Sukuyo mansion: Stomach (胃)
Three stars in eastern Aries form Stomach (胃), named for the granary and the stomach and opening the third lunar month; this reading pictures it as vigorous, ambitious, and self-reliant.
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
- 27 / 27
- Matching Indian lunar mansion (nakshatra)
- Bharani
- Celestial quadrant
- White Tiger of the West
- Month-start mansion of the old calendar
- 3rd month
- Neighbouring mansions
- Bond (娄) · Hairy Head (昴)
- Karma and Womb mansions
- Karma (業): Extended Net (张) · Womb (胎): Winnowing Basket (箕)
Name and sky
The character means both the stomach that digests food and the granary that stores grain. The mansion is made of three stars in the eastern part of Aries. Bond (娄) precedes it, and after it comes Hairy Head (昴), so the ring of twenty-seven closes here.
A symbolic reading
This symbolic reading portrays Stomach as full of vitality, with a large appetite for goals. It goes after what it wants instead of waiting, does not give up easily when challenged, and prefers to get things done through its own effort. This reading treats it as a hard-working doer who moves fast and suits opening new ground. That drive can also look self-focused, paying less attention to other people's pace, so in shared work it may be seen as forceful.
Constructive themes
- The granary in its name links this mansion with storing up, so it is often said to bank resources, experience, and stamina ahead of the next stage.
- As the mansion of the first day of the third lunar month, when spring deepens, it is symbolically tied to pushing plans out of the idea stage into practice.
Tendencies to keep in view
- A big appetite means much to swallow; chasing too many goals at once and scattering its strength is a tendency this mansion may want to watch.
- Right after Bond (娄), which ties people together, Stomach leans toward working solo, and it may need to leave room for partners to speak.
Key points for Stomach (胃)
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.
Granary and stomach at once, three stars in eastern Aries open the third lunar month; Stomach (胃) is the mansion of vigour, ambition and self-reliance.
Way of working
A big appetite for goals, a preference for going after what you want rather than waiting, and hard work in opening new ground. The granary suggests storing resources and stamina ahead of the next stage, which is fine until too many goals spread that strength thin.
Relationship pattern
Drive can look self-focused, giving other people's pace little notice, so in shared work the manner may come across as forceful. After Bond, which ties people together, Stomach leans toward working solo and may need to leave room for partners to speak.
Misuse to avoid
'I'm self-reliant' gets stretched into a reason to ignore teammates' input, or to call dependence weakness. The stomach image digests and stores; it does not say that others have nothing to offer.
Reality check
Treat the traditional symbolism as a hypothesis to test: pick one familiar situation and try the smallest action.
Core tendency
When it overshootsChasing too many goals at once, as a large appetite would, could scatter stamina.
Try this insteadPick the one goal for this quarter and park the rest in writing.
Work and decisions
When it overshootsMoving fast alone could outpace a team that still needs a say in the plan.
Try this insteadBefore launching, ask each teammate for one concern and note it.
Communication
When it overshootsLess attention to other people's pace can make colleagues feel they are being pushed.
Try this insteadAsk the slowest person in the group what pace would work for them.
Boundaries
When it overshootsStoring up for the next stage might delay rest indefinitely, as if the harvest were never full.
Try this insteadFix a day off right after a big push and keep it truly free.
| Area of life | When it overshoots | Try this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Core tendency | Chasing too many goals at once, as a large appetite would, could scatter stamina. | Pick the one goal for this quarter and park the rest in writing. |
| Work and decisions | Moving fast alone could outpace a team that still needs a say in the plan. | Before launching, ask each teammate for one concern and note it. |
| Communication | Less attention to other people's pace can make colleagues feel they are being pushed. | Ask the slowest person in the group what pace would work for them. |
| Boundaries | Storing up for the next stage might delay rest indefinitely, as if the harvest were never full. | Fix a day off right after a big push and keep it truly free. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extended Net (张) | Karma (業) | Womb (胎) | no distance band |
| Winnowing Basket (箕) | Womb (胎) | Karma (業) | no distance band |
| Hairy Head (昴) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | near distance |
| Wings (翼) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | far distance |
| Dipper (斗) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | middle distance |
| Star (星) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | middle distance |
| Tail (尾) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | far distance |
| Bond (娄) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | near distance |
| Willow (柳) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | middle distance |
| Heart (心) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | far distance |
| Legs (奎) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | near distance |
| Net (毕) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | near distance |
| Chariot (轸) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | far distance |
| Girl (女) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | middle distance |
| Turtle Beak (觜) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | near distance |
| Horn (角) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | far distance |
| Emptiness (虚) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | middle distance |
| Ghost (鬼) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | middle distance |
| Room (房) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | far distance |
| Wall (壁) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | near distance |
| Three Stars (参) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | near distance |
| Neck (亢) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | far distance |
| Rooftop (危) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | middle distance |
| Well (井) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | middle distance |
| Root (氐) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | far distance |
| Encampment (室) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | near distance |