Anygua EST · 2026
014 · U+4DCD

Possession in Great Measure

DÀ YǑU
Great possession · Wealth with humility · Distribution
Upper · Li ☲ Fire / Lower · Qian ☰ Heaven

Judgment

— I Ching · classical

元亨。

Supreme success.

Image

— Great Image

火在天上,大有,君子以遏恶扬善,顺天休命。

Fire in heaven above: the image of possession in great measure. Thus the superior person curbs evil and furthers good, and obeys the benevolent will of heaven.

Six Lines

— Bottom to top

Initial Nine · 初九 ⚊ yang
无交害,匪咎,艰则无咎。
No relations with what is harmful. No blame. If one remains aware of difficulty, one remains without blame.
At the start of wealth, refuse to consort with corrupting forces. Keep difficulty in mind and you keep faith.
Nine in the second · 九二 ⚊ yang
大车以载,有攸往,无咎。
A big wagon for loading. One may undertake something. No blame.
Mature managerial capacity to bear large loads — go ahead and undertake.
Nine in the third · 九三 ⚊ yang
公用亨于天子,小人弗克。
A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven. A petty person cannot do this.
The noble offers wealth upward to public purposes (taxes, social responsibility). The small-minded cannot conceive of this scale.
Nine in the fourth · 九四 ⚊ yang
匪其彭,无咎。
He makes a difference between himself and his neighbor. No blame.
Wealthy yet discreet. Restraint from ostentation preserves goodwill.
Six in the fifth · 六五 ⚋ yin
厥孚交如,威如,吉。
His sincerity touches with confidence, and one is dignified. Good fortune.
From a gentle high seat: bind people with sincerity and quiet authority. Trust and respect together.
Nine at the top · 上九 ⚊ yang
自天祐之,吉无不利。
He is blessed by heaven. Good fortune. Nothing that does not further.
Faithful, humble, honoring the worthy — heaven itself supports the venture. Nothing is unfavorable.

Modern Readings

— Interdisciplinary

Career & Management

Major fundraising, explosive growth, market dominance. Core task: optimize distribution, fulfill social obligations, prevent the wealth-pride-backlash cycle.

Psychology & Cognition

Highest virtue in abundance: humility and sharing. Use systems to manage wealth — not personal swagger.

Decision Guidance

Bind people with sincerity, distribute generously, suppress arrogance. Heaven aids the one who shares.

Western Parallels

— Cross-cultural

Andrew Carnegie's 'Gospel of Wealth' (responsibility of the rich); Aristotle on magnanimity (megalopsuchia) properly distributing wealth; René Girard on mimetic envy as the cost of conspicuous wealth; Stoic detachment under abundance.

· All texts here come from public-domain editions of the I Ching and supporting commentary.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· The same input via the same method will always reproduce the same hexagram — verifiable below.