Feng · Abundance
丰卦 · 雷火丰
- Fullness
- Peak
- Success
- Preparing for decline
The Judgment
Fang intimates progress and development. When a king has reached the point (which the name denotes) there is no occasion to be anxious (through fear of a change). Let him be as the sun at noon.
亨。王假之，勿忧，宜日中。
The Image
Thunder and lightning arrive together: abundance. The noble one, in the same way, decides lawsuits and carries out penalties.
雷电皆至，丰。君子以折狱致刑。
Plain-language reading
Your situation
You are at a peak of abundance: results, reputation or resources have reached a high point. Feng is thunder and lightning arriving together, brilliant and grand, like the sun at midday when its light is strongest. But after midday, the sun begins to sink.
Where to put your effort
Treasure and make full use of this peak: finish what needs finishing and make the decisions that need making, with clarity and resolve. At the same time, prepare for the descent: do not treat the peak as normal, and do not expand beyond what you can manage. Staying alert to risk in the best of times is what keeps abundance from collapsing.
Four areas of life
- Career
- Your momentum is strong; be careful.
- Wealth
- Rich profits; guard against lawsuits.
- Family
- Southeast is favourable; a match made in heaven.
- Health
- Rising liver heat; rest quietly.
Health notes come from traditional texts and are cultural reference only. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
The six lines
Read from the bottom up: the first line is at the bottom, the top line is at the top. Open each line for details.
Nine at the beginningThe first line, undivided, shows its subject meeting with his mate. Though they are both of the same character, there will be no error. Advance will call forth approval.Moving
初九：遇其配主，虽旬无咎；往有尚。
Image：Even for ten days, no blame: beyond ten days, disaster.
- Career
- A mentor helps you; ten years of good luck.
- Wealth
- The goods are just right; profit within ten days.
- Family
- A settled home; marry soon.
- Health
- A good doctor can cure it in ten days; too long and it cannot be cured.
Nine in the third placeThe third line, undivided, shows its subject with an (additional) screen of a large and thick banner, through which at midday he can see (the small) Mei star. (In the darkness) he breaks his right arm; but there will be no error.Moving
九三：丰其沛，日中见沬。折其右肱，无咎。
Image：The curtain is thick: great things cannot be done. He breaks his right arm: in the end he cannot be used.
- Career
- Your luck is upside down; guard against disaster.
- Wealth
- Unpredictable price swings; considerable losses.
- Family
- Only suitable as a temporary home.
- Health
- An injury to the right arm.
Nine in the fourth placeThe fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in a tent so large and thick that at midday he can see from it the constellation of the Bushel. But he meets with the subject of the (first) line, undivided like himself. There will be good fortune.Moving
九四：丰其蔀，日中见斗。遇其夷主，吉。
Image：The screen is thick: the position is not right. Stars seen at midday: dark and unclear. Meeting his equal ruler: acting brings good fortune.
- Career
- Unlucky circumstances, moving from dark to light.
- Wealth
- Out of the dark, you find a buyer.
- Family
- Success depends on people; a happy chance meeting with the right person.
- Health
- An eye problem awaiting a good doctor.
Related hexagrams
Judgment and line texts from the public-domain translation by James Legge (1882). Readings by DeepHeart AI.
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