大有

Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 55: Abundance

大有
Great Possession
Fire / Heaven
Abundance
Thunder / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 6).

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 6

上九 自天祐之。吉无不利。

from
tiānheaven
yòuis protection
zhīis extended
promising
without
doubt
worthwhile

Nine at the top means: He is blessed by heaven. Good fortune. Nothing that does not further.

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire ThunderThe Clinging → The Arousing
Lower TrigramHeaven FireThe Creative → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

長生無極,子孫千億;柏柱載器,堅固不傾。

Endless life without limit; descendants in billions. Cypress pillars bear the vessels; solid and unyielding, never toppling.

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

Commentary

Eternal life without limit, descendants numbering a thousand times ten thousand. Cypress pillars bear the vessel of state, solid and unyielding, never tilting. The verse pairs two forms of permanence: biological continuity through countless descendants, and structural endurance through cypress-wood architecture. The cypress pillar — symbol of incorruptibility — supporting the ritual vessel creates a powerful image of institutional capacity upheld by natural integrity. From Great Possession to Abundance, fire above heaven becomes thunder and lightning striking together — the peak moment of fullness. The verse captures Abundance's promise at its most expansive: everything flourishes, the structure holds, the lineage extends. Abundance maintained through sturdy foundations endures across generations.

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