Hexagram 55: Abundance

豐 (Fēng)

Fullness, abundance, and the peak of achievement.

Overview

Your life becomes more comfortable every day. The old rush of events gives way to a calm look at what is happening. What does the future hold for you?

Not long ago you went to great lengths to get what you needed. It took a lot of time and effort to reach the final result. But none of it wore you out. On the contrary, reaching the goal you wanted gave you energy and calm.

Now there is no need to keep pushing so hard, because you have almost everything you wanted. It is time to stop and settle into a quiet, unhurried life.

That is a pleasant task, and your new situation can bring you many happy moments. Even if you miss your old activity, this new life tends to grow on you.

Abundance means a fine period, and you prepared it for yourself by your own hard work and with the support of fate.

People around you

Your relationships with the people around you will depend on you. You are like the sun, giving your light and warmth to others. You are a happy person, and you share that happiness generously.

Keep to this way of living. You have received everything, and you can help others without sacrificing yourself. Do not wait to be asked. Try to find out what your friends and your good acquaintances need, and how you can help them.

Work and rest

At work you might have to choose between several good options. Your lucky period is not over, and fate seems to be supporting your plans for the future. The main thing is that those plans are well thought out.

Soon there may be an excellent chance to rest. Even if you have to cancel something, do not turn it down. You have been working so hard that you really need to relax now. Do not put it off. Such a good chance may not come again.

Your wish

Your wish should come true, though a little later. Do not be sad. This is a period that can give you almost everything. But let some time pass, so that you are sure your wish has not changed. If you do not give up your plans, they will come true.

This Overview is one traditional reading of the figure, offered as a prompt for reflection and perspective rather than a prediction of a fixed future. Where this material comes from.

New to the sequence? See how lines, trigrams and changing lines work, or cast your own reading with the three-coin method.

Structure

Read from the bottom upward, hexagram 55 is Thunder over Fire. Its two inner, or nuclear, trigrams are Lake over Wind/Wood. What the eight trigrams mean.

Upper trigram (lines 4–6): Zhèn · Thunder Arousing and moving
Lower trigram (lines 1–3): Lí · Fire Clinging and bright
Upper nuclear (lines 3–5): Duì · Lake Joyous and open
Lower nuclear (lines 2–4): Xùn · Wind/Wood Gentle and penetrating