The Family
Trigrammes
Supérieur: Wind
Inférieur: Fire
Palais
Xun Palace
Jugement
For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
Image
Wind rising out of fire -- the image of The Family. The superior man speaks the truth and is consistent in his behavior.
Lignes
Position 1: Household Regulations yang
The first line, dynamic, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Position 2: Domestic Duties yang
The second line, magnetic, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Position 3: Stern Severity yin
The third line, dynamic, 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.
Position 4: Family Enrichment yang
The fourth line, magnetic, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
Position 5: Royal Influence yin
The fifth line, dynamic, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety -- there will be good fortune.
Position 6: Sincere Majesty yang
The sixth line, dynamic, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.