Support is one of the ten roles: how a character in the chart relates to your Day Master. Classical books call it Direct Resource.
Teachers, care, credentials, being looked after
What it stands for
Traditional formula: Male
It speaks of your mother and of those who look after you. It brings studies and degrees.
Traditional formula: Female
It speaks of your mother and of those who look after you. It brings studies and degrees.
In each pillar
Year pillar
Stem
A warm blanket
Picture a warm blanket tucked around a sleeping child. Direct Resource, the star of care and protection, shows openly in your childhood, up to about sixteen. Traditionally it points to a caring home, a supportive mother or elder, and a good start in learning.
You likely felt looked after as a child, and that care tends to steady you still.
Hidden stems
An old lullaby
Some songs from early childhood stay with us for life. Hidden in your childhood pillar, Direct Resource gives quiet support up to about sixteen, even when it wasn't obvious. It often shows as an inner sense that you can be protected, and can protect others.
A quiet feeling of being supported tends to sit deep inside you from early on.
Month pillar
Stem
A hand on the shoulder
Imagine a teacher's hand on your shoulder before a big test. Direct Resource shows openly in your career and family pillar, ages about seventeen to thirty-two. It traditionally brings good mentors, help from parents, diplomas and a name for being decent.
Your young adult years tend to bring help when you need it, and learning pays off.
Hidden stems
An umbrella just in case
An umbrella kept in the car, just in case, says someone has your back. Hidden in your career pillar, ages seventeen to thirty-two, Direct Resource gives quiet backing from family or teachers. Traditionally it favors steady study and patient growth over quick success.
In early working life you tend to have more support behind you than you realise.
Day pillar
Hidden stems
Tea without asking
Picture someone bringing you a cup of tea without being asked. Direct Resource sits hidden in the seat of your partner, most active around ages thirty-three to forty-eight. Traditionally it points to a caring, nurturing bond, where each looks after the other's comfort.
In love you tend to give and receive care, and home feels like shelter.
Hour pillar
Stem
The family album
Think of a photo album passed around at a family gathering. Direct Resource shows openly in your later-life pillar, from about forty-nine on. It traditionally brings comfort, respect and support in later years, often from people you once helped.
Later life tends to give back some of the care you gave.
Hidden stems
A lamp in the window
A lamp left in the window helps anyone find their way home. Hidden in your later-life pillar, from about forty-nine on, Direct Resource gives a quiet, protective kindness that grows with age. Traditionally it favors study, faith or calm habits that keep you steady.
Your later years tend to bring peace of mind, and a gift for comforting others.
Absent
Your own roof
Some people build their own roof, plank by plank. Direct Resource, the star of care, learning and protection, doesn't appear in your chart, visible or hidden.
You've likely learned to look after yourself; letting others care for you now and then is a gift, not a weakness.