家人 → 大畜
Hexagram 37: The Family → Hexagram 26: Great Taming
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 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 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
學靈三年,聖且明神。先知善祥,吉喜福慶。神烏來見,告我無憂。
Studying the numinous for three years, sage-like and divinely illumined. He foreknows auspicious signs; joy, blessings, and good fortune. A divine bird appears, telling us to be without worry.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Wind from fire nourishes learning within the family, and here three years of spiritual study yield sagely illumination. The student becomes holy and divinely perceptive, able to foresee auspicious signs. Blessings and joy accumulate, and a divine bird appears to announce freedom from worry. The three-year period of study echoes classical prescriptions for mastering a discipline — neither hasty nor endless, but a defined commitment that transforms the student. The divine bird's visitation confirms that this learning has aligned the student with heaven's pattern. From The Family to Great Taming, the mountain stores heaven within, accumulating wisdom through study of the ancients. The transformation deepens the family's scholarly tradition: what was once domestic instruction becomes a treasury of knowledge so vast it draws celestial affirmation.
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