[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":17},["ShallowReactive",2],{"metaeast_iching64_en-iching-37":3},{"slug":4,"archived":5,"date_created":6,"date_updated":7,"title":8,"content1":9,"content2":10,"seotitle":11,"seodescription":12,"htmlcode":13,"content0":14,"number":15,"seo_keywords":16,"og_title":8,"og_description":12},"iching-37",false,"2026-08-11T00:57:06.889Z","2026-07-04T14:35:07.000Z","Zhouyi, I Ching, Hexagram 37, The Family, Wind over Fire, Xun above Li below","Detailed explanation of Zhouyi Hexagram 37\n \u003Cbr>Original text of The Family hexagram\n \u003Cbr>The Family. Beneficial for the woman’s perseverance.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Wind emerges from fire—The Family. The noble person makes words substantial and conduct constant.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>The Family hexagram: Divination concerning a woman’s affairs is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: The outer trigram is Xun, which is wind; the inner trigram is Li, which is fire. Fire within and wind without: wind strengthens fire, and fire strengthens wind. They support and complete one another, forming the image of The Family. Observing this image, the noble person realizes that words must have substance lest they be empty, and that virtue must be sustained over time to become abundant.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation from The Heavenly Mechanism of Divining Changes\n \u003Cbr>The Family has Xun above and Li below, and is the second-generation hexagram of the Xun palace. It represents family harmony and unity, and is generally auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>The heart turns inward, and the family prospers; be stern, upright, and constant, and do not let your heart be moved.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this hexagram will benefit from cooperating and working with others. It also often indicates happy events. Harmonious families can work with one heart and develop their undertakings.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: A period of prosperity is at hand; be careful in speech and conduct.\n \u003Cbr>Finances: Hoard goods; prices will rise later.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Beware of fire; marriage between related families.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Excess phlegm and asthma, difficult to cure completely.\n \u003Cbr>Traditional interpretation of the hexagram\n \u003Cbr>This is a contrasting hexagram, with Li below and Xun above, layered together. Li is fire; Xun is wind. Fire makes hot air rise and become wind. Everything should take the inner as its foundation before extending outward. It arises within and takes form without. This signifies governing the family before governing the world: when the family way is correct, the world is peaceful and happy.\n \u003Cbr>Great Image: The image of wind blowing upon fire, strengthening its power; it signifies family members working with one heart to develop their undertaking.\n \u003Cbr>Fortune: Safe and greatly auspicious. Cooperation with others is likely to succeed, with further signs of celebration such as a new child or marriage.\n \u003Cbr>Career: Success depends on the state of the family. Govern the family strictly and prevent an unexpected “backyard fire”; this is the prerequisite for career success. With marital harmony and cooperation, one can surely escape poverty and become prosperous. The undertaking should proceed from within outward, step by step and persistently; then it will certainly achieve something.\n \u003Cbr>Business: Apply the method of governing a family to commercial activities. Treat company employees with a balance of strictness and leniency, with strictness predominant. Centralized leadership is advisable, with one person in charge and everyone cooperating, building up over time.\n \u003Cbr>Seeking recognition: Emphasize diligent effort and contentment with a simple life, while also relying on family support. As the family prospers, personal career success becomes easier.\n \u003Cbr>Marriage and love: A harmonious family is the foundation of everything, and the wife is the root of the family way. Choose a wife carefully; harmony and happiness make the family prosper.\n \u003Cbr>Decision-making: Success comes smoothly through a good family and the wife’s support, but this advantage must be maintained; otherwise prosperity can turn into decline in an instant. Be especially alert to changes in the family. In managing a household, emphasize humility and harmony toward others, and build wealth through diligence, frugality, and saving. Relatives should treat one another harmoniously and amicably.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The philosophical meaning of the 37th hexagram\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The image of The Family hexagram: the symbolic meaning of Wind over Fire, The Family\n \u003Cbr>The Family is a contrasting hexagram, with Li below and Xun above. Li is fire, and Xun is wind. Fire makes hot air rise and become wind. Everything should take the inner as its foundation before extending outward. It arises within and takes form without.\n \u003Cbr>It signifies governing the family before governing the world; when the family way is correct, the world is peaceful and happy.