家人
Jiā RénUpper: Wind · 巽 · Lower: Fire · 离
Judgment利女贞。
In plain wordsIt favors the woman's staying on the right course. In a home, each person keeps to their place and speaks and acts in good order; a family or group is steady when it is upright from the inside.
The imageWind above, fire below: wind comes out of the fire, with fire inside and wind spreading outward; the warmth within the home reaches outside.
A hint for youTo improve your family or team, start with communication and rules inside. Setting an example and keeping words and actions consistent is stronger than preaching.
Line texts (bottom to top)
- 初九闲有家，悔亡。The first line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household Occasion for repentance will disappear.
- 六二无攸遂，在中馈，贞吉。The second line, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
- 九三家人嗃嗃，悔厉吉；妇子嘻嘻，终吝。The third line, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
- 六四富家，大吉。The fourth line, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
- 九五王假有家，勿恤。吉。The fifth line, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.
- 上九有孚威如，终吉。The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.
Family; tend your inner circle
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