Line 06
Top Nine
Heaven blesses it. Good fortune. Nothing is unfavorable.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
The supreme Good fortune of Great Possession comes from Heaven's blessing.
14
大有
Dà Yǒu
Hexagram 14: Possession in Great Measure
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Prime success.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Da You: the yielding gains the honored place, greatly centered, and above and below respond to it; this is called Da You. Its virtue is firm, vigorous, and civilized; it responds to Heaven and moves with the times. Therefore prime success.
象 · Xiang
Image
Fire is above Heaven: Da You. The Noble One checks evil, promotes good, and accords with Heaven's good mandate.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Its trust connects; its bearing has majesty. Good fortune.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
Its trust connects because trust stirs the will. The Good fortune of such majesty comes from ease and lack of defensiveness.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
Not making much of its abundance. No blame.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
Not making much of its abundance, no blame: clear in discernment and brightness.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
A duke uses it in service to the Son of Heaven. Petty people cannot.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
When a duke uses it in service to the Son of Heaven, it would be harmful for petty people.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
A great cart for carrying. There is somewhere to go. No blame.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
The great cart carries: what has accumulated at the center does not fail.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Have no dealings with harm. This is not blame. If one faces the difficulty, there will be no blame.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
At the beginning of Great Possession, there is no association with harm.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
Ch'ien
