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Substitute Star

A Substitute Star is used in place of the original star when the Sitting or Facing Direction falls within 3 degrees in some sectors as indicated below:

In the following table, sector South 2 (including S2_pre, S2, S2_post) is from 172.5° to 187.5°, but 3° from either side is known as the "_pre" and "_post" sectors. For example, sector "S2_pre" is from 172.5° - 175.5°, and sector "S2_post" is from 184.5° - 187.5°. The Substitute Star Chart for sector "S2_pre" is "S2_sub". There is no Substitute Star Chart for sector S2 since it is not within 3° of the edge of the sector. There is also no Substitute Star Chart for sector "S2_post", and this is indicated by "Nil" in the last column of the table. A "Nil" indicates that the original Flying Star Chart be used.

SectorFrom
(deg)
To
(deg)
Substitute
Star
Chart
S1_pre157.5°160.5°S1_sub
S1160.5°169.5°Nil
S1_post169.5°172.5°S1_sub
S2_pre172.5°175.5°S2_sub
S2175.5°184.5°Nil
S2_post184.5°187.5°Nil
S3_pre187.5°190.5°Nil
S3190.5°199.5°Nil
S3_post199.5°202.5°S3_sub
SW1_pre202.5°205.5°SW1_sub
SW1205.5°214.5°Nil
SW1_post214.5°217.5°SW1_sub
SW2_pre217.5°220.5°SW2_sub
SW2220.5°229.5°Nil
SW2_post229.5°232.5°Nil
SW3_pre232.5°235.5°Nil
SW3235.5°244.5°Nil
SW3_post244.5°247.5°SW3_sub
W1_pre247.5°250.5°W1_sub
W1250.5°259.5°Nil
W1_post259.5°262.5°W1_sub
W2_pre262.5°265.5°W2_sub
W2265.5°274.5°Nil
W2_post274.5°277.5°Nil
W3_pre277.5°280.5°Nil
W3280.5°289.5°Nil
W3_post289.5°292.5°W3_sub
NW1_pre292.5°295.5°NW1_sub
NW1295.5°304.5°Nil
NW1_post304.5°307.5°NW1_sub
NW2_pre307.5°310.5°NW2_sub
NW2310.5°319.5°Nil
NW2_post319.5°322.5°Nil
NW3_pre322.5°325.5°Nil
NW3325.5°334.5°Nil
NW3_post334.5°337.5°NW3_sub
N1_pre337.5°340.5°N1_sub
N1340.5°349.5°Nil
N1_post349.5°352.5°N1_sub
N2_pre352.5°355.5°N2_sub
N2355.5°4.5°Nil
N2_post4.5°7.5°Nil
N3_pre7.5°10.5°Nil
N310.5°19.5°Nil
N3_post19.5°22.5°N3_sub
NE1_pre22.5°25.5°NE1_sub
NE125.5°34.5°Nil
NE1_post34.5°37.5°NE1_sub
NE2_pre37.5°40.5°NE2_sub
NE240.5°49.5°Nil
NE2_post49.5°52.5°Nil
NE3_pre52.5°55.5°Nil
NE355.5°64.5°Nil
NE3_post64.5°67.5°NE3_sub
E1_pre67.5°70.5°E1_sub
E170.5°79.5°Nil
E1_post79.5°82.5°E1_sub
E2_pre82.5°85.5°E2_sub
E285.5°94.5°Nil
E2_post94.5°97.5°Nil
E3_pre97.5°100.5°Nil
E3100.5°109.5°Nil
E3_post109.5°112.5°E3_sub
SE1_pre112.5°115.5°SE1_sub
SE1115.5°124.5°Nil
SE1_post124.5°127.5°SE1_sub
SE2_pre127.5°130.5°SE2_sub
SE2130.5°139.5°Nil
SE2_post139.5°142.5°Nil
SE3_pre142.5°145.5°Nil
SE3145.5°154.5°Nil
SE3_post154.5°157.5°SE3_sub

Conditions Governing The Use Of Substitute Stars

  1. When the original star is a "5" in the central grid (also known as the Central Palace in Feng Shui parlance), substitute stars are not used. For example, if the Mountain Star is "5" and the Facing Star is "7" in the central grid, then the Mountain Stars in the all the nine grids will remain unchanged, whereas the Facing Stars may change. Similarly, if the Facing Star is "5" in the central grid, then all the Facing Stars will remain unchanged in the Substitute Star Chart.
  2. Substitute stars are not used in the following 8 Yin-Yin borders: (S2,S3), (W2,W3), (N2,N3), and (E2,E3).
  3. Substitute stars are also not used in the following 8 Yang-Yang borders: (SW2,SW3), (NW2,NW3), (NE2,NE3), and (SE2,SE3).
  4. Substitute stars are used in the remaining 32 borders, namely the 16 Yin-Yang borders, as well as the 16 Trigram borders.
  5. In is not considered auspicious for a Facing or Mountain Direction to fall exactly on a border (e.g. 360 degrees).

