This is Part 6 of 7 in my series on Bill Clinton’s Zi Wei Dou Shu chart.
In this series:
- Bill Clinton’s Natal Chart: Political Talent And The Price Of Romantic Entanglement
- Bill Clinton’s Parents Palace: The Father Who Died Before He Was Born
- Bill Clinton’s Career Palace: The Road To The Presidency
- Bill Clinton’s Wealth Palace: Zi Wei In The Rat Palace And The Scandals It Brought
- Bill Clinton’s Mental Palace And Friends Palace: Where Restraint Fails
- Bill Clinton And Hillary: What The Chart Says About The Marriage (you are here)
- What Bill Clinton’s Chart Teaches About Zi Wei Dou Shu
Bill Clinton And Hillary: What The Chart Says About The Marriage
Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham in 1975.
The timing is interesting. In 1974, he had run for a House seat for the first time. Despite securing the highest number of votes among Democratic candidates, he lost.
A year later, he married Hillary. Then he ran again, and won the position of Attorney General of Arkansas.
The sequence raises a question that has been asked many times: was the marriage political?
The Chart’s Answer
Bill Clinton’s chart, read carefully, does not support a simple political reading of the marriage.
In 1975, the minor cycle was linked to the Friends palace.
The Friends palace, as discussed in the previous article, carries a configuration that includes Mu Yu, Jiang Jun, Fu Bing, Xian Chi, and Hong Luan.
These stars suggest more than a political arrangement.
Mu Yu is associated with hidden complications and intimate matters. Jiang Jun is a star of strategic movement and command. Fu Bing is a star of hidden influence. Xian Chi is a star of romantic attraction. Hong Luan is a star of marriage and partnership.
The alignment of Mu Yu, Jiang Jun, Fu Bing, Xian Chi, and Hong Luan in 1975 suggests that Clinton’s union with Hillary was not merely for show.
At least in 1975, Hillary was his sexual partner. The chart does not support the interpretation that the marriage was purely a career move.
What The Chart Does Suggest
This is not to say the marriage was purely romantic either.
Bill Clinton’s chart has a strong Career palace: Wu Qu, Tian Xiang, Tian Ma, You Bi. It describes a chart-holder who thinks strategically about his professional life.
It would be naive to say politics had nothing to do with the marriage.
But the chart suggests both were present. The Friends palace’s alignment in 1975 indicates a genuine intimate connection, not a cold arrangement.
Hillary’s Persistence
The chart also speaks to the question of why Hillary stayed.
Given Bill Clinton’s reputation for deception, and the scandals that surfaced throughout his career, speculation has often arisen about why his marriage survived.
The chart does not explain Hillary’s choices directly. Her chart is separate.
But the configuration in Bill’s chart, the simultaneous presence of genuine intimacy, Xian Chi and Hong Luan, and hidden complications, Mu Yu and Fu Bing, describes a marriage that was never simple.
Hillary Clinton, understanding the complexities of the relationship, chose not to abandon her deceitful and flawed husband.
This is not, in chart terms, a contradiction. It is a description of a marriage that held both affection and difficulty.
What The Chart Does Not Say
It is worth being clear about what the chart does not say.
It does not say the marriage was happy. It does not say it was unhappy. It does not say Hillary was passive. It does not say she was a victim.
What it says is that in 1975, the minor cycle aligned with the Friends palace carried stars of genuine intimacy alongside stars of hidden complication.
The rest, how the marriage unfolded across decades, how both partners responded to the difficulties, is not determined by the chart. It is what they made of the configuration.
What This Teaches About Marriage In Zi Wei Dou Shu
The Spouse palace is the traditional place to look for information about marriage.
But Bill Clinton’s chart suggests that the Friends palace can also be significant, particularly when the minor cycle activates it at key moments.
The Friends palace describes the social and intimate world of the chart-holder. When a marriage begins during a Friends palace cycle, the marriage is bound up with the whole complex of friendship, intimacy, and hidden dynamics that the palace describes.
This is why reading a marriage requires reading more than one palace.
The Spouse palace describes the partner. The Friends palace describes the context in which the partnership unfolds. Both matter.
Key Takeaways
- Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham in 1975, a year after losing his first political race.
- In 1975, the minor cycle was linked to the Friends palace, which carried Mu Yu, Jiang Jun, Fu Bing, Xian Chi, and Hong Luan.
- The alignment suggests the marriage was not merely political. At least in 1975, Hillary was his sexual partner.
- The chart holds both genuine intimacy and hidden complications, describing a marriage that was never simple.
- Reading a marriage requires more than the Spouse palace. The Friends palace can also be significant when the minor cycle activates it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was Bill Clinton’s marriage to Hillary political?
The chart suggests it was not purely political. In 1975, the minor cycle aligned with the Friends palace carried stars of genuine intimacy, Xian Chi and Hong Luan, alongside stars of hidden complication.
What does Xian Chi mean in this context?
Xian Chi is a star of romantic attraction. Its presence in the 1975 alignment indicates a genuine intimate connection rather than a purely strategic arrangement.
Why is the Friends palace relevant to the marriage?
Because the minor cycle in 1975 was linked to the Friends palace. In Zi Wei Dou Shu, the Friends palace describes the social and intimate context in which relationships unfold.
Does the chart explain why Hillary stayed?
No. Hillary’s chart is separate. The chart describes Bill’s configuration, a marriage that held both affection and difficulty, not Hillary’s choices.
What does the Spouse palace say about the marriage?
The Spouse palace describes the partner. The Friends palace describes the context. Reading a marriage requires both.
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