既濟 → 家人

Commentary

Water sits above fire, but metal's essence blazes with fury. A swordsman passes the noon hour, prowling around the high treasury, then lodges in a mountain valley. Two tigers face off; bows and arrows fill the open field. The imagery is saturated with martial tension: the metallic star (Venus/Taibai) signaling war, weapons at midday when yang peaks, and paired predators locked in territorial standoff. From After Completion to the Family, fire-and-water balance yields to wind issuing from fire — the household's inner flame projecting outward as influence. Yet this Family is militarized: the domestic order is defended by armed vigilance, and the valley harbors warriors, not farmers. Internal coherence here is maintained through strength, not gentleness.