Hexagram 14: Wealth Haiku and Commentary
Great possession, great success. Fully balanced in firm strength; civilized.
6 Balanced in firmness and flexibility. Great Heaven completes you.
5 Mutual regard: yourself in others, others in you. Growing strength.
4 Your greatest possess- ion: Strength and illumina- tion grow stronger still.
3 Noble actions are well received in heaven. Those without merit fail.
2 A great wagon at your service: balanced strength takes you far in the world.
1 Avoid the harmful and you shall be blameless. No fault in your struggle.
Fire over Heaven: the traditional title is “Great Possession” or “Possession in Great Measure” — as in “self-possession.” With equanimity toward all, accepting of what comes your way without resistance, dependable as the morning sun. Such possession can afford to be generous; the boundless abundance of Heaven within strengthens you.
Consider the prior hexagram, set in a world where the failure to read people correctly could prove fatal. Such a moment has now passed. You wax abundant, aligned with the ultimate, complete.
Such good fortune does not last. One must remain vigilant, prepared, expecting the unexpected. From a very old anonymous commentary on Line 5:
Anticipating challenges with ambitious preparation demonstrates your lack of preparation. Disengage.
