I Ching Oracle Result: Transformation from Hexagram 14 with Changing Lines 1, 4, 5, 6 to Hexagram 48

Yin Yang symbol, representing balance

Yì Jīng’s Response: Hexagram 14.1.4.5.6 -> 48

Old Yang Old Yin Old Yang Young Yang Young Yang Old Yang

14. Great Possession

Yin Yang Yin Yang Yang Yin

48. The Well

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

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
大有，元亨。
(Dà yǒu, yuán hēng.)
English Translation:
"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

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
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.)
English Translation:
"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

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
无交害，匪咎，艰则无咎。
(Wú jiāo hài, fěi jiù, jiān zé wú jiù.)
English Translation:
"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 4 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
匪其彭，无咎。
(Fěi qí péng, wú jiù.)
English Translation:
"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.

Line 5 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
厥孚交如威如，吉。
(Jué fú jiāo rú wēi rú, jí.)
English Translation:
"Its trust is shared, its presence carries weight. Favorable outcome."

Here, what is held is both trusted and respected. It connects outward while maintaining authority.

Because trust and strength are balanced, the condition is stable and favorable.

Line 6 Changing

This line reads:
Original Chinese:
自天祐之，吉无不利。
(Zì tiān yòu zhī, jí wú bù lì.)
English Translation:
"From above, it is supported. Favorable outcome. Nothing is unfavorable."

The condition is fully aligned. What is held is supported by the larger pattern.

Because of this alignment, there is no resistance. Everything proceeds in accord.

Changing to:

48. The Well (井 Jǐng)

Trigrams

Above
☵ Kǎn (Water) — 水 · Depth
Below
☴ Xùn (Wind) — 風 · Penetrating

The Symbolism of Hexagram 48

Hexagram 井 (Jǐng) describes a shared resource structure that remains constant regardless of external change. The well does not change—only access to it does.

Water above wood shows resource brought upward through a structured channel. The system depends not on the existence of the resource, but on the ability to draw from it.

Hexagram 48 Judgment

The Judgment reads:
Original Chinese:
井，改邑不改井，无喪无得。往來井井，汔至亦未繘井，羸其瓶，凶。
(Jǐng, gǎi yì bù gǎi jǐng, wú sàng wú dé. Wǎng lái jǐng jǐng, qì zhì yì wèi yù jǐng, léi qí píng, xiōng.)
English Translation:
"The Well. Structures may change, but the source remains. It neither diminishes nor increases. Movement occurs around it. If access fails, or the vessel is inadequate, unfavorable outcome."

This hexagram describes a stable underlying resource that persists independent of circumstance. What changes is not the resource, but the system used to access it.

Failure occurs not from absence, but from inability to draw from what is already present. Proper access and functional tools are essential.

Hexagram 48 Image

The Image reads:
Original Chinese:
木上有水，井。君子以勞民勸相。
(Mù shàng yǒu shuǐ, jǐng. Jūn zǐ yǐ láo mín quàn xiāng.)
English Translation:
"Wood draws water upward: the well. The superior person labors for the people and encourages mutual support."

The well is not self-operating—it requires effort, structure, and participation.

Sustained access depends on maintaining both the system and the process by which the resource is shared.

Peace and wisdom on your journey!

With gratitude,
The I Ching Team