Sukuyo mansion: Legs (奎)
A curved loop of more than ten stars around Andromeda forms Legs (奎), the mansion that opens the second lunar month and is symbolically portrayed as refined, careful, and principled.
An editorial reading of the mansion’s name and sky imagery, shared by everyone with this mansion—not a personal assessment or a historical quotation.
Key facts
- Position on the ring of 27
- 25 / 27
- Matching Indian lunar mansion (nakshatra)
- Revati
- Celestial quadrant
- White Tiger of the West
- Month-start mansion of the old calendar
- 2nd month
- Neighbouring mansions
- Wall (壁) · Bond (娄)
- Karma and Womb mansions
- Karma (業): Willow (柳) · Womb (胎): Heart (心)
Name and sky
Its English name, Legs, gives the mansion a bodily image rather than an object. In the sky it lies around Andromeda, where more than ten stars link into a curving loop. Wall (壁) comes before it and Bond (娄) after, and it belongs to the White Tiger of the West.
A symbolic reading
This symbolic reading casts Legs as graceful and attentive to proper measure. It values courtesy and good taste and feels a natural pull toward books, art, or writing. This reading adds that it is detail-minded and keeps its word, working hard to deliver on promises, while preferring to keep private matters private. Because of this composure, some people sense a little distance at first; in unfamiliar settings it tends to stay reserved and relaxes only after trust has formed.
Constructive themes
- More than ten stars closing into a full loop suggest a reputed habit of finishing what it starts, gathering scattered threads into a complete result.
- As the mansion of the first day of the second lunar month, it carries early-spring imagery and is seen as laying out new phases calmly and steadily.
Tendencies to keep in view
- A loop of stars returns to where it began, hinting at a tendency to circle within familiar groups; stepping off the usual track now and then may help.
- Following the reserved Wall (壁), Legs is also understated and may swallow real dissatisfaction to keep things looking smooth.
Key points for Legs (奎)
These readings are written for this site from the mansion's symbolism. They are not quotations from classical texts and not personality facts proven by star positions; treat them as hypotheses to test against your own experience.
Legs (奎) traces a curving loop of over ten stars around Andromeda; the associations are grace, care with promises and attention to proper measure.
Way of working
Detail-minded and faithful to a given word, this symbol works hard to deliver what was promised, with a pull toward books, art and writing. The loop of stars returns to where it began, which hints at circling familiar groups: sometimes a shortcut, sometimes a rut.
Relationship pattern
Courtesy and good taste mark the manner, yet private matters stay private and some sense distance at first. Reserve in unfamiliar settings relaxes only after trust; a brief personal remark early on can shorten the wait.
Misuse to avoid
Hiding behind politeness so that no real disagreement is ever stated. Following reserved Wall, Legs can smooth things over until the 'smooth' is only the surface; courtesy is a manner, not a reason to say nothing.
Reality check
Treat the traditional symbolism as a hypothesis to test: pick one familiar situation and try the smallest action.
Core tendency
When it overshootsKeeping promises at any cost might leave you overcommitted and quietly stretched.
Try this insteadBefore agreeing, ask yourself whether you can do it well, and say no if not.
Work and decisions
When it overshootsCircling inside familiar groups and methods could leave useful ideas untried.
Try this insteadCollaborate this month with one person outside your usual group.
Communication
When it overshootsReal dissatisfaction may be swallowed to keep things looking smooth.
Try this insteadName one mild disagreement politely and early, rather than late.
Boundaries
When it overshootsKeeping private things private could grow into keeping everything private.
Try this insteadShare one non-sensitive personal detail with a colleague.
| Area of life | When it overshoots | Try this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Core tendency | Keeping promises at any cost might leave you overcommitted and quietly stretched. | Before agreeing, ask yourself whether you can do it well, and say no if not. |
| Work and decisions | Circling inside familiar groups and methods could leave useful ideas untried. | Collaborate this month with one person outside your usual group. |
| Communication | Real dissatisfaction may be swallowed to keep things looking smooth. | Name one mild disagreement politely and early, rather than late. |
| Boundaries | Keeping private things private could grow into keeping everything private. | Share one non-sensitive personal detail with a colleague. |
Relationships with the other 26 mansions
Relationships have a direction: the left column is how you see the other person, the right column how they see you.
| Their mansion | You see them as | They see you as | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow (柳) | Karma (業) | Womb (胎) | no distance band |
| Heart (心) | Womb (胎) | Karma (業) | no distance band |
| Bond (娄) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | near distance |
| Star (星) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | far distance |
| Tail (尾) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | middle distance |
| Ghost (鬼) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | middle distance |
| Room (房) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | far distance |
| Wall (壁) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | near distance |
| Well (井) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | middle distance |
| Root (氐) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | far distance |
| Encampment (室) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | near distance |
| Stomach (胃) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | near distance |
| Extended Net (张) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | far distance |
| Winnowing Basket (箕) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | middle distance |
| Hairy Head (昴) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | near distance |
| Wings (翼) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | far distance |
| Dipper (斗) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | middle distance |
| Three Stars (参) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | middle distance |
| Neck (亢) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | far distance |
| Rooftop (危) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | near distance |
| Net (毕) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | near distance |
| Chariot (轸) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | far distance |
| Girl (女) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | middle distance |
| Turtle Beak (觜) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | middle distance |
| Horn (角) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | far distance |
| Emptiness (虚) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | near distance |