Families of trigrams and hexagrams

The hexagrams in families, father and mother, three sons, three daughters
Put side by side they have a common theme.
The families of complementary trigrams (like heaven and earth) have complementary themes.
Families of lower trigrams

Heaven above (for opposite: see 'earth above')


1



12
1-12, drought, the laws of heaven are severe


25

6

33
25-6-33, going my own way, not the road of people, but of universal laws


44

13

10
44-13-10, how to be versus others, the laws of connections

Earth above (for opposite: see 'heaven above')


2

11
earth is nurturing, open and wide


46

36

19
dealing with the other people I share this earth with


24

7

15
24-7-15, joining in without ego

Thunder above (for opposite: see 'wind above')


34

16
34-16, the birth of your life happens in your mind


51

40

62
51-40-62, shake wishes and opinions off


32

55

54
32-55-54 go after your life and make it happen

Wind above (for opposite: see 'thunder above')


20

9
20-9 feel the wind


57

37

61
57-37-61 my seal, my place, my truth


42

59

53
42-59-53 I live my fate, till death us part

Water above (for opposite: see 'fire above')


5

8
5-8 what you need on earth (from heaven, from earth)


3

29

39
3-29-39 meeting the hard sides


48

63

60
48-63-60 meeting what life offers

Fire above (for opposite: see 'water above')


35

14
35-14, use the gifts of earth or heaven, bring them to form


50

30

38
50-30-38 discerning the building stones of life


21

64

56
21-64-56 clarifying, give things their proper form or place, ordering chaos (?)

Mountain above (for opposite: see 'thunder above')


26

23
26-23 the 'body' of heaven and earth in who you are


27

4

52
27-4-52 substance or essence of growth-soul-self


18

22

41
18-22-41 a life is not good just-like-that, it has to be looked after, made healthy

Lake above (for opposite: see 'mountain above')


45

43
45-43 sharing/exchanging earth (space) or heaven (law)


28

49

58
28-49-58 change, exchange, life has to progress


17

47

31
17-47-31 connect to what you need