\n \u003Cbr>From another perspective, The Family consists of Xun and Li. Li is fire, which can cook food; Xun is wind, reaching everywhere. Li below and Xun above means that people use fire to prepare food, and after the whole family has eaten, they go about their activities everywhere like the wind, each doing their own work. Hence this hexagram is called The Family.\n \u003Cbr>After Hexagram Family, the sequence in the Sequence says: “Those who are wounded outside must return to the family; therefore Family follows it.” The Mingyi hexagram discusses being harmed while serving in government or working outside; now one should return to the family,\n \u003Cbr>seeking stability.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Wind emerges from fire—The Family; the noble person makes words substantial and conduct constant. This indicates that the image of The Family is Li (fire) below and Xun (wind) above, the appearance of wind emerging from fire. It symbolizes that external wind comes from one’s own fire, just as a family’s influence and effects arise from within itself. The noble person should pay special attention to every word and deed: speech must have basis and substance, actions must have standards and rules, and one must not change direction constantly or abandon things halfway.\n \u003Cbr>The guiding principle expressed by The Family is sincerity and authority in managing one’s undertaking, and it belongs to the lowest-lower category. The Image judges this hexagram as follows: A fresh flower blooms in a mirror; it looks beautiful, but cannot be taken. I urge you not to fall in love with a flower in the mirror; when this hexagram appears, the outcome may be strange.","Detailed explanation of the first line, Nine in the first place, of Zhouyi Hexagram 37\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the first place: Establish safeguards for the family; remorse disappears.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Establishing safeguards for the family means that one’s resolve has not yet changed.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the first place: Prevent unexpected accidents from occurring in the family, and there will be no regret.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: Preventing unexpected accidents in the family means being alert to changes before they occur.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Ordinary: Those who receive this line will accomplish their plans. The unmarried may marry; it is unfavorable for the elderly’s longevity. An official in an idle post will be promoted to a position with real authority; one already in office may lose power.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: Good fortune is beginning; examine and discipline yourself.\n \u003Cbr>Finances: At the beginning of a business, strictly observe commercial rules.\n \u003Cbr>Home: There are rules and order; an upright, blameless household.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Treat illness when it occurs; if delayed, it becomes difficult to cure.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_1.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the first line, Nine in the first place, changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 53: Gradual Progress, Wind over Mountain. This is a transformed hexagram made of two different trigrams, Gen below and Xun above. Gen is mountain and Xun is wood. There is wood on the mountain; it grows gradually, and the mountain rises along with it. This is a process of gradual progress, hence the name Gradual Progress: gradual means advancing, moving forward little by little without haste.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the First Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The first line of The Family, line statement: Nine in the first place: Establish safeguards for the family; remorse disappears. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Leisure: refers to prevention and preparedness. There is: can be understood as “at” or “in.”\n \u003Cbr>The line statement means: If one manages the family in a way that prevents unforeseen disasters, there will be no fault.\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, the first line is a yang line in a firm position and is also the beginning of The Family, signifying the initial formation of a household. At this time, it is best to establish rules, because the family’s intentions have not yet been influenced by the outside world. If bad habits are formed, correcting them later will be difficult.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: “Establish safeguards for the family”—the resolve has not yet changed. This indicates that preventing unforeseen disasters in the family means it is crucial to make a good beginning. If one waits until a problem appears before seeking a solution, the result will be much worse.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line should discipline themselves and also set limits for the women and children in the household. From the beginning, establish correct moral standards and tell family members not to stir up disputes or gossip about others. In spare time, learn the principles of managing a household or necessary life skills. In such a family, regrettable events will not occur.\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the first place: Establish safeguards for the family; remorse disappears.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: Establishing safeguards for the family means that one’s resolve has not yet changed.\n \u003Cbr>The classical text means: Take precautions at home, and regrettable events will not occur. The Image means: Taking precautions at home shows that one’s view of the family has not changed.