I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 14 with Changing Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 to Hexagram 23
Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 14.1.2.3.4 -> 23
14. Great Possession (大有 Dà Yǒu)
Trigrams
- Above
- ☲ Lí (Fire) — 火 · Radiance
- Below
- ☰ Qián (Heaven) — 天 · Creative
The Symbolism of Hexagram 14
Hexagram 大有 (Dà Yǒu) describes a condition in which what is central holds and illuminates what is strong. Clarity governs power, and what is gathered is directed rather than scattered.
Hexagram 14 Judgment
大有，元亨。
(Dà yǒu, yuán hēng.)
"Great possession. Origin and smooth progress."
This describes a state in which much is held together under a unifying clarity. It is not accumulation alone, but the ability to direct what has been gathered.
Because the center is clear and properly positioned, movement proceeds without obstruction. What is held does not disperse.
Hexagram 14 Image
火在天上，大有。君子以遏恶扬善，顺天休命。
(Huǒ zài tiān shàng, dà yǒu. Jūn zǐ yǐ è è yáng shàn, shùn tiān xiū mìng.)
"Fire shines in heaven: great possession. The superior person restrains what disrupts and brings forward what accords, following the larger pattern of what is established."
Fire above heaven illuminates what is below, making everything visible. Possession here comes through clarity, not force.
The superior person does not impose control arbitrarily, but regulates what is present—checking what disturbs alignment and advancing what sustains it.
Line 1 Changing
无交害，匪咎，艰则无咎。
(Wú jiāo hài, fěi jiù, jiān zé wú jiù.)
"No entanglement with harm. No error. In difficulty, there is still no error."
At the beginning, what is held remains uncorrupted. There is no involvement with what would damage the whole.
Even if conditions are difficult, remaining unentangled preserves integrity and avoids error.
Line 2 Changing
大车以载，有攸往，无咎。
(Dà chē yǐ zài, yǒu yōu wǎng, wú jiù.)
"A great vehicle carries the load. There is a direction to go. No error."
Capacity is sufficient to support movement. What has been gathered can now be carried forward.
Because the structure can bear the weight, advancing is appropriate and free from error.
Line 3 Changing
公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
(Gōng yòng hēng yú tiān zǐ, xiǎo rén fú kè.)
"One in a central position brings it forward to the highest level; a person of limited capacity cannot do this."
What is held must be offered or directed upward into proper order. This requires alignment with the greater structure.
Those without that alignment cannot make use of what is held in this way, and so cannot sustain it.
Line 4 Changing
匪其彭，无咎。
(Fěi qí péng, wú jiù.)
"Not expanding it outward. No error."
Restraint is required. What is possessed should not be pushed beyond its proper scope.
By not overextending or displaying it excessively, balance is maintained and error avoided.
Changing to:
23. Stripping Away (剝 Bō)
Trigrams
- Above
- ☶ Gèn (Mountain) — 山 · Stillness
- Below
- ☷ Kūn (Earth) — 地 · Receptive
The Symbolism of Hexagram 23
Hexagram 剝 (Bō) describes the removal of supporting layers. What is above loses its foundation as what is below is gradually stripped away.
Hexagram 23 Judgment
剝，不利有攸往。
(Bō, bù lì yǒu yōu wǎng.)
"Stripping away. It is not favorable to proceed."
The structure is being undermined from below. Advancement depends on a foundation that is no longer secure.
Action does not resolve this condition. The appropriate response is to recognize the loss of support and refrain from forward movement.
Hexagram 23 Image
山附於地，剝。上以厚下，安宅。
(Shān fù yú dì, bō. Shàng yǐ hòu xià, ān zhái.)
"The mountain rests against the earth: stripping away. The superior person secures the base and stabilizes the dwelling."
The mountain depends entirely on the earth beneath it. When the base erodes, what is above cannot stand.
The only possible response is to reinforce what remains below. Stability comes from restoring or preserving the foundation.
Peace and wisdom on your journey!
With gratitude,
The I Ching Team