Hexagram 37 · ䷤
Family. It furthers the woman to be persevering.
Judgment
Family. It furthers the woman to be persevering.
Image
Wind coming forth from fire represents Family. The noble person has substance in his words and constancy in his way of life.
Lines
Establishing discipline in the family from the start. Remorse disappears. She does not pursue external things but takes care of family nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune...
Family. It furthers the woman to be persevering.
Family. It furthers the woman to be persevering.
Family means that the woman holds the correct position within and the man holds the correct position without. When man and woman hold their correct positions, the great principle of heaven and earth is realized. In the family there are strict rulers: these are the parents. When the father is truly father, the son truly son, the elder brother truly elder brother, the younger brother truly younger brother, the husband truly husband, and the wife truly wife, then the way of the family is correct. When the family is correct, the whole world is established.
Family requires the woman to hold the correct inner position and the man the correct outer position. When family relationships are proper—father as father, son as son, elder brother as elder brother, younger brother as younger brother, husband as husband, wife as wife—the family way is correct and the world is established.
Wind comes forth from fire: the image of Family. The noble person has substance in his words and duration in his way of life.
Wind coming forth from fire represents Family. The noble person has substance in his words and constancy in his way of life.
He establishes discipline in the family. Remorse disappears.
Establishing discipline in the family from the start. Remorse disappears.
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He establishes discipline in the family: his will has not yet changed.
Establishing discipline means the will has not yet been corrupted.
She does not pursue anything, but takes care of the nourishment of the family. Perseverance brings good fortune.
She does not pursue external things but takes care of family nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune.
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Six in the second place means good fortune, because she follows the yielding way.
Good fortune comes from following the yielding way.
When tempers flare up in the family, too severe a repression brings remorse and danger. Then there is good fortune. If the woman and children only giggle, in the end there will be humiliation.
When family tempers flare, too severe repression brings remorse and danger, then good fortune. If women and children only giggle, humiliation follows.
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When tempers flare up, too severe a repression is not a mistake: this is proper. If the woman and children only giggle, they are not observing the rules of the family.
Severe repression is proper; giggling shows lack of family discipline.
She is the treasure of the house. Great good fortune.
She is the treasure of the house. Great good fortune.
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She is the treasure of the house: she follows the position and the task.
Being the treasure means following position and task.
As a king he approaches his family. Fear not. Good fortune.
As a king he approaches his family. Fear not—good fortune.
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As a king he approaches his family: love is expressed in this.
The king approaching his family expresses love.
His work commands respect. In the end good fortune comes.
His work commands respect. In the end good fortune comes.
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His work commands respect: he turns to self-examination.
Work commanding respect comes from self-examination.
What does Chia Jên / The Family mean in the I Ching?
Family. It furthers the woman to be persevering.
How should I study Hexagram 37 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Establishing discipline in the family from the start. Remorse disappears. She does not pursue external things but takes care of family nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Family requires the woman to hold the correct inner position and the man the correct outer position. When family relationships are proper—father as father, son as son, elder brother as elder brother, younger brother as y...
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