\n \u003Cbr>Although houses in ancient times were simple, they all had courtyards. The main gate of the courtyard was like two wooden fences; after closing the gate, a horizontal bar was inserted, preventing outsiders from entering. This bar was called “the barrier.” It not only kept outsiders out but could also serve as a weapon. If someone opened the gate and discovered that the visitor meant harm, the bar could be used for self-defense. Thus, for a family, knowing to secure the gate with the horizontal bar in ordinary times meant that nothing regrettable would happen.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the second line, Nine in the second place, of Zhouyi Hexagram 37\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place line statement\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place: Nothing is pursued to completion; she remains occupied with the household meals. Perseverance in the correct path is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The good fortune of Six in the second place comes from yielding and humility.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place: A woman manages household affairs and arranges meals at home without error; this is an auspicious sign.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: The line statement of Six in the second place is called auspicious because the yin line is below the yang line of the third place, like a woman being yielding and humble toward a man.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Auspicious: Those who receive this line will establish a household through their endeavors and have many happy events. Officials will enjoy honor and wealth.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: Accomplish matters through others; things can still go as wished.\n \u003Cbr>Finances: Transport and trade grain; profit can be made.\n \u003Cbr>Home: The woman is in charge.\n \u003Cbr>Health: The appetite is still good; there should be no trouble.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place changing hexagram\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_2.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the second line, Six in the second place, changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 9: Small Taming, Wind over Heaven. This is a transformed hexagram made of two different trigrams, Qian below and Xun above. Qian is Heaven and Xun is wind. It symbolizes favorable weather and abundant crops, hence the name Small Taming. Its power is limited; one must wait until development reaches a certain degree before accomplishing something significant.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Second Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The second line of The Family, line statement: Six in the second place: Nothing is pursued to completion; she remains occupied with the household meals. Perseverance in the correct path is auspicious. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Fulfilled: having one’s wish come true; here it means acting as one pleases. Center: within the family. Provisions: miscellaneous tasks related to cooking and food.\n \u003Cbr>The line statement means: Do not pursue external fame and success as you please; instead, devote yourself to managing the household’s food and daily life. The result will certainly be auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, Six in the second place is a yin line in a yielding position: it lacks yang strength, and its ability and wisdom are gentle and weak, so social work is unlikely to fulfill its wishes. The yin line lies in the center of Li, the lower trigram, and Li represents fire. It is also within the nuclear Kan formed by the second, third, and fourth lines; Kan is water. Viewed together, this is water above fire, an image of cooking food and boiling water. Six in the second place also has the virtues of yielding and compliance, so the result is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The good fortune of Six in the second place comes from yielding and humility. This indicates that it can achieve auspicious results because it occupies the center, accords with normal practice, and is gentle and compliant.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line, if they have achieved nothing in pursuing a career outside or have encountered obstacles, can cook at home, entertain relatives and friends, or prepare gifts for them; this will bring good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place: Nothing is pursued to completion; she remains occupied with the household meals. Perseverance in the correct path is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The good fortune of Six in the second place comes from yielding and humility.\n \u003Cbr>The classical text means: Do not act on your own initiative; begin the midday meal; holding to the correct path is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image means: The reason Six in the second place is auspicious is that\n \u003Cbr>Six in the second place corresponds with Nine in the fifth place, like harmony between husband and wife in a family. It occupies the center of the inner trigram and is correctly placed, representing a wife who maintains the centered and correct way at home. The wife is not the head of the household; in modern terms, she is not the registered householder. Therefore, she cannot make decisions arbitrarily and must consult her husband. Her role at home is to manage domestic matters, especially preparing meals for the family; preparing tasty food at noon each day, obeying her husband’s instructions, and maintaining the correct path will bring auspiciousness. This auspiciousness belongs both to Six in the second place and to the whole family. Of course, this reflects ideas from the ancient feudal era. Today men and women are equal, and many men are gradually taking on the role represented by this line, so this idea is not very suitable for modern families. Times have changed.