履 → 家人
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 37: The Family
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).
Line 2
九二 履道坦坦。幽人貞吉。
Nine in the second place means: Treading a smooth, level course. The perseverance of a dark man Brings good fortune.
Line 3
六三 眇能視。跛能履。履虎尾。咥人凶。武人為于大君。
Six in the third place means: A one-eyed man is able to see, A lame man is able to tread. He treads on the tail of the tiger. The tiger bites the man. Misfortune. Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.
Line 4
九四 履虎尾。愬愬終吉。
Nine in the fourth place means: He treads on the tail of the tiger. Caution and circumspection Lead ultimately to good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
黃帝所生，伏羲之宅；兵刃不至，利以居止。
Where the Yellow Emperor was born; the dwelling of Fuxi. Blades and weapons do not reach here; advantageous for settling down.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven above the lake, and the dwelling is sacred ground. This is the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor and the homeland of Fu Xi — the two culture heroes who gave humanity its foundational order. Weapons and blades cannot reach here; it is an auspicious place to dwell in peace. The verse invokes mythological geography: a primordial sanctuary where civilization began and violence cannot intrude. From Treading to the Family, wind emerges from fire. The transformation from careful public conduct to harmonious domestic order is complete. When one's dwelling rests on the foundations laid by the sages themselves, the household radiates warmth outward as naturally as wind rises from flame.
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