Hexagram 14 line 4: Great Possession, yang in the fourth place

What changes when line 4 moves

Line 4 of Hexagram 14 is yang, a solid line. When it is cast as old yang (a 9) it flips, and the hexagram becomes Hexagram 26, Great Taming: Great power held and stored: strength restrained by something firm, gathering for a large task.

Read together, the reading moves from Great Possession toward Great Taming. Great possession held with modesty: abundance that lasts because its owner does not cling to it. Heaven below, mountain above: heaven's force held within a mountain. Great Taming describes creative power accumulated and disciplined by something solid, and the tradition treats it as very favourable: it is worth crossing the great water, and it is worth not eating at home, which means taking one's talents into public service. 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 26 →

Line 4 in context

Love & relationships

Know what is yours and do not measure yourself against the neighbour. 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

Know what is yours and do not measure yourself against the neighbour. 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

Know what is yours and do not measure yourself against the neighbour. 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

Know what is yours and do not measure yourself against the neighbour. 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.