家人 → 大有
Hexagram 37: The Family → Hexagram 14: Great Possession
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Line 2
六二 无攸遂。在中饋。貞吉。
Six in the second place means: She should not follow her whims. She must attend within to the food. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 4
六四 富家大吉。
Six in the fourth place means: She is the treasure of the house. Great good fortune.
Line 5
九五 王假有家。勿恤吉。
Nine in the fifth place means: As a king he approaches his family. Fear not. Good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
仲春孟夏，和氣所舍。生我嘉福，國無殘賊。
The second month of spring, the first of summer; where harmonious airs come to rest. They bring forth our fine blessings; the state is free of cruelty and ruin.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind from fire carries the warmth of the family hearth into the wider world. In the second month of spring and the first month of summer, harmonious energy settles upon the land. Blessings and good fortune are generated, and the state is free from bandits and harm. The seasonal reference marks the height of nature's generative power — the period when warmth and moisture combine to bring everything into bloom. This is a household whose internal harmony radiates outward as national peace. From The Family to Great Possession, fire blazes above heaven, illuminating all things. The transformation from domestic warmth to cosmic abundance is seamless: the family that cultivates harmony within finds that fortune gathers around it like fire brightening the whole sky.
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