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the third line, Nine in the third place, of Zhouyi Hexagram 37\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Third Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the third place: The family is harsh and stern; remorse and danger, yet auspicious. If wife and children laugh and play carelessly, the outcome will be unfortunate.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: When the family is harsh and stern, the essential order has not been lost; when wife and children laugh and play carelessly, the family’s discipline has been lost.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the third place: In a poor family, everyone cries out hungrily for food. This is sorrowful, but through diligent labor they can escape poverty and become prosperous. In a wealthy family, arrogance, luxury, and dissipation prevail; wife and children only laugh and amuse themselves, and the family will eventually decline.\n \u003Cbr>The Image Commentary says: In a poor family, diligent labor means the upright family tradition has not been lost. In a wealthy household, indulging only in laughter and pleasure means losing the way of diligence and frugality.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Unfavorable: Those who receive this line will experience mixed worry and joy; beware of becoming absorbed in pleasure. Officials will be strict and show little mercy.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: Hard work brings achievement; indulgence leads to ruin.\n \u003Cbr>Finances: If internal and external matters are both in order, one can still protect oneself.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Household rules are strict; two families join together.\n \u003Cbr>Health: A cooling remedy relieves the difficulty.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Third Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_3.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the third line, Nine in the third place, changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 42: Increase, Wind over Thunder. This is a transformed hexagram made of two different trigrams, Zhen below and Xun above. Xun is wind; Zhen is thunder. Wind and thunder surge together, growing ever stronger; thunder grows louder, and wind and thunder assist and enhance each other. This hexagram is the opposite of Decrease. It diminishes the upper to benefit the lower, whereas the latter diminishes the lower to benefit the upper. The two hexagrams explain the principles of decrease and increase.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The philosophical meaning of the line of Nine in the third place\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The third line of The Family, line statement: Nine in the third place: The family is harsh and stern; remorse and danger, yet auspicious. If wife and children laugh and play carelessly, the outcome will be unfortunate. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Di-di: the sound of angry scolding. Xi-xi: the sound of unrestrained laughter.\n \u003Cbr>The line statement means: If family governance is too strict, one often regrets excessively reprimanding family members, but the family way has not ultimately been lost, so in the long run the result can be auspicious. If one is too indulgent, and wife and children laugh freely and do whatever they please, the eventual outcome will certainly not be good.\n \u003Cbr>The third line of The Family, line statement: Nine in the third place: The family is harsh and stern; remorse and danger, yet auspicious. If wife and children laugh and play carelessly, the outcome will be unfortunate. Life insights\n \u003Cbr>From the hexagram image, Nine in the third place is a yang line in a firm position and represents the father in the family. The father should uphold the family’s rules and take responsibility for discipline. If family members act wrongly, they may be severely reprimanded. Remember: “Strictness is love; laxity is harm.”\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: “The family is harsh and stern”—the essential order has not been lost; “wife and children laugh and play carelessly”—the family’s discipline has been lost. This indicates that being too strict in governing the family accords with the principle of family governance; although it contains an excess, it does not lose the foundation. Allowing wife and children to do as they please, with an outcome that will ultimately not be good, violates the principles and rules of governing a family.\n \u003Cbr>Those who receive this line should not indulge their emotions. Strictly restrict foolish behavior and excessive entertainment, or regrettable events will occur.\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the third place: The family is harshly reprimanded; strict household governance is auspicious. If women and children laugh and joke, there will ultimately be worry and regret.