Jia Ren 風火家人
A time to look after home and loved ones
Home and the people close to you matter now. When you are steady there, outside matters resolve.
What does I Ching hexagram 37 (The Family) mean?
Wind rising from fire, running a household well. Harmony at home and each person’s role matter.
- The Family in love
- A homey, stable relationship, good for marriage.
- The Family at work and with money
- Trust among those closest to you is the base.
- Advice
- Show courtesy first to the people closest to you.
The judgment and the image
Judgment · The Family
No blame“It is fitting for the woman to persevere.”
The Image: Wind comes out of fire: the family. The noble person’s words have substance and his conduct is consistent.
原文 · 利女貞。 / 風自火出，家人；君子以言有物，而行有恆。
The six lines of hexagram 37
Lines are read from the bottom up. When you cast a reading and a line is changing, its statement becomes the key message.
Line 1 · 初九
No blame“Setting boundaries in the household; regret vanishes.”
Establish rules at the start and trouble is avoided.
原文 · 閑有家，悔亡。
Line 2 · 六二
Auspicious“Not pursuing one’s own aims; attending to the meals within; perseverance brings good fortune.”
Do your part quietly and reliably at home.
原文 · 无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。
Line 3 · 九三
Caution“The family is stern and harsh: regret and danger, but good fortune. Women and children laughing and playing, in the end humiliation.”
Strictness is better than looseness, even if it hurts a little.
原文 · 家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。
Line 4 · 六四
Auspicious“Enriching the household: great good fortune.”
The family prospers and has what it needs. Very lucky.
原文 · 富家，大吉。
Line 5 · 九五
Auspicious“The king comes to his family; no worry. Good fortune.”
Love and respect for family: no anxiety about the future.
原文 · 王假有家，勿恤。吉。
Line 6 · 上九
Auspicious“Sincerity and dignity: in the end, good fortune.”
Authority tempered by honesty makes a stable home.
原文 · 有孚威如，終吉。
Related hexagrams
- Opposite hexagram (every line flipped): 40. Xie (Deliverance)
- Reversed hexagram (turned upside down): 38. Kui (Opposition)
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