大有同人

Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 13: Fellowship

大有
Great Possession
Fire / Heaven
同人
Fellowship
Heaven / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 5).

Line 2

九二 大車以載。有攸往。无咎。

great
chēwagon
is used for the purpose of
zàiundertake
yǒuto have
yōusomewhere
wǎngto go
is not
jiùmistake

Nine in the second place means: A big wagon for loading. One may undertake something. No blame.

Line 5

六五 厥孚交如。威如。吉。

juétheir
trust
jiāocommerce
resemble
wēidignity
assuming
is promising

Six in the fifth place means: He whose truth is accessible, yet dignified, Has good fortune.

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire HeavenThe Clinging → The Creative
Lower TrigramHeaven FireThe Creative → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

南國盛茂,黍稷醴酒;可以享老,樂以嘉友。

The southern realm thrives in lush abundance; millet wine and rice spirits. Fit to nourish the elders; joyful in the company of fine friends.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

Commentary

The southern lands flourish in abundance: grain and millet ripen, sweet wine flows freely. Enough to feast the elders, enough to gladden dear friends. The verse paints an agrarian paradise — the harvest so generous it sustains both ritual obligation to honor elders and communal joy in celebrating with companions. From Great Possession to Fellowship, fire over heaven becomes heaven with fire — the same elements now oriented toward human communion. Fellowship's image is heaven and fire sharing one direction, and the verse embodies this: shared abundance creates shared identity. The feast is the mechanism of fellowship, turning private wealth into collective belonging.

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