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: When the family is harsh and stern, the essential order has not been lost; when wife and children laugh and play carelessly, the family’s discipline has been lost.\n \u003Cbr>The classical text means: The family is harshly reprimanded; strict household governance is auspicious. If women and children laugh and joke, there will ultimately be worry and regret.\n \u003Cbr>The Image means: When family members are reprimanded, the family law has not been lost; when wife and children laugh and joke, household restraint has been lost.\n \u003Cbr>The third line is the top line of the lower trigram Li. The lower trigram governs the inner realm and the family, so this line is equivalent to the head of the household. What should the head of the household do? The head should use morality and family rules to restrain every family member and must be strict. Hence the line statement says, “The family is harshly reprimanded; strict household governance is auspicious.”\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the fourth line, Nine in the fourth place, of Zhouyi Hexagram 37\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place line statement\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place: A prosperous household; great auspiciousness.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: A prosperous household and great auspiciousness come from following one’s position.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place: A happy and prosperous family; great auspiciousness.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: A happy family brings great good fortune, because the yielding line at Six in the fourth place lies beneath the firm line at Nine in the fifth place, like family members living harmoniously, each fulfilling their own role.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Auspicious: Those who obtain this line will enjoy favorable circumstances, receive the support of influential benefactors, and see the lonely and childless reunited with their relatives. Officials will have smooth careers, with prospects for promotion.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: Build wealth and protect the household; this is truly a period of good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>Wealth: Triple the market profit; its riches can be readily understood.\n \u003Cbr>Home: A wealthy household.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Excessive obesity; reducing it will bring recovery.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place changing hexagram\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_4.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the line at Six in the fourth place changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 13: Fellowship with People, Heaven over Fire. This is a composite hexagram of different trigrams, with Li below and Qian above. Qian is Heaven and the ruler; Li is fire and the ministers and common people. Heaven is above and fire below; fire rises and joins Heaven. Above and below are united, crossing the river in the same boat, interpersonal relations are harmonious, and all under Heaven are one.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Nine in the fourth place line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The fourth line of the Family hexagram, line statement: Six in the fourth place: Enrich the family; great good fortune. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: Increase the wealth of the family; great good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>In terms of the hexagram image, Six in the fourth place is a yielding line in a yielding position and has already entered the upper trigram. Its status is not merely that of a worthy wife, but also that of a good mother. It is the first line of the upper trigram and stands in proper correspondence with the ruler line at Nine in the fifth place. Xun means yielding and compliant. This symbolizes a gentle, virtuous mother assisting a centered, upright, strict father in carefully managing the household economy and finances. The family’s ample wealth is the result of the housewife’s skill in managing money. It also indicates flourishing descendants, another result of a good mother’s nurturing.\n \u003Cbr>The Image explains this line as follows: “Enrich the family; great good fortune”—yielding and compliant in its position. This points out that Six in the fourth place can “increase the wealth of the family and bring great good fortune” because its yielding nature determines this.\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place: Enrich the family; great good fortune. The Image says: Enrich the family; great good fortune—yielding and compliant in its position.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the classic text is: The family is wealthy; great good fortune.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the Image statement is: The family is wealthy and enjoys great good fortune because Six in the fourth place is yielding and properly placed.\n \u003Cbr>Six in the fourth place is the lowest line of the Xun trigram in the upper trigram. Xun contains the meaning “near-market profit threefold,” so Six in the fourth place makes the family very wealthy. In modern terms, it means that this line has the ability to create wealth. Material conditions are indispensable to a happy family; prosperity is the foundation of family happiness, which is why the line statement says “great good fortune.”