I Ching hexagram · 37 of 64
Hexagram 37: The Family 家人 Jiā Rén · Family, roles, home
Order at home and clear roles bring success. The family: the perseverance of the woman brings benefit.
- Upper: ☴ Wind
- Lower: ☲ Fire
- Nuclear: 64
- Opposite: 40
Number
37 of 64
Chinese name
家人 Jiā Rén
Upper trigram
☴ Wind
Lower trigram
☲ Fire
Nuclear hexagram
䷿ 64. Before Completion
Opposite hexagram
䷧ 40. Deliverance
What hexagram 37 means
Hexagram 37 shows wind rising from a fire, like warmth spreading out from the hearth. It describes the family, the home and the roles that hold any close group together.
A strong family rests on clear roles, loving discipline and words backed by action. What is right at home spreads outward to the wider world.
The Judgement · 卦辞
家人：利女贞。
The family: the perseverance of the woman brings benefit.
The Image · 象曰
风自火出，家人；君子以言有物，而行有恒。
Wind comes forth from fire: the image of the family. The noble person speaks with substance and acts with constancy.
The lines and trigrams
The Family places ☴ Wind (巽 Xùn), the trigram of gentle, penetrating influence, above ☲ Fire (离 Lí), the trigram of clarity and brightness. The lower trigram describes the inner situation and the upper trigram the outer world.
A hexagram is read from the bottom line up. Lines 1 to 3 form the lower trigram and lines 4 to 6 the upper trigram. Solid lines are yang and broken lines are yin; in the traditional names a yang line is called Nine (九) and a yin line Six (六).
Hexagram 37 in your life
Love and relationships
Commitment, home life and shared responsibilities. Build a warm, stable home with clear agreements and mutual respect.
Personal growth
Let your words have substance and your conduct consistency. Change starts at home.
The six changing lines
If you cast hexagram 37 and some lines come out as changing lines, read the text for those lines, then turn each one into its opposite to find the hexagram your situation is moving towards. See how to consult the I Ching.
Line 1 初九 · Nine at the beginning
Firm boundaries within the family. Remorse disappears.
Line 2 六二 · Six in the second place
Not chasing ambitions, but caring for the meals and the home. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 3 九三 · Nine in the third place
When tempers flare at home, too much strictness brings regret but good fortune; too much indulgence brings humiliation in the end.
Line 4 六四 · Six in the fourth place
She is the treasure of the house. Great good fortune.
Line 5 九五 · Nine in the fifth place
As a king approaches his family. Don't worry: love and trust bring good fortune.
Line 6 上九 · Nine at the top
Sincerity joined with dignity brings good fortune in the end.
Hexagram 37 questions, answered
What does I Ching hexagram 37 mean?
Hexagram 37, The Family (家人 Jiā Rén), is about family, roles, home. Order at home and clear roles bring success. Hexagram 37 shows wind rising from a fire, like warmth spreading out from the hearth. It describes the family, the home and the roles that hold any close group together.
What does hexagram 37 mean in love?
Commitment, home life and shared responsibilities. Build a warm, stable home with clear agreements and mutual respect.
What does hexagram 37 mean for work and money?
Team culture, loyalty and clear roles. Run your team like a good household: fair, caring and consistent.
Which trigrams make up hexagram 37?
Hexagram 37 has Wind (Xùn) as its upper trigram and Fire (Lí) as its lower trigram.
What are the related hexagrams of hexagram 37?
Its nuclear hexagram is 64, Before Completion. Its opposite, with every line changed, is 40, Deliverance. Turned upside down it becomes 38, Opposition.
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