Hexagram 37

Hexagram 37: The Family

家人 (Jiā Rén)

Family harmony and the importance of proper relationships.

Overview

Right now you need to keep some distance from the outside world. In the past you set your own affairs aside for other, more urgent matters. Now, like it or not, your life revolves around the interests of your family and the people you love. That is what this sign is about.

Do not think of it as lost time. It is simply time to change your occupation and put your home in order. The advice here is aimed at whoever keeps the household running.

When you think about family problems, do not take the weight of care off your own shoulders. Put your home in order. Someone at home may dislike this, but you have to insist on your decisions.

Do not be afraid of seeming too strict. Later you will see that the strictness was right, even if it upsets the people you love.

If you try to please the people around you and let them act against your wishes, you will regret it many times later.

Look at everything with the future in mind, not with today's convenience. Choose a clear approach in the family and hold to it, and you will get the result you want.

People around you

Your relationships now pull in two directions: you need to put family matters in order, and you also need to take care of contacts with colleagues and friends.

This split is necessary. Turning toward your family for a time will take you a little away from your colleagues and from seeing friends in your free time. Try not to let anyone take offence. You can explain to the closest people why this happened, and with the rest simply be tactful and polite.

Work and rest

None of this means you should let your work go. That would not be wise at all. Keep everything in order so that unexpected problems do not appear later.

Do not forget rest. You have taken on so many heavy and dull tasks that you really need to rest and take the load off. Try not to accept too many duties. Use your time better.