Readings often raise: "Who is more dominant, me or them?" "Does the company influence me or vice versa?" "Do I earn money or is it given?" These are essentially "who is Ti and who is Yong." Ti is the subject — whose standpoint you take; Yong is the object — what you examine. Get Ti-Yong wrong and the whole reading reverses direction.
Ti-Yong comes from traditional Chinese philosophy. In Zi Wei: first, for your own matters, Life is Ti, other palaces are Yong; second, for a specific matter, the relevant palace is Ti, triple direction and flying transformations are Yong; third, for relationships, the questioner is Ti, the other party is Yong; fourth, for cycles, natal is Ti, cycle is Yong. Ti-Yong isn't fixed — whatever you ask about is Ti.
How to Establish Ti-Yong
Overall fortune — Life is Ti, other eleven palaces are Yong.
Wealth — Wealth is Ti, Life/Career/Property are Yong.
Love — Spouse is Ti, Life/Fortune/Travel are Yong.
Two-person relationship — questioner's Life is Ti, other person's Life (or relevant palace) is Yong.
Major cycle — natal chart is Ti, cycle chart is Yong.
Annual — cycle chart is Ti, annual chart is Yong.
How to Read Ti-Yong
Ti strong, Yong weak — subject capable but environment uncooperative; rely on yourself.
Ti weak, Yong strong — subject average but environment good; ride the wave.
Ti-Yong mutually generating — subject and object support each other; smoothest.
Ti-Yong clashing — contradiction between subject and object; need reconciliation.
Yong generates Ti — environment helps you; external support.
Ti generates Yong — you give to the environment; may be consumption or investment.
Ti-Yong in Relationships
Partnership — Life is Ti, Friends (partner) is Yong. Yong generating Ti: partner helps you; Ti generating Yong: you help partner.
Boss/subordinate — Life is Ti, Career (company/boss) is Yong. Yong generating Ti: company takes care of you; Yong controlling Ti: company pressures you.
Romance — Life is Ti, Spouse is Yong. Ti-Yong harmonious: mutual affection; clashing: incompatible personalities.
Parent-child — Life is Ti (parent), Children is Yong. Ti generating Yong: you give to child; Yong generating Ti: child is filial.
Reading Order
Before reading, establish Ti-Yong:
- Ask the question — what matter are you examining.
- Establish Ti — whose standpoint, which palace is subject.
- Establish Yong — who/what is the object, which palaces.
- Read Ti-Yong relationship — generating, controlling, harmonizing, or clashing.
- Combine with flying stars — does energy flow Ti→Yong or Yong→Ti.
- With Ti-Yong set, the reading direction won't reverse.