Hexagram families

Families of upper trigrams 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 being open for how things really are and acting accordingly
Mountain above (for opposite: see 'lake above')
26		23
26-23 the truth 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

Families of upper trigrams