| The present is embodied in Hexagram 37 - Chia Jen (The Family): For the regulation of the family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct. |
| The first (bottommost) line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear. |
| The fourth line, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune. |
| The fifth line, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety - there will be good fortune. |
| The situation is shifting, and Yin (the passive feminine force) is gaining ground. |
| The future is embodied in Hexagram 56 - Lu (The Wanderer): There may be some little attainment and progress. If the stranger or traveler be firm and correct as he ought to be, there will be good fortune. |
 | The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram Sun (Wind), which is transforming into Li (Fire). As part of this process, penetration and following are giving way to brightness and warmth. |
 | The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Li (Fire), which is transforming into Ken (Mountain). As part of this process, brightness and warmth are giving way to stillness and obstruction. |
