Eastern Divination

Hexagram #37

家人 jiā rén

The Family

Upper ☰

Xun (Wind)

wood · Gentle

Lower ☷

Li (Fire)

fire · Clinging

📜The Judgment

The Family. The perseverance of the woman furthers.

🏔The Image

Wind comes forth from fire. The superior person has substance in their words and duration in their way of living.

The Lines
Yang

First (Bottom)

Firm seclusion within the family. Remorse disappears.

Yin

Second

She should not follow her whims. She must attend within to the food. Perseverance brings good fortune.

Yang

Third

When tempers flare up in the family, too great severity brings remorse. Good fortune nonetheless. When woman and child dally and laugh, it leads in the end to humiliation.

Yin

Fourth

She is the treasure of the house. Great good fortune.

Yang

Fifth

As a king, one approaches the family. Fear not. Good fortune.

Yang

Sixth (Top)

Their work commands respect. In the end good fortune comes.