Abundance (丰) — Hexagram 55. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 55

Abundance

☳ over ☲ · Thunder over Fire
丰。亨,王假之,勿忧,宜日中。

Thunder over Fire. Maximum fullness. The noon sun.

The Lines

初九:遇其配主,虽旬无咎,往有尚。

Line 1 — When a man meets his destined ruler. The meeting that was meant to happen.

六二:丰其蔀,日中见斗,往得疑疾,有孚发若,吉。

Line 2 — One can see the pole stars at noon. So much obstruction that darkness falls at midday. Break through with truth.

九三:丰其沛,日中见沫,折其右肱,无咎。

Line 3 — He breaks his right arm. Your capacity to act is broken. The obstruction is external.

九四:丰其蔀,日中见斗,遇其夷主,吉。

Line 4 — Meeting with the lord is favorable. The darkness created the conditions for the encounter.

六五:来章,有庆誉,吉。

Line 5 — Blessing and fame draw near. The abundance manifests.

上六:丰其屋,蔀其家,窥其户,阒其无人,三岁不觌,凶。

Line 6 — The house is in a state of abundance. Abundance that isolated you from everyone.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 28 大过 (Great Excess)

Inside abundance is the excess that threatens to collapse it.

Practical Application

Use the moment fully. Don't let abundance isolate you.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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