Combination

37. The Family to 30. Clarity

Changing lines

Line 4
The fourth line, magnetic, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune. Line four is magnetic and in her proper place. The wife is again suggested to us, and despite her confinement to the internal affairs of the household, she can do much to enrich the family. Yu Yen (Yuan Dynasty) observes that the riches of a family are not to be sought in its wealth, but in the affection and harmony of its members. Where these prevail the family is not likely to be poor, and whatever it has will be well preserved.
Line 5
The fifth line, dynamic, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety -- there will be good fortune. The subject of the dynamic fifth line appears as the king. This may be the husband spoken of as also a king, or the real king whose merit is revealed first in his family. The central place here tempers the display of strength and power. The mention of "mutual love" is unusual in Chinese writings, and must be considered remarkable here. "The husband," says Ch'eng-tzu, "loves his helpmate in the house; the wife loves him who is the pattern for the family."

For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.

The free course and success of Clarity comes from firm correctness. The nourishment of bovine docility creates good fortune.

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