家人

Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning → Hexagram 37: The Family

Difficulty at the Beginning
Water / Thunder
家人
The Family
Wind / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Lower TrigramThunder FireThe Arousing → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

崔嵬北獄,天神貴客。溫仁正直,主布恩德。開衣不已,蒙受大福。

The lofty Northern Peak; celestial spirits, honored guests. Warm, benevolent, upright, and just; they spread grace and virtue. Bestowing robes without cease; great blessings are received.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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