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On June 25, 2010 at 2:53 PM  madmur1 asked:

what effect will cutting lines of communication have?

and received a response of:
yang
old yang
old yin
old yang
old yin
yang
 

37 Family

The Statement of the first hexagram

A family benefits
from the women's purity.

The changing lines

The second line:
No place to follow. Gifts are within.
Pure fortune.
The third line:
The family scolds. Remorse from severity
is gainful. Women and children
laughing too much leads to loss.
The fourth line:
A wealthy family.
Great fortune.
The fifth line:
The king withdraws to his family.
With no other help: fortune.
yang
yin
yang
yin
yang
yang
 

38 Estrangement

The Statement of the second hexagram

Estrangement.

In small matters: fortune.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Wind emerges from fire:
family.
The noble one has
substance in speech and
constancy in action.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Fire above, lake below:
estrangement. The noble
one works with others,
but remains an individual.