The adventurer who leaps into the unknown
The character, love life and work of people whose Sanmeigaku body star chart has Ryūkō in the chest (the centre). Keywords: curiosity, reform.
Ryūkō is the star that steps outside the frame and tries new things. Through travel and study it gives birth to new ideas.
| Element and yin-yang | Yang Water |
|---|---|
| Instinct | The learning instinct (the power to learn wisdom and pass it on) |
| In Four Pillars | Hen’in |
| Paired star | Gyokudō (the yin side of Water) |
Try one shop or street you’ve never been to today.
A daily hint from this site that changes every day (Japan time).Strengths and things to watch
Your strong points are curiosity, the power to reform and flexible thinking. These are what people rely on you for.
Getting bored easily and losing your footing. Keeping this a little in mind will make your strengths work even better.
Love and partnership
You love in search of stimulation and freedom. You’re drawn to someone you can go to new places with and teach each other things you don’t know. Being tied down makes you want to leave, so a relationship where each of you respects the other’s freedom is the key to lasting.
Getting on with people
Your unconventional ideas blow a fresh wind through the people around you. You can seem easily bored, but that is the flip side of a strong curiosity. Bring even one of the things you start to a finished form, and people will trust your ideas even more.
Work and what suits you
Ryūkō is the star of curiosity, reform. Your strengths come out most in work with lots of change, or pioneering new fields. Given a role that uses your curiosity, you’ll be valued more by those around you.
How Ryūkō shows itself in each position
The body star chart holds five of the ten main stars. Even the same star shows itself in different areas of life depending on where it sits.
| Position | Stands for | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Head (north) | Parents and superiors | You aren’t bound by the views of parents and superiors and tend to head out to find your own path. |
| Chest (centre) | Your core | This is the central star introduced on this page. It shows your true nature, the place you return to when you are unsure. |
| Belly (south) | Children and juniors | You don’t force children and juniors into a mould and try to give them new experiences. |
| Right hand (west) | Spouse and home | At home you enjoy doing things differently and bring in travel and new ventures. |
| Left hand (east) | Siblings, friends and the outside world | Out in the world your flexible thinking shines, and you are relied on wherever there is a lot of change. |
Relationships with the other stars through the five elements
Ryūkō is a Water star. In the generating cycle it is helped by the Metal stars (Shaki and Kengyū) and brings out the Wood stars (Kansaku and Sekimon). With Gyokudō, the other Water star, it stands side by side; it is held in check by the Earth stars (Rokuzon and Shiroku) and holds the Fire stars (Hōkaku and Chōjo) in check. In a real reading, how stars get along also depends on their positions and their combination with the twelve subordinate stars.
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The other main stars
For the ten main stars as a whole, see the ten main stars; for the chart they sit in, see how to read the body star chart. The descriptions here are general tendencies. A real reading also takes into account the stars’ positions and combinations and the balance with the twelve subordinate stars.
FAQ
Who has Ryūkō as their central star?
People for whom the hidden stem of their birth month’s branch is, seen from their day stem (the heavenly stem of their birth day), the element that produces your day stem, with the same yin-yang. In Four Pillars this is Hen’in. If you were born close to the start of a solar month, your central star can change.
What does Ryūkō correspond to in Four Pillars?
Both the ten main stars and the ten gods are set by the element and yin-yang relationship between the day stem and another stem. So Ryūkō corresponds to Hen’in among the ten gods of Four Pillars.
What if Ryūkō is somewhere other than the chest?
The same star shows itself in different areas of life depending on where it sits. The head is read as how you are with superiors, the belly with juniors, the right hand at home, and the left hand in the outside world.