Palace of the Soul
What is the Yuanchen Palace?
After reincarnation, every person leaves behind a symbolic house in the spiritual realm.
This house is called the Yuanchen Palace, also known as the Palace of the Soul.
Everything inside the Yuanchen Palace is closely connected to one’s destiny.
It records the entire journey of the soul —
from nothingness to existence, from birth to death.
It is also a place where cause and effect, merits and transgressions, and the karmic balance of each lifetime are examined.
Like a spiritual archive, it holds essential records:
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At birth, one’s file is created with date of birth and name.
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After death, the file is archived with the date of passing.
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At each reincarnation, the soul receives a new entry with its new name and life path.
Within the Yuanchen Palace, the soul records are arranged in order. These personal volumes detail:
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Past reincarnations, identities, and life experiences.
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The karmic relationships formed in each lifetime.
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The deeds and actions in the living world.
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Judgments and spiritual consequences after death.
This makes the Yuanchen Palace the key to understanding one’s spiritual journey and future direction.
The Form of the Yuanchen Palace
The appearance of the Yuanchen Palace depends on the soul’s karma and blessings:
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Those who accumulate virtue and good deeds → a palace that is grand and radiant.
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Those burdened by negative karma → a house that is broken or shabby.
Inside, one may also find the Life Tree or Life Flower, symbolizing health and vitality.
The state of the Yuanchen Palace mirrors the person’s actual life —
its beauty or decay is synchronized with one’s health, wealth, and fortune in the human world.
Structure of the Yuanchen Palace
The Yuanchen Palace resembles a home, with rooms symbolizing different aspects of life:
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Living Room → overall destiny and fortune
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Kitchen → wealth and financial prosperity
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Bedroom → love, marriage, and relationships
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Study Room → career and academic growth
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Garden / Life Tree → health and vitality
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Bathroom → emotions and subconscious mind
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Hall of Deities → faith, guardians, and spiritual protection
The Kitchen and Stove
The kitchen holds deep symbolic meaning:
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Stove → career
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Flame size → ambition and career momentum
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Strong fire = thriving career
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Weak or extinguished fire = unemployment or beginning stages
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Firewood → financial resources (柴 “chai” sounds like wealth)
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Rice Jar → savings and accumulated fortune
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Full jar = abundant savings
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Few grains = still opportunities to work harder
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Empty jar = financial struggle
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Cooking Pots → type of career and approach to work
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Stewing pot = steady, long-term growth
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Frying pan = fast-paced, high-efficiency work
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Observing and Adjusting the Yuanchen Palace
Through special spiritual practices such as soul observation or rituals, one may glimpse into their Yuanchen Palace.
Advanced methods can even adjust the size of the rice jar or the amount of firewood, influencing one’s fortune in the human world.
However, true transformation depends on personal virtue:
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Practicing kindness and accumulating merit strengthens the Yuanchen Palace.
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Negative deeds weaken it, regardless of temporary adjustments.
Damages such as leaking roofs or broken walls often reflect unresolved karmic debts or spiritual grievances.
Only by releasing resentment and cultivating goodness can one restore harmony in both the Yuanchen Palace and real life.
The Deeper Meaning of the Yuanchen Palace
The Yuanchen Palace represents not only one’s destiny, but also the mirror of the soul.
It reflects every aspect of life:
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Wealth and prosperity
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Health and vitality
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Career and academic success
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Love, marriage, and relationships
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Personality, subconscious, and spiritual state
Ultimately, the Yuanchen Palace shows that destiny is not controlled by heaven alone, but also by our actions.
Every deed of kindness polishes the palace into brilliance;
every act of harm leads to decay and ruin.
To cherish others is to cherish one’s own Yuanchen Palace.
To respect oneself is to nurture a brighter life path.