Hexagram 37: The Family

风火家人 · Jiā Rén

Hexagram 37, The Family (Jiā Rén, 家人), is formed of the upper trigram Wind (巽) over the lower trigram Fire (离). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

The family: the woman's perseverance furthers.
利女贞。

Trigrams

Upper · Wind 巽
gentle penetration
Lower · Fire 离
clarity, clinging

The outer (upper) trigram Wind describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Fire describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of The Family.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 37 for Your Question

When The Family appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of The Family to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether The Family answers.

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