\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the ninth line of the Zhouyi’s thirty-seventh hexagram\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Fifth Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the fifth place: The king comes to his family. Do not worry. Auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The king comes to his family—mutual love and care.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the fifth place: The king arrives at the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices to the ancestors. Do not worry; the ancestors bless the family, and all matters are auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The king comes to the homes of the ministers and people, showing that ruler and subjects love and protect one another.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Auspicious: Those who obtain this line will profit in their undertakings and receive the support of benefactors. Officials will become prominent and have prospects for advancement.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: When human hearts resonate, good fortune arises naturally.\n \u003Cbr>Wealth: Conduct business honestly and for the public good; profits can be secured.\n \u003Cbr>Home: A grand mansion; marrying into a wealthy family.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Excessive liver fire; nourish and regulate the heart qi.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Fifth Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_5.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the line at Nine in the fifth place changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 22: Adornment, Mountain over Fire. This is a composite hexagram of different trigrams, with Li below and Gen above. Li is fire and brightness; Gen is mountain and stopping. It is civilized yet restrained. The Adornment hexagram discusses the relationship between substance and form: substance is primary, while form regulates it. Adornment means embellishment and decoration.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Nine in the fifth place line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The fifth line of the Family hexagram, line statement: Nine in the fifth place: The king comes to his family; do not worry; auspicious. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>King: the ruler. Jia: meaning “reach” or “arrive.” You: meaning “at” or “in.”\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: The king has arrived at home; there is no need to worry; auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>In terms of the hexagram image, Nine in the fifth place is a firm line in a firm position, occupying the ruler’s place. Here it refers to the father as head of the household. The father should lead and influence everyone’s conduct like a household leader, distribute family responsibilities according to the principle that everyone benefits, and use personal character to earn the family’s respect and affection while encouraging each member to develop their strengths.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes this line as follows: “The king comes to his family”—mutual love and care. This points out that the key duty of the father as head of the household is to enable the whole family to live harmoniously, with warm feelings and mutual affection.\n \u003Cbr>Nine in the fifth place: The king comes to his family; do not worry; auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The king comes to his family—mutual love and care.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the classic text is: Governing the country as one governs a family; do not grieve; auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the Image statement is: Governing the country like governing a family means making people love and care for one another as members of one family. \n \u003Cbr>The Nine at the top represents the ruler's position. In the Family hexagram, where is the ruler's family? It is not in the palace; the ruler's family is the state. When the ruler makes everyone under Heaven treat one another like members of one family, loving and caring for one another, the people of the realm become closely united, and only then can the state be stable. This is the idea of great national unity. In ancient times, the Son of Heaven was the supreme leader of the alliance of all feudal states, so the Son of Heaven had to promote the idea of great unity. Moreover, this was not merely publicized as an idea; the pattern of great unity was also brought about through marriage alliances. For example, when the father of King Zhou saw that Western Zhou had grown powerful, he gave his own daughter to\n \u003Cbr>a younger sister from his clan to the father of King Wen of Zhou.\n \u003Cbr>Detailed explanation of the top line of the Zhouyi’s thirty-seventh hexagram\n \u003Cbr>Statement of the Top Nine line\n \u003Cbr>Nine at the top: There is trustworthiness, and dignified authority; ultimately auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The auspiciousness of dignified authority means turning back to examine oneself.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation in plain language\n \u003Cbr>Nine at the top: The ruler holds the power of life and death, imposing and awe-inspiring; authority remains secure, and the outcome is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The line statement speaks of establishing authority through punishments, ultimately auspicious because the ruler can reflect inwardly and establish prestige outwardly.