Hexagram 14 line 3: Great Possession, yang in the third place

What changes when line 3 moves

Line 3 of Hexagram 14 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 38, Opposition: Fire and lake pulling apart: estrangement, and the small gains still possible when opposites understand their difference.

Read together, the reading moves from Great Possession toward Opposition. Great possession held with modesty: abundance that lasts because its owner does not cling to it. Lake below, fire above: fire rises and water sinks, two sisters living together who cannot agree. Opposition describes divergence, misunderstanding, people at cross purposes. 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 38 →

Line 3 in context

Love & relationships

Put what you have at the service of something larger than yourself. 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

Put what you have at the service of something larger than yourself. 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

Put what you have at the service of something larger than yourself. 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

Put what you have at the service of something larger than yourself. 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.