A cousin delivers the work, a friend brings a client and a former classmate promotes a launch. All are familiar people, but their roles differ. In Zi Wei Dou Shu, the Siblings Palace can frame core peer work; the Friends Palace can frame wider networks and outside help.
Map authority and payment
Who can quote a price, change a deadline or approve extra work? A referral fee, salary and project share should not be treated as one promise. Connect the Career Palace to delivery and the Wealth Palace to the money flow. Keep requests in a written channel before an outside contact commits the inside team.
Read the chart in order
Start with the natal relationship between peers and the wider network, then add work, money and current cycles. A role table and clear contract protect relationships more effectively than labeling a familiar person lucky or unlucky.