I Ching Oracle / Hexagrams / 14
The Judgement
Supreme success.
Abundance held with humility draws heaven's favor.
The Image
Fire in heaven above; the noble one curbs evil and furthers good, and thereby obeys the benevolent will of heaven.
This hexagram on ten matters
- WorkCAREER
- A season of real gain. But curbing evil and furthering good — how long you keep this depends on your restraint while you have it.
- LoveRELATIONSHIP
- You are the one giving more. That is fine, so long as giving does not become leverage.
- MoneyFINANCE
- Strong. A big wagon for loading — capacity determines what you can carry. Confirm you can actually manage the increase.
- HealthBODY
- Full and capable, but he makes a difference between himself and his neighbour warns against excess. Restraint in abundance is harder, and matters more, than thrift in scarcity.
- StudyLEARNING
- A consolidating phase. Connect what you already know rather than adding more.
- An examEXAM
- Well prepared; a good result is possible. But do not show off afterwards, and do not skip checking out of confidence.
- PeopleSOCIAL
- You have standing in the group. Truth accessible yet dignified — sincerity plus proportion; either alone causes trouble.
- A choiceDECISION
- Decide; outcomes will likely exceed expectation. Blessed by heaven, nothing that does not further.
- TravelJOURNEY
- Go; smooth, and it yields something. A big wagon for loading — you bring back more than expected, but do not fill every hour and every bag.
- A lost itemLOST ITEM
- It is still there, just somewhere you did not think you would put it. This hexagram favours recovery.
The Six Lines
No relationship with what is harmful; there is no blame in this. If one remains conscious of difficulty, one remains without blame.
No relationship with what is harmful. No entanglement, no damage. Remain conscious of difficulty and you remain without blame.
A big wagon for loading. One may undertake something. No blame.
A big wagon for loading; one may undertake something. The capacity is there. The most solid line in this hexagram.
A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven. A petty man cannot do this.
A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven. Giving resources to a larger purpose. What this line distinguishes is scope, not ability.
He makes a difference between himself and his neighbor. No blame.
He makes a difference between himself and his neighbour. No display. Choosing modesty amid abundance is exactly what earns no blame.
He whose truth is accessible, yet dignified, has good fortune.
His truth is accessible, yet dignified. Sincerity plus proportion. Sincerity alone gets exploited; authority alone gets abandoned.
He is blessed by heaven. Good fortune. Nothing that does not further.
He is blessed by heaven; nothing that does not further. The most favourable line in the book. All you must do is not spoil it yourself.
The governing line
Nuclear · Opposite · Reverse
The nuclear hexagram shows the middle stretch of the matter; the opposite is the same situation seen from the reverse position; the reverse is the view from the other party's side.