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THE FAMILY

家人 Jiā Rén

the family, household order, roles, the hearth, loyalty

ROASTIE

The Family. Wind blowing out from a Fire, the household and its roles, the hearth. The book says order at home starts with the one at the center of it. Your household has a center and it's the router. Everyone has a role and nobody does the dishes. The hearth is a space heater with a name. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

The family. The firm correctness of the woman at its center profits.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

Line 1 Firm rules set within the household from the start; regret disappears.
Line 2 Nothing to pursue outside; she attends to the food within; firmness brings good fortune.
Line 3 Harsh severity in the family brings regret and danger, yet good fortune; wife and children giggling ends in regret.
Line 4 She enriches the household and keeps it well; great good fortune.
Line 5 The king draws near to his family; no anxiety; good fortune.
Line 6 Sincerity joined with dignity in the head of the house; good fortune in the end.

THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.