Hexagram 37 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九五 王假有家。勿恤吉。
王wáng(as
假jiǎcomes
有yǒuhis
家jiāfamily
勿wùdo not
恤xùbe anxious
吉jí(the) promise
Line Commentary
As a king he approaches his family. Fear not. Good fortune. The fatherly person richly endowed in mind. Nothing to make himself feared—the family trusts him because love governs. Character exercises the right influence without force.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 37 Jia Ren (The Family) transforms into Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace).
Parent Hexagram
The Family
Jia Ren家人 (37)
Wind (巽) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire