h10 YE3	💰To Wealth 🗡️To Authority 🛡️To Brightness 🐌To Darkness	🚗Warrior ⚗️Dark 🌙Moon 🐺Greedy Wolf	🚗Warrior ⚗️Dark 🌙Moon 🐺Greedy Wolf	🚗Warrior ⚗️Dark 🌙Moon 🐺Greedy Wolf	🚗Warrior ⚗️Dark 🌙Moon 🐺Greedy Wolf

Different branches of Doushu Astrology convert stars differently. The chart above indicates the variations among different branches of Doushu Astrology.
Note: The differences only occur for the H5, H7, and H9 Heavenly Stems. The PAVC-converted stars are the most widely used and are generally accepted by most Doushu astrologers.

This website uses PAVC (Doushu Astrology Volume Complete) as the default star conversion.

🌿 PABC: Doushu Astrology Book Complete, published in 1504 (mostly used by Taiwan Doushu astrologers)
🌿 PAVC: Doushu Astrology Volume Complete, published in the late Qin Dynasty
🌿 Qin-Tian-Men: Heaven-Admiration Branch
🌿 Min-Pai: Min Branch
🌿 Zhong-Zhou-Pai: Zhong-Zhou Branch, Master Lu Bin-Zhao
🌿 Zhong-Zhou-Pai: Zhong-Zhou Branch, Master Wang Ting-Zhi (mostly used by Hong Kong Doushu astrologers)
🌿 Bei-Pai: North Branch (not widely used)

🌿 Heavenly Stems in Mandarin Chinese:
甲 Jiǎ, 乙 Yǐ, 丙 Bǐng, 丁 Dīng, 戊 Wù, 己 Jǐ, 庚 Gēng, 辛 Xīn, 壬 Rén, 癸 Guǐ

🌿 H#: Heavenly Stem number, from H1 to H10
🌿 YE#: Year Ending number. For example, YE6 refers to a birth year beginning on or after Chinese New Year’s Day in 1996, 2006, or 2016. The Heavenly Stem for that year is 丙 (Bǐng, H3). In that year:

• The Child Star is converted to Wealth,
• The Thinker Star is converted to Authority,
• The Literature Star is converted to Brightness, and
• The Wild Star is converted to Darkness.