The Ming Palace anchors the chart. Computed from your lunar birth month and hour, it holds the stars that describe your default temperament — how you enter a room, make decisions, and carry yourself through the decade phases.
No palace is read alone, and the Ming least of all: it is always read with its triangle (Wealth and Career) and its opposite (Travel), which together frame the person the world meets.
The axis
Opposite the Travel Palace: who you are at home versus who you become outside.