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Six Relatives (六亲)

Six Relatives is an encyclopedia term in I Ching and divination. It explains how a trigram, hexagram, line role, or chosen focus helps read change and the question context. Read it by checking the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context, then compare it with Six Lines Method, Six Spirits, Useful God (Divination), Line (Yao).

Last updated · May 25, 2026

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Meaning and Context

Six Relatives is an encyclopedia term in I Ching and divination. It names a specific layer of the system; read it by checking the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context, then compare it with Six Lines Method, Six Spirits, Useful God (Divination), Line (Yao) so the entry explains what the term means before it becomes advice.

Source Context

Six Relatives belongs to the vocabulary of I Ching and divination. A source-aware note should first define the system layer, then show which evidence is checked (the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context) and only after that describe practical use or cautions.

How It Works

To understand Six Relatives, identify its system layer and compare Six Lines Method, Six Spirits, Useful God (Divination), Line (Yao). The practical question is not whether the word appears, but what the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context says in this case and how much weight that evidence deserves.

  • Related terms: Six Lines Method, Six Spirits, Useful God (Divination), Line (Yao)

In FateFolio

In a FateFolio divination reading, Six Relatives should be used as an explanatory anchor: define the term, show the observed evidence from the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context, and point to the next related section rather than turning the term into a one-line verdict.

Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes
Common mistake: treating Six Relatives as a shortcut for the whole I Ching and divination reading. A better note names the exact layer, cites the trigram or hexagram form, line position, changing lines, question focus, and reading context, and keeps the conclusion proportional to the evidence.

Sources

These references support the historical or structural background used to explain Six Relatives in I Ching and divination. They are context anchors, not a substitute for checking the term within its own layer.

Quoted excerpts

「一阴一阳之谓道。」

One yin and one yang is called the Dao.

Source 《周易》· 卦爻以阴阳变化为基本语言。

References

  1. 《周易》 · Chinese Text Project
  2. 《易经》 · Wikisource
  3. Yijing · Encyclopædia Britannica

FAQ

How should this term be used?

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Use Six Relatives first as a definition, then as a reading clue: identify its layer, check the evidence, and connect it to the next relevant term.