Hexagram 14 · 火天大有

Great Possession

Fire · Qian palace

Abundance held well: plenty matched by responsibility.

Meaning

Fire in the sky: light at its fullest. Great Possession describes a state of real abundance, whether that means resources, recognition or capacity.

Decision Framework

Hold it well; abundance invites obligation.

Decision Guidance

Great Possession is a favourable reading, and an expansive one. It indicates that you now hold something of real value — capital, influence, opportunity, or the simple capacity to act.

The classical commentary is almost entirely about management rather than acquisition. What you hold will be tested by how you carry it: sharing appropriately, resisting the temptation to be careless with surplus, and staying clear about which of your possessions are actually yours to direct. Abundance gathered well becomes durable; abundance treated as a licence tends not to.

Judgment — Classical Text

元亨。

EN Supreme success.

The Six Lines — Classical Text

初九：无交害，匪咎，艰则无咎。
EN Initial nine: no entanglement in harm — not blame; mindful of hardship, no blame.
九二：大车以载，有攸往，无咎。
EN Nine in the second: load the great cart; there is somewhere to go — no blame.
九三：公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
EN Nine in the third: a lord offers tribute to the emperor; a petty person could not.
九四：匪其彭，无咎。
EN Nine in the fourth: do not display your abundance — no blame.
六五：厥孚交如，威如，吉。
EN Six in the fifth: sincerity in exchange, with dignity — good fortune.
上九：自天佑之，吉无不利。
EN Topmost nine: heaven helps — good fortune, nothing unfavourable.

Keywords

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