\n \u003Cbr>Explanation by Shao Yong, a Northern Song scholar of the Changes\n \u003Cbr>Auspicious: Those who obtain this line will have their plans go as intended, especially women. Officials will hold high authority, and scholars will advance and become renowned.\n \u003Cbr>Interpretation by Fu Peirong, a Taiwanese master of traditional Chinese learning\n \u003Cbr>Timing: Everything is auspicious, but good fortune is nearly over.\n \u003Cbr>Wealth: Follow the righteous way of commerce; there is both profit and reputation.\n \u003Cbr>Home: Respected throughout the community; harmony between two families.\n \u003Cbr>Health: Exercise and physical training.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Transformation of the Top Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src='\"https:\u002F\u002Fmypublicforweb.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Finching\u002F64_37_6.png'\" alt='\"周易第37卦的其中之一变卦卦的卦图'\" >\n \u003Cbr> \n \u003Cbr>When the top line changes, it becomes Zhouyi Hexagram 63: Already Across, Water over Fire. This is a composite hexagram of different trigrams, with Li below and Kan above. Kan is water and Li is fire; water and fire meet, with water above fire, and the water’s force overcomes the fire, so the great work of extinguishing the fire is complete. Ji means already; ji means accomplished. Already Across means that the matter has succeeded, but changes will eventually arise.\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>Philosophical meaning of the Upper Nine line\n \u003Cbr>\n \u003Cbr>The sixth line of the Family hexagram, line statement: Nine at the top: There is trustworthiness and dignified authority; ultimately auspicious. Explanation of the line statement\n \u003Cbr>Trustworthiness: having integrity. Dignified authority: appearing majestic and imposing.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of this line statement is: If one can be honest and trustworthy and establish authority, the result will certainly be auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>From the perspective of the hexagram image, the Ninth Line occupies the highest position in the Family hexagram and can summarize the main theme of the entire hexagram. Governing the family requires not only a proper balance between leniency and strictness, but also dignity accompanied by authority and trustworthiness.\n \u003Cbr>The Image analyzes this line: “The auspiciousness of dignified authority means turning back to examine oneself.” This points out that dignity and authority bring good fortune because they are gained through strict demands upon oneself, not through other means.\n \u003Cbr>Those who obtain this line: If you are a father, you must demand strict standards of yourself and uphold principles to earn everyone’s respect. Whether a parent at home or a leader at work, you must often reflect on yourself, be strict with yourself, avoid the mistakes you tell others not to make, and do what you ask others to do. Only then can you maintain authority.\n \u003Cbr>Nine at the top: There is trustworthiness and dignified authority; ultimately auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The Image says: The auspiciousness of dignified authority means turning back to examine oneself.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the classic text is: With integrity and authority, the final result is auspicious.\n \u003Cbr>The meaning of the Image statement is: The auspiciousness of authority means turning back to discipline oneself. \n \u003Cbr>The top line is the highest-ranking person in the family, comparable to the retired supreme emperor in a state or the elder patriarch in an ordinary household. Such elders are generally respected by the younger family members. Therefore, the top line must live up to expectations and possess integrity and authority. In modern terms, one should be old and virtuous. China has traditionally respected the elderly, but if an elder lacks virtue, they will lose the respect they deserve.","Zhouyi I Ching Hexagram 37, Family Hexagram, Wind over Fire, Xun above Li below — Detailed explanation of the hexagram judgment — Eastern Metaphysics Library","Detailed explanation of Zhouyi I Ching Hexagram 37, the Family hexagram (Wind over Fire, Xun above Li): the original judgment and plain-language translation, line-by-line auspiciousness analysis, and interpretations for career, relationships, and fortune.","䷤","\u003Cp>The Family: Beneficial for the woman’s perseverance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tuan Commentary says: In The Family, the woman is correctly positioned within and the man is correctly positioned without. The correctness of man and woman is the great principle of heaven and earth. The Family has a strict ruler: this refers to the parents. Let fathers be fathers, sons sons, elder brothers elder brothers, younger brothers younger brothers, husbands husbands, and wives wives; then the way of the family is correct. When the family is put in order, the world is settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Image says: Wind emerges from fire—The Family. Thus the noble person makes words substantial and conduct constant.\u003C\u002Fp>",37,"Zhouyi, I Ching, Hexagram 37, Family hexagram, the Sixty-Four Hexagrams, hexagram judgment, line statement, detailed plain-language explanation",1787044933294]