Great Possession
大有Da You
No. 14 · Fire over Heaven
Da You (Great Possession)
Having a great deal: resources, goodwill and results are in hand. The question is how to keep them and use them well while you have so much.
Cast your own hexagramDa You (Great Possession) is a very good reading: resources and goodwill are on your side. The point is not how to get more, but whether you can use what you have rightly and keep it. Encourage what is good, check what isn't, and stay clear of pride and greed.
Favorable
- Share the rewards
- Back what is good, check what isn't
- Keep a low profile
- Take on big work within your capacity
Avoid
- Showing off wealth
- Throwing your weight around
- Getting dazzled by options
- Spending freely because it's easy
Work and money
- Job search
- You're in a strong position with options, and a good role or package is within reach. In the Image, Fire sits high in the sky, so your record is visible to everyone. Don't push too hard on salary; leaving some room helps the job last.
- Business
- The Judgment's great success means revenue and clients can grow, and large contracts suit you. The second line's big wagon is a reminder to match orders to capacity. Share the extra profit with your team and partners.
- Money
- A strong period for money; income or assets may grow. Plan what to do with the extra, and don't splurge or show it off because things feel loose.
Love and people
- Single
- Your appeal is running high and you're getting attention. The fifth line is about sincerity, so choose by how genuine someone is. Don't get dazzled by options or keep several people on hold.
- In a relationship
- The relationship is steady and money is comfortable. The fourth line says not to make a show of abundance, so don't flaunt your income or wins in front of your partner. Notice and praise what they put in.
- Getting back together
- You're in a good place right now, and they may notice. It's fine to reach out, but lead with sincerity, not an air of "look how well I'm doing now."
- People and partnerships
- People like you and gather around, the way all five yang lines answer the fifth. Lead with honesty and also with some authority; being too easy to talk to invites people to keep asking for more.
Daily life
- Exams and study
- You're well prepared and results could shine. Don't coast while it feels easy. The first line says keeping the hardship in mind avoids blame, so keep doing practice questions right up to the test.
- Moving and travel
- Travel tends to go smoothly. Bright, open places suit you, and so does moving to a bigger space. Luggage and costs tend to grow, so set a budget first.
- Body and mind
- Energy is high and so is the workload, and the momentum can feel exciting. Don't pack the calendar or overdo the social events; leave gaps for yourself, and get checked by a doctor if your body tells you something is off.
Traditional questions
- Something you are waiting for
- Likely to come through, with progress you can see; this is harvest season. Just don't announce anything before terms are settled. It counts once it's in hand.
- Disputes and lawsuits
- The situation favors you, and your evidence and connections hold up. The Image says to check what is wrong and promote what is good: recover what you're owed, but don't use your advantage to corner the other side.
- Lost things and people
- Likely to be found. With Li (Fire) on top and Qian (Heaven) below, look somewhere bright, high and in plain sight, such as under a lamp, on top of a desk or on a high shelf, or ask whoever is in charge nearby.
Making a decision
Go ahead; timing and conditions are on your side. Keep it open and aboveboard, and don't reach for more than you need.
If you are…
Da You (Great Possession) is a harvest, so it's fine to treat yourself. Remember the third line, though, where the lord offers tribute upward: share some of the credit with the colleagues who helped you, and the next opportunity is more likely to find you again.
Lines out the door and full order books: this is Da You (Great Possession). Hold off on opening a second location and protect quality and staffing first. Stay honest during the rush, and customers tend to still be around after the buzz fades.
This is the reading when no line is changing. With changing lines, Zhu Xi’s method says which line to read, and the result page after a casting tells you directly.
元亨。
Great success.
Li (Fire) above, Qian (Heaven) below: Fire over Heaven. The sun hangs high in the sky and lights every direction, so everything is plain to see, and that is Da You (Great Possession). A single yin line holds the place of honor in the fifth position, and the five yang lines above and below all answer it.
Nine at the beginning
无交害，匪咎，艱則无咎。
No dealings with what does harm, so there is no fault to begin with. Keep the hardship in mind, and there is no blame.
