Hexagram 55 · Feng · Abundance

King Wen, Duke of Zhou, Confucius · Western Zhou (c.1000 BCE)

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Abundance: success. The king attains it. Be not sad — be like the sun at midday. 1. Meeting the destined lord — even if equal in rank, no blame. Going: honor. 2. Abundance screens the view — seeing the Big Dipper at midday. Going: suspicion. Sincere: good fortune. 3. Abundance in the banner — seeing the Pleiades at midday. Breaking the right arm. No blame. 4. Abundance screens — seeing the Big Dipper at midday. Meeting the peaceful lord. Good fortune. 5. Brilliance approaches — blessing and fame. Good fortune. 6. Abundance in the house — screening the family. Peering in — silence, no one. Three years unseen. Misfortune.