Jia Ren · The Family
家人卦 · 风火家人
- Home
- Inner order
- Roles
- Responsibility
The Judgment
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kia Zan, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
利女贞。
The Image
Wind comes forth from fire: the family. The noble one, in the same way, speaks with substance and acts with consistency.
风自火出，家人。君子以言有物而行有恒。
Plain-language reading
Your situation
Your focus lately is on what is inside: family relationships, how your team divides its work, or the order of your own life. Jia Ren is wind coming forth from fire, moving from inside out, a symbol of harmony within a family or organisation. How smoothly things go outside depends largely on how stable things are within.
Where to put your effort
Sort out the inside first: everyone should be clear about their role and responsibilities and respect one another. Speak with substance and act consistently. Set the rules early, and make boundaries clear before problems arise. Hold relationships together with sincerity and earned authority; when the home is in harmony, everything else follows.
Four areas of life
- Career
- Strong luck; be careful in word and deed.
- Wealth
- Stock up on goods; prices will be higher later.
- Family
- Beware of fire; family ties grow even closer.
- Health
- Phlegm and wheezing; hard to cure completely.
Health notes come from traditional texts and are cultural reference only. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
The six lines
Read from the bottom up: the first line is at the bottom, the top line is at the top. Open each line for details.
Nine at the beginningThe first line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.Moving
初九：閒有家，悔亡。
Image：Setting firm rules within the family: before the will has changed.
- Career
- Good luck is just beginning; keep yourself in check.
- Wealth
- New in business; stick strictly to the rules of trade.
- Family
- Rules and order; an honest, decent family.
- Health
- Treat illness promptly; delay makes it hard to cure.
Nine in the third placeThe third line, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.Moving
九三：家人嗃嗃，悔厉，吉；妇子嘻嘻，终吝。
Image：When the family is strict: nothing is lost. When wife and children giggle: the household's discipline is lost.
- Career
- Hard work succeeds; indulgence ruins.
- Wealth
- With order inside and out, you can still protect yourself.
- Family
- Strict household rules; two families come together.
- Health
- Cooling remedies ease the trouble.
Nine in the fifth placeThe fifth line, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.Moving
九五：王假有家，勿恤，吉。
Image：The king approaches his family: they love one another.
- Career
- Hearts connect and good fortune follows naturally.
- Wealth
- Doing business with public bodies keeps profits safe.
- Family
- A grand home; marriage into a wealthy family.
- Health
- Too much liver heat; calm your heart and mind.
Nine at the topThe topmost line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.Moving
上九：有孚威如，终吉。
Image：The good fortune of dignity: it comes from turning back to oneself.
- Career
- All is well, but the lucky streak is nearing its end.
- Wealth
- Honest business brings both profit and reputation.
- Family
- Respected in the community; two families in harmony.
- Health
- Exercise keeps you fit.
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Judgment and line texts from the public-domain translation by James Legge (1882). Readings by DeepHeart AI.
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