You have early results and haven't been pulled into complicated politics or interests yet. Don't relax just because things are going smoothly. Keep acting like someone still working their way up; that is what keeps you clear of fault.
Small Image: 大有初九，无交害也。
Nine in the second place
大車以載，有攸往，无咎。
A big wagon for carrying the load. There is somewhere to go. No blame.
You can carry it, and you've been trusted with something important. Take it on and move forward, as long as you load each piece securely instead of rushing.
Small Image: 大車以載，積中不敗也。
Nine in the third place
公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
A lord offers his tribute to the Son of Heaven. A petty person cannot do this.
What you hold should go toward the team and the bigger goal, not be kept for yourself. If you think only of your own gain, this position can end up working against you.
Small Image: 公用亨于天子，小人害也。
Nine in the fourth place
匪其彭，无咎。
He does not make a great show of his abundance. No blame.
You're close to the center of power and you have plenty. Stay low-key, skip the display, and don't compete for the spotlight with those above you. Knowing where the line is is what keeps you out of trouble.
Small Image: 匪其彭，无咎；明辯晳也。
Six in the fifth place
厥孚交如，威如；吉。
His sincerity reaches others, and he carries dignity as well. Good fortune.
Leading people or keeping a relationship going rests on genuine warmth, but you also need enough weight that people don't take you lightly. Being too easygoing invites slack; principles plus sincerity tend to last.
Small Image: 厥孚交如，信以發志也。威如之吉，易而无備也。
Nine at the top
自天祐之，吉无不利。
Heaven itself protects him. Good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
You took the right path and this is harvest time, with outside forces on your side too. Go with it, and remember this ease was earned by keeping your word and your sense of proportion.
Small Image: 大有上吉，自天祐也。
大有，柔得尊位，大中而上下應之，曰大有。其德剛健而文明，應乎天而時行，是以元亨。
Da You (Great Possession): the yielding line takes the place of honor, great and central, and those above and below answer it, so it is called Da You. Its virtue is strong and firm within and clear and refined without. It responds to heaven and acts in keeping with the times, and so there is great success.
The Image火在天上，大有；君子以遏惡揚善，順天休命。
Fire above Heaven: this is Da You (Great Possession). The noble person, seeing this, holds back what is wrong and brings forward what is good, in accord with the fine mandate heaven has given.
The Sequence: why it comes here與人同者，物必歸焉，故受之以大有。
Whoever is one with others will find people and things coming to them, so Tong Ren (Fellowship) is followed by Da You (Great Possession), having a great deal.
Miscellaneous Notes大有眾也，同人親也。
Da You (Great Possession) is about abundance: people and things all come to you. Tong Ren (Fellowship) is about closeness: people drawing near and sharing one mind. Da You speaks of how much you hold; Tong Ren, of how near hearts are.
Related hexagramsFAQ
What does Da You mean for love?
Your appeal is running high and you're getting attention. The fifth line is about sincerity, so choose by how genuine someone is. Don't get dazzled by options or keep several people on hold. The relationship is steady and money is comfortable. The fourth line says not to make a show of abundance, so don't flaunt your income or wins in front of your partner. Notice and praise what they put in.
What does Da You mean for work?
You're in a strong position with options, and a good role or package is within reach. In the Image, Fire sits high in the sky, so your record is visible to everyone. Don't push too hard on salary; leaving some room helps the job last. A good time to expand, take on large projects, and pull resources together. Share the results so the team keeps wanting to follow you.
With Da You, will what I am waiting for come?
Likely to come through, with progress you can see; this is harvest season. Just don't announce anything before terms are settled. It counts once it's in hand.
With Da You, will I find what I lost?
Likely to be found. With Li (Fire) on top and Qian (Heaven) below, look somewhere bright, high and in plain sight, such as under a lamp, on top of a desk or on a high shelf, or ask whoever is in charge nearby.
A hexagram answers one question; your chart shows the whole of you and your year.
The classical text follows the standard edition of the Zhouyi. The plain readings are Xingge’s own, offered as a reference, not as the final word.