✦ HEXAGRAM 55
Fēng —
Abundance.
Thunder above, Fire below.
JUDGMENT
Abundance has success. The king attains abundance. Be not sad. Be like the sun at midday.
THE IMAGE
Both thunder and lightning come: the image of Abundance. Thus the superior man decides lawsuits and carries out punishments.
INTERPRETATION
Thunder and lightning together — maximum brilliance and power. This is the zenith, the peak moment. You are at full noon.
Do not be sad that noon must pass. Be fully present in the fullness. Act with clarity and decisiveness while your power is at its height. Abundance is meant to be used, not hoarded. Shine completely — the afternoon will come regardless.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- What does Hexagram 55 mean?
- You are at a peak moment of abundance and power. Use it fully and decisively — don't mourn its impermanence, embrace it.
- Why does abundance bring sadness?
- Because we know peaks don't last. The hexagram says: don't let that awareness diminish your present fullness. Shine like the midday sun.