Hexagram 14 of 64
Possession in Great Measure
大有 (Dà Yǒu)
Great Possession (dà yǒu) — holding great abundance with clarity
Great AbundanceAs shown in classical I Ching texts
Composition
Upper Trigram
Radiant, clinging, illuminating — clarity that depends on what it lights
Outer situation / environment
Lower Trigram
Creative, initiating, strong — the power that begins things
Inner situation / your state
Interaction
Fire above Heaven — flame meeting sky. The outer energy of fire shapes the inner disposition of heaven.
Meaning
Great wealth and abundance. The light of clarity rules from above — use this power generously.
Classical Judgment
“Possession in Great Measure. Supreme success.”
The classical judgment is the original oracle text — the answer the I Ching gives when this hexagram appears.
The Image
Fire in heaven above. The superior one suppresses evil and furthers good, obeying heaven's benevolent will.
The Image is a nature scene associated with this hexagram — a symbolic picture that distils its essence. In classic texts, meditating on the Image was considered the proper way to absorb the hexagram's teaching.
Nuclear Hexagram
Lines 2–5 of this hexagram form an inner hexagram called the nuclear hexagram. It reveals the hidden seed or underlying dynamic within the situation — what lies at the core beneath the surface.
#43 — Hidden within
Break-through
夬 (Guài) · Resolution
In a Reading
When hexagram 14 appears in your reading, the I Ching is drawing your attention to the quality of great abundance. Sit with the Image — “Fire in heaven above” — and consider how this pattern is playing out in your current situation. The Judgment offers the oracle’s direct guidance on how to move with this energy rather than against it.
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