Hexagram 14 line 2: Great Possession, yang in the second place

What changes when line 2 moves

Line 2 of Hexagram 14 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 30, The Clinging: Fire that burns by clinging to what feeds it: clarity, dependence and the care of a cow.

Read together, the reading moves from Great Possession toward The Clinging. Great possession held with modesty: abundance that lasts because its owner does not cling to it. Fire below, fire above: light doubled, the sun rising twice. The Clinging is the hexagram of clarity and of dependence: fire is bright, and fire exists only by holding onto what it burns. 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 30 →

Line 2 in context

Love & relationships

You have the capacity; take on the large task. 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

You have the capacity; take on the large task. 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

You have the capacity; take on the large task. 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

You have the capacity; take on the large task. 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.