Spirits and stars · Auspicious
Lu is the prosperous position of the day stem: salary, regular income, and the ability to stand on your own.
Look up the four branches from the day stem: Jia has Lu at Yin, Yi at Mao, Bing and Wu at Si, Ding and Ji at Wu, Geng at Shen, Xin at You, Ren at Hai, Gui at Zi.
Source: Yuan Hai Zi Ping and San Ming Tong Hui
In practice it reads as earning steadily through your post or your craft: going deep in one skill or role rather than depending on opportunistic gains.
Used: it appears in the chart results and in domain conclusions as a career and wealth reference.
Rule of thumb: these markers are read from fixed classical tables, and the scores and advice come from a separate model. Both are laid out on the site, and neither is a claim about what will happen.
What if Lu is clashed?
The tradition reads a clashed Lu as an unstable base: steady the main job before expanding.
How is it different from the wealth element?
Lu is what you earn from position and expertise; the wealth element is about resources, trading and relationships.