The Nine Substitute Stars

There are a total of nine substitute stars, and they are as follows:

No.Name Of StarSimplified
Chinese
Chinese
Pinyin
Traditional
Chinese
1Greedy Wolf Star
(Tan Lang Xing)
贪狼星tān láng xīng貪狼星
2Huge Door Star
(Ju Men Xing)
巨门星jù mén xīng巨門星
3Rewards Star
(Lu Cun Xing)
禄存星lù cún xīng祿存星
4Literary Arts Star
(Wen Qu Xing)
文曲星wén qǔ xīng文曲星
5Honest & Loyal Star
(Lian Zhen Xing)
廉贞星lián zhēn xīng廉貞星
6Military Arts Star
(Wu Qu Xing)
武曲星wǔ qǔ xīng武曲星
7Broken Soldier Star
(Po Jun Xing)
破军星pò jūn xīng破軍星
8Left Assistant Star
(Zuo Fu Xing)
左辅星zuǒ fǔ xīng左輔星
9Right Assistant Star
(You Bi Xing)
右弼星yòu bì xīng右弼星

The nine substitute stars are named after actual stars in the sky, and are the names of the Nine Emperors.
In Xuan Kong Da Gua, all the stars, save for Star #5 ("Honest & Loyal Star" or Lian Zhen Xing), are used in Feng Shui determinations.

Determination Of Substitute Stars

Substitute Stars are obtained with the use of the following table:

Column 1
(Original Star)
Column 2
(Substitute Star)
Column 3
(Mountain
or Facing
Direction)
Column 4
(sign)
Column 5
(Heaven,
Earth
or Man)
32E2-H
31E1+E
32E3-M
12N1+E
11N2-H
11N3-M
87NE1-E
87NE2+H
89NE3+M
66NW1-E
66NW2+H
66NW3+M
97S1+E
99S2-H
99S3-M
46SE1-E
46SE2+H
46SE3+M
22SW1-E
22SW2+H
21SW3+M
79W1+E
77W2-H
77W3-M

The steps to plot the Substitute Flying Star Chart are as follows:

  1. Find a given Mountain direction in Column 3, and note the associated letter (H, E or M) in Column 5. For example, in the bottom row of the above table, for direction "W3", the required letter is "M". (In Column 5, the letter "H" is an abbreviation for Heaven, "E" for Earth, and "M" for Man.)
  2. Use the Mountain Star (number) in the central grid (which is also known as the Central Palace) of the original Flying Star Chart, and find this number in Column 1. There will be 3 rows that has this number in Column 1. For example, if the Mountain Star in the central grid is "3", then the top three rows of the above table will have this star in Column 1. However, only one of these three rows (namely the third row from the top) will have the same letter (namely "M") as that obtained in Step 1 above. The third row (from the top row) is therefore the required row.
  3. From the required row, we obtain the Substitute Mountain Star (namely "2") in Column 2, as well as the Direction of the Path of Flight (namely "-") in Column 4. When the Direction of the Path of Flight is "-", the Mountain Stars will traverse the 9-grid in decreasing order, decrementing by 1 each time the Star flies to the next grid. for example, if the Substitute Mountain Star is "2", then the central grid of the Substitute Chart will have a Mountain Star of "2", followed by a Mountain Star of "1" in the bottom right-hand grid. This will be followed by "9", "8", "7", "6", "5", "4", and "3" in each of the successive grids.
  4. When the Direction of the Path of Flight is "+", the Mountain Stars will traverse the 9-grid in increasing order, incrementing by 1 each time the Star flies to the next grid. for example, if the Substitute Mountain Star is "6", then the central grid of the Substitute Chart will have a Mountain Star of "6", followed by a Mountain Star of "7" in the bottom right-hand grid. This will be followed by "8", "9", "1", "2", "3", "4", and "5" in each of the successive grids.
  5. All the above steps are repeated for a Facing Star in order to plot the complete Substitute Flying Star Chart containing both Mountain and Facing Stars.

List Of Substitute Stars

  1. Substitute Stars Of Period 1
  2. Substitute Stars Of Period 2
  3. Substitute Stars Of Period 3
  4. Substitute Stars Of Period 4
  5. Substitute Stars Of Period 5
  6. Substitute Stars Of Period 6
  7. Substitute Stars Of Period 7
  8. Substitute Stars Of Period 8
  9. Substitute Stars Of Period 9

Note: With reference to Flying Star Feng Shui, the term "Period" can also be translated as "Age", and so "Period 1" can also be called "Age 1".

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