Hexagram 14 · 大有 · dà yǒu
Hexagram 14. Dà Yǒu · Possession in Great Measure
☲☰ Fire over heaven: Lí above, Qián below.
Ta Yfi indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.
Ta Yfi indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.
Abundance — of strength, means, recognition. Fire in heaven lights everything: nothing can be hidden, and generosity is as visible as meanness. Possess much as a steward, not a hoarder: curb the bad, give way to the good — then abundance will elevate rather than corrupt.
The Image
Fire high in heaven lights everything: abundance in full visibility. Resources and recognition are plentiful now, and everyone sees it — hence both the opportunities and the risks. Possess as a steward: direct means to worthy ends, quench the bad in the seed, do not parade the shine. Wealth turned to service holds; turned to self-display, it melts.
Interpretation of hexagram 14
XIV. The Ta Y 0 Hexagram. XIV. T& Yu means ‘Great Havings;’ denoting in a kingdom a state of prosperity and abundance, and in a family or individual, a
The lines of hexagram 14
First line
In the first line, undivided, there is no ap¬ proach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realisation of the difficulty (and danger of the position), and there will be no error (to the end).
THE 5THIEN HEXAGRAM.
Second line
In the second line, undivided, we have a large waggon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error.
Third line
The third line, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal (to such a duty).
Fourth line
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint. There will be no error.
Fifth line
The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune.
Top line
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect.
Did hexagram 14 come up in your reading? The oracle itself gives the full reading, with changing lines and the second hexagram.
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