| Name | 丰 Fēng, “Abundance” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☳ 震 Thunder: sudden movement |
| Lower trigram | ☲ 离 Fire: clarity and attachment |
The Judgment
亨，王假之。勿忧，宜日中。
Success. The king attains it. Do not be sad. Be like the sun at midday.
Peak abundance. Don't get sad about how it can't last. Be fully here — sun at noon, blazing.
The Image
雷电皆至，丰；君子以折狱致刑。
Thunder and lightning together — Abundance. The wise judge legal cases and carry out punishments.
When you're at the top, you have to use the clarity. Decide hard things, fairly and quickly.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
遇其配主，虽旬无咎。往有尚。
When a man meets his appointed leader, they can be together ten days. No blame. Going on — recognition.
A partnership of equals. Limited window, but real. Go all in — others will see it.
Line 2 · second · Yin
丰其蔀，日中见斗。往得疑疾，有孚发若，吉。
Abundance so great that the polestars are seen at noon. Going on — distrust and hatred arise. If one is sincere and devoted, there is fortune.
Blocked from your own light at high noon. Suspicion, jealousy. Stay sincere — that's the only thing that breaks through.
Line 3 · third · Yang
丰其沛，日中见沫。折其右肱，无咎。
Abundance of fog. One sees small stars at noon. He breaks his right arm. No blame.
Even when you can't see clearly, you keep going — and lose your main tool doing it. Not your fault. Adjust.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
丰其蔀，日中见斗。遇其夷主，吉。
Abundance so great that the polestars are seen at noon. He meets his peer. Fortune.
Blocked at first, then meets someone who matches him. The right peer at peak makes everything work.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
来章，有庆誉，吉。
Lines come — blessings and praise. Fortune.
Help arrives along with recognition. Pure good moment.
Line 6 · top · Yin
丰其屋，蔀其家，窥其户，阒其无人，三岁不觌，凶。
He fills his house abundantly. He screens off his family. Looks through his door — quiet, no one there. For three years he sees no one. Misfortune.
Hoarding wealth, isolating from people. Eventually no one comes. Loneliness at the top is real and earned.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 56, The Wanderer
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 59, Dispersion