Sukuyo mansion: Bond (娄)
Only three stars in Aries make up Bond (娄), yet its name speaks of gathering and tying together; this reading describes a considerate mansion with a knack for bringing people into one effort.
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
- 26 / 27
- Matching Indian lunar mansion (nakshatra)
- Ashvini
- Celestial quadrant
- White Tiger of the West
- Month-start mansion of the old calendar
- Not the start of any month
- Neighbouring mansions
- Legs (奎) · Stomach (胃)
- Karma and Womb mansions
- Karma (業): Star (星) · Womb (胎): Tail (尾)
Name and sky
The character relates to gathering and binding, like a cord that ties people and things together. The mansion consists of three stars in Aries. On the ring it sits between Legs (奎) and Stomach (胃).
A symbolic reading
This symbolic reading presents Bond as a mediator. It observes closely, notices where each person stands, and is good at finding an approach every side can accept when opinions split. This reading also credits it with deft hands and brisk execution, suiting work that calls for organizing and arranging, and it is described as considerate in company without drawing attention to itself. Because it cares so much about balance in relationships, it may weigh other people's opinions heavily and worry in advance about problems that have not appeared.
Constructive themes
- Its name carries the sense of binding, so this mansion is often seen as able to bring scattered people and resources to one table, useful in mediation and organizing.
- Formed from just three stars, it is also reputed to be efficient, arranging matters neatly with limited means.
Tendencies to keep in view
- A cord that holds others can pull tight on the one holding it; spending too much energy maintaining every relationship is a tendency to watch.
- Between image-conscious Legs (奎) and storing Stomach (胃), Bond may let others' opinions outweigh its own judgment.
Key points for Bond (娄)
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.
Bond (娄) borrows the sense of a cord that ties from its three Aries stars, and the figure that follows is the considerate mediator, finding approaches every side can accept.
Way of working
Observing where each person stands, mediating when opinions split, and organizing with deft hands and brisk execution; with only three stars, the mansion is reputed to do much with little. A quick fix that smooths over a problem deserving discussion is where this can misfire.
Relationship pattern
Careful about balance in relationships, noticing without drawing attention. A cord that holds others can pull tight on the one holding it. Deciding which relationships you actively maintain, rather than all of them, reduces the strain.
Misuse to avoid
Reading 'peacemaker' as a duty to avoid taking a side when a side needs taking. Binding is the image, and that does not mean agreeing with whoever spoke last.
Reality check
Treat the traditional symbolism as a hypothesis to test: pick one familiar situation and try the smallest action.
Core tendency
When it overshootsWeighing others' opinions heavily may leave your own judgment unstated until too late.
Try this insteadWrite down your own view before hearing what anyone else thinks.
Work and decisions
When it overshootsWorrying in advance about problems that haven't appeared can delay a simple start.
Try this insteadList three possible problems, pick one to watch and begin.
Communication
When it overshootsBetween image-conscious Legs and storing Stomach, others' opinions may outweigh your own.
Try this insteadIn your next group decision, state a preference before the vote.
Boundaries
When it overshootsSpending energy maintaining every relationship can leave little for the ones that matter.
Try this insteadChoose three relationships for focused attention this month.
| Area of life | When it overshoots | Try this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Core tendency | Weighing others' opinions heavily may leave your own judgment unstated until too late. | Write down your own view before hearing what anyone else thinks. |
| Work and decisions | Worrying in advance about problems that haven't appeared can delay a simple start. | List three possible problems, pick one to watch and begin. |
| Communication | Between image-conscious Legs and storing Stomach, others' opinions may outweigh your own. | In your next group decision, state a preference before the vote. |
| Boundaries | Spending energy maintaining every relationship can leave little for the ones that matter. | Choose three relationships for focused attention this month. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star (星) | Karma (業) | Womb (胎) | no distance band |
| Tail (尾) | Womb (胎) | Karma (業) | no distance band |
| Stomach (胃) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | near distance |
| Extended Net (张) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | far distance |
| Winnowing Basket (箕) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | middle distance |
| Willow (柳) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | middle distance |
| Heart (心) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | far distance |
| Legs (奎) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | near distance |
| Ghost (鬼) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | middle distance |
| Room (房) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | far distance |
| Wall (壁) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | near distance |
| Hairy Head (昴) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | near distance |
| Wings (翼) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | far distance |
| Dipper (斗) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | middle distance |
| Net (毕) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | near distance |
| Chariot (轸) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | far distance |
| Girl (女) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | middle distance |
| Well (井) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | middle distance |
| Root (氐) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | far distance |
| Encampment (室) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | near distance |
| Turtle Beak (觜) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | near distance |
| Horn (角) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | far distance |
| Emptiness (虚) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | middle distance |
| Three Stars (参) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | middle distance |
| Neck (亢) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | far distance |
| Rooftop (危) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | near distance |