Hexagram 14 line 1: Great Possession, yang in the first place

What changes when line 1 moves

Line 1 of Hexagram 14 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 50, The Cauldron: The ritual vessel: nourishment refined into something worthy, and the person who becomes worthy by it.

Read together, the reading moves from Great Possession toward The Cauldron. Great possession held with modesty: abundance that lasts because its owner does not cling to it. Wind below, fire above: wood feeding fire, the flame under the great bronze cauldron in which offerings were cooked. The Cauldron is the pair of the Well: where the Well is raw nourishment from nature, the Cauldron is nourishment transformed by culture, cooked, refined and offered. The primary hexagram describes the situation; the changing line is the point of movement in it; the resulting hexagram is where that movement leads. Both hexagrams belong to the reading, and the changing line is the hinge between them.

Hexagram 14 changing to 50 →

Line 1 in context

Love & relationships

Keep your new possession clear of what would corrupt it. In love and relationships, Hexagram 14 reads: You have something valuable. The reading is about keeping it: with modesty, openness and generosity rather than possessiveness. Do not cling; what is held lightly stays.

Career

Keep your new possession clear of what would corrupt it. In career, Hexagram 14 reads: Success and resources are at hand. Lead by clarity and by giving credit, not by dominance. The strong people around you support a modest centre; they leave a proud one.

Money

Keep your new possession clear of what would corrupt it. In money, Hexagram 14 reads: Real abundance, and the responsibility that goes with it. Manage it in the light: transparent accounts, sound stewardship, generosity where it is due. Wealth hoarded in the dark spoils.

A decision

Keep your new possession clear of what would corrupt it. In decisions, Hexagram 14 reads: Decide from a position of strength, and decide generously. The reading supports the option that shares the possession and clarifies things, and warns against the one that grasps.