Seeking wealth through movement, achieving fame afar
Inauspicious Star
Movement Class
All Four Pillars; checked via Year Branch and Day Branch against Earthly Branches
Common
The Traveling Horse represents the position clashed by the longevity point of the Five Elements, governing movement, distant travel, and change. It is a neutral Shensha whose auspiciousness or inauspiciousness depends on the overall chart composition. Those blessed with this star are restless, disliking stagnation, and frequently experience changes such as business trips, relocations, or international travel. This star governs mobility and is suitable for professions in transportation, logistics, tourism, diplomacy, or trade that require frequent movement. In the Year Pillar, it indicates ancestral or childhood travel experiences; in the Month Pillar, frequent changes and unstable work during youth; in the Day Pillar, a spouse from afar or a marriage with frequent separation; in the Hour Pillar, children developing far away or relocation in old age. When the Traveling Horse is clashed, it is called 'Traveling Horse Clashed,' indicating even more frequent changes with intensified auspicious or inauspicious effects. If the Traveling Horse appears with the Wealth Star, it indicates seeking wealth through movement, favorable for distant travel; with the Officer Star, it indicates seeking position through movement, better for development away from home.
The Travel Horse (Yi Ma) presides over movement, change, long-distance travel, and relocation. It is a star of flux. Those who carry this star experience much movement and little stillness in life, often encountering trips, relocations, travels, and transfers. They are cheerful and outgoing by nature, disliking stability, and fond of novelty and challenge. They are well-suited for careers requiring mobility.
In the Year Pillar, it indicates possible separation from home in childhood or ancestors with experiences of long journeys. In the Month Pillar, it signifies frequent changes in youth and a career that often shifts environments. In the Day Pillar, it denotes a spouse from afar or a couple who sees little of each other. In the Hour Pillar, it suggests children developing far from home, with the possibility of following them in old age. When clashed, movement intensifies, forming the 'Travel Horse Under Clash' (Yi Ma Feng Chong), indicating major upheaval.
驿马者，乃五行有为，动用之象也。此星主迁移、远行，命中带之，主一生多动。(The Traveling Horse represents the active and moving aspect of the Five Elements. This star governs migration and distant travel; those born with it experience much movement in life.)
— 《三命通会》(San Ming Tong Hui)
申子辰马在寅，寅午戌马在申，巳酉丑马在亥，亥卯未马在巳。
Check using the Year Branch or Day Branch against the Earthly Branches. Those born in Shen, Zi, or Chen years see Yin; those born in Yin, Wu, or Xu years see Shen; those born in Si, You, or Chou years see Hai; those born in Hai, Mao, or Wei years see Si.
The Travel Horse presides over movement and long journeys. Those who possess it experience much activity and little rest in life. They are well-suited for mobile professions and it serves as a marker of life's changes and opportunities for travel.
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