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HEXAGRAM 55 – Feng – Abundance (Fullness)
Above CHEN THE AROUSING, THUNDER
Below LI THE CLINGING, FLAME
· Chen is movement;
· Li is flame,
whose attribute is clarity.
· Clarity within,
· movement without –
this produces
· greatness and
· abundance.
The hexagram pictures a period of
advanced civilization.
However,
the fact that development has reached a peak
suggests that this extraordinary condition of abundance
cannot be maintained permanently.
THE JUDGMENT
ABUNDANCE has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be like the sun at midday.
It is not given to every mortal to bring about
a time of
· outstanding greatness and
· abundance.
Only
· a born ruler of men is able to do it,
because
· his will is directed to what is great.
Such a time of abundance is usually brief.
Therefore
a sage might well feel sad in view of
the decline that must follow.
But
such sadness does not befit him.
Only a man who is inwardly free of
· sorrow and
· care
can lead in a time of abundance.
He must be like the sun at midday,
· illuminating and
· gladdening
everything under heaven.
THE IMAGE
Both thunder and lightning come: The image of ABUNDANCE.
Thus the superior man
· decides lawsuits And
· carries out punishments.
This hexagram has a certain connection with Shih Ho, BITING THROUGH (21),
in which
· thunder and
· lightning
similarly appear together,
but in the reverse order.
In BITING THROUGH,
· laws are laid down;
here
· they are
o applied and
o enforced.
· Clarity [Li] within makes it possible to
o investigate the facts exactly,
and
· shock [Chen] without ensures a
o strict and precise carrying out of punishments.
THE LINES
Six in the second place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars can be seen at noon.
Through going one meets with mistrust and hate.
If one rouses him through truth,
Good fortune comes.
It often happens that
plots and party intrigues,
which have the darkening effect of an eclipse of the sun,
come between
· a ruler intent on great achievement and
· the man who could effect great undertakings.
Then, instead of the sun,
we see the northern stars in the sky.
The ruler is overshadowed by a party that has usurped power.
If
· a man at such a time were to try to take energetic measures,
· he would encounter only mistrust and envy,
which would prohibit all movement.
The essential thing then is
to hold inwardly to the power of truth,
which in the end is so strong that
it exerts an invisible influence on the ruler,
so that all goes well.
Six at the top means:
His house is in a state of abundance.
He screens off his family.
He
· peers through the gate And
· no longer perceives anyone.
For three years he sees nothing.
Misfortune.
This describes
a man who because of his
· arrogance and
· obstinacy
attains the opposite of what he strives for.
He seeks
· abundance and
· splendor
for his dwelling.
· He wishes at all odds to be master in his house,
which so alienates his family that in the end
· he finds himself completely isolated.
MOVING HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 14 – Ta Yu – Possession in Great Measure
Above LI THE CLINGING, FLAME
Below CH’IEN THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN
The fire in heaven above shines far, and all things
· stand out in the light and
· become, manifest.
· The weak fifth line occupies the place of honor, and
· all the strong lines are in accord with it.
All things come to the man who
· is modest and
· kind
in a high position. 1
THE JUDGMENT
POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE.
Supreme success.
The two trigrams indicate that strength and clarity unite.
Possession in great measure
· is determined by fate and
· accords with the time.
How is it possible that the weak line has power
· to hold the strong lines fast and
· to possess them?
It is done by virtue of unselfish modesty.
The time is favorable – a time of
· strength within,
· clarity and culture without.
Power is expressing itself in a
· graceful and
· controlled
way.
This brings
· supreme success and
· wealth. 2
THE IMAGE
Fire in heaven above: The image of POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE .
Thus the superior man
· curbs evil and
· furthers good,
And thereby
· obeys the benevolent will of heaven.
· The sun in heaven above,
· shedding light over everything on earth,
is the image of possession on a grand scale.
But a possession of this sort must be administered properly.
The sun brings both
· evil and
· good
into the light of day.
Man
· must combat and curb the evil, and
· must favor and promote the good.
Only in this way does he fulfill the benevolent will of God,
who desires only
· good and
· not evil.
