家人

Hexagram 37: The Family → Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart

家人
The Family
Wind / Fire
Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWind EarthThe Gentle → The Receptive
Lower TrigramFire MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

騎龍乘風,上見神公。彭祖受刺,王喬讚通。巫咸就位,拜壽無窮。

Riding the dragon, mounting the wind, he ascends to meet the Divine Lord. Pengzu receives the needle; Wang Qiao is praised for passage. Wu Xian takes his seat; longevity without end.

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

The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store

Related Pages