Hexagram 37
Family Harmony
Jia Ren (The Family) (風火家人)
Upper: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind) · Lower: ☲ Li (離) (Fire)
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📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
Top Line
Yang
Fifth Line
Yang
Fourth Line
Yin
Third Line
Yang
Second Line
Yin
Initial Line
Yang
Outer (Upper Trigram)
☴ Xun (巽)
Nature: Wind (風)
Element: Wood (木)
Inner (Lower Trigram)
☲ Li (離)
Nature: Fire (火)
Element: Fire (火)
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
利女貞。
Warmth of fire fanned by wind creates family harmony. Strengthen inner household bonds and mutual trust.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
風自火出，家人，君子以言有物而行有恒。
Wind comes forth from fire: The image of The Family. Thus the superior man has substance in his words and duration in his way of life.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初九Bottom line (1st) · Yang閑有家，悔亡。Firm rules within the family; regret vanishes.
- Line 2 六二2nd line · Yin無攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。She pursues nothing of her own; she attends to the food within; steadfastness brings good fortune.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。When the family is stern and strict, there is regret and danger, yet good fortune; when wife and children giggle and play, in the end regret.
- Line 4 六四4th line · Yin富家，大吉。Enriching the family: supreme good fortune.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang王假有家，勿恤。吉。The king influences his family with care; do not worry. Good fortune.
- Line 6 上九Top line (6th) · Yang有孚威如，終吉。Sincere and dignified: in the end good fortune.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
💼 Career & Vision:
Establish clear operational roles and maintain exemplary integrity in all internal team dynamics.
🤝 Relationships & Harmony:
Nurture domestic warmth, mutual loyalty, and loving harmony within the inner household.
💰 Wealth & Foundations:
Manage domestic finances systematically and foster sustainable intergenerational security.