Hexagram 55 of 64
Abundance
豐 (Fēng)
Abundance (fēng) — fullness at its peak, the noon sun
FullnessAs shown in classical I Ching texts
Composition
Upper Trigram
Arousing, awakening, shocking — sudden movement from stillness
Outer situation / environment
Lower Trigram
Radiant, clinging, illuminating — clarity that depends on what it lights
Inner situation / your state
Interaction
Thunder above Fire — storm meeting flame. The outer energy of thunder shapes the inner disposition of fire.
Meaning
The time of greatest fullness — the sun at noon. Do not grieve; be like the sun at midday.
Classical Judgment
“Abundance has success. The king attains abundance. Be not sad. Be like the sun at midday.”
The classical judgment is the original oracle text — the answer the I Ching gives when this hexagram appears.
The Image
Both thunder and lightning come: the image of Abundance. The superior one decides lawsuits and carries out punishments.
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.
#28 — Hidden within
Preponderance of the Great
大過 (Dà Guò) · Critical Mass
In a Reading
When hexagram 55 appears in your reading, the I Ching is drawing your attention to the quality of fullness. Sit with the Image — “Both thunder and lightning come: the image of Abundance” — 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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