55. Abundance
Judgment
Abundance brings success — the king approaches. Do not be sad. It is fitting to see the great person. The sun at midday.
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Thunder and lightning — the superior person decides lawsuits and applies punishments.
Changing Lines
Meeting the master — equal partnership. Ten days, no blame. Going brings honor.
The abundance is covered — at midday, one sees a star. Going forward brings misfortune and doubt. Trust inspires confidence.
The abundance is shaded with screens — at midday, one sees a nebula. Breaking the right arm — no lasting blame.
The abundance is concealed — at midday, one sees a shadow companion. Going with a shadow brings regret but later good fortune.
Lines appear — blessings and praise arrive. Good fortune through recognition.
The abundance is in the house — concealing one's own house. Peeking at the door — no one is about. For three years, no news. Misfortune through isolation.
Reading Abundance today
When Abundance (豐) appears in a modern casting, it's rarely about ancient kings or dragons in any literal sense. The hexagram speaks in metaphor about a shape your situation is taking right now. The lower clinging fire sits beneath the upper arousing thunder, pairing clarity, attachment to what shines, perception with shock, awakening, sudden movement. Read this as the inside meeting the outside: how you carry yourself underneath versus how the situation arrives on top.
The hexagram's recurring themes — abundance, fullness, prosperity — usually surface in real life around decisions where the question is less "what should I do" and more "what does this moment actually want from me." Read the Legge judgment above slowly, then sit with the changing lines if any showed up in your cast: the lines are where the hexagram's advice becomes specific to your question, not the situation in general.
Questions Abundance answers well
- What does this hexagram say about my current situation?
- Should I act, wait, or step back from this?
- Where is the real change happening underneath the surface?
- Who or what is this hexagram pointing me toward?
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