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Hexagram 14 / 64 · Practice

Hexagram 14Great Possession

Let abundance become good stewardship.

大有 / Da You
UPPER: FIRE
LOWER: HEAVEN

A modern reflection

A way to look at this moment.

Having resources, influence, or opportunity also brings choices about their use. Take stock without turning possession into identity. What you have can support your own stability and make something possible for others, especially when you act with proportion.

Sit with this question

What resource could you use more thoughtfully?

One small practice.

Put one underused resource to a specific and constructive use.

The image & the structure.

This hexagram places fire above heaven. The lower trigram evokes creative movement; the upper trigram evokes light and clarity. Consider these as images to explore rather than instructions to follow.

The six lines are read from the bottom upward. A solid line is yang; a broken line is yin. In a coin reading, some lines may change and form a relating hexagram. A hexagram on its own does not specify which lines are changing.

Learn about changing lines →
This page contains original modern reflections, not a translation of the I Ching’s Judgment, Image, or individual line texts. Names vary between translations. About our sources and approach.