The I Ching Speaks!

     55.  F^eng / Abundance [Fullness]

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          Abundance has success.
          The king attains abundance.
          Be not sad.
          Be like the sun at midday.

     The Image

          Both thunder and lightning come:
          The image of Abundance.
          Thus the superior man decides lawsuits
          And carries out 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.

          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.


     14.  Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          Possession in Great Measure.
          Supreme success.

     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.