Hexagram 37 • The Family/Household • Chia Jen

The Image of Wind and Wood Over Fire

The family is society in nuclear scale, proceeding outward to influence the larger culture.
It is important that all in the clan get along.
Be responsible for the role you play in your family.
Learn about the customs of the society you live in.
Establish correct relationships according to these customs.
Use yin/feminine energy to nurture and care for all
that happens within your household.
Use yang/masculine energy to deal with the outside world.

Nine in the first place

Prepare for what is necessary to create a family within the home.
Make rules of order to maintain discipline.
Understand your responsibility within the group.
Nine in the first place changes to hexagram 53.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 53.

Six in the second place

Feminine energy takes charge of social obligations
and the important task of providing nourishment for the family.
This is not the time to lead the group but to keep within the specified mores of the clan.

Six in the second place changes hexagram 9.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 9.

Nine in the third place

Take charge. Stick with and enforce the rules.
Confront issues when they arise so that they don’t become unmanageable.
Balance discipline. Don’t lose your temper or be too severe when problems arise.

Nine in the third place changes to hexagram 42.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 42.

Six in the fourth place

Devotion to the family develops harmony and riches of well-being.

Six in the fourth place changes to hexagram 13.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 13.

Nine in the fifth place

The father figure in the family should act like a benevolent king who builds trust.
Do not make yourself feared. Act from the heart with affection.

Nine in the fifth place changes to hexagram 22.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 22.

Nine in the last place

The atmosphere in the family depends on the character of the people in the group.
Assume responsibility and the home will flourish.

Nine in the last place changes to hexagram 63.
Paintings and Prescriptions, hexagram 63.

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