ASK ROASTIE

BAD ADVICE. GOOD TIMING.

HEXAGRAM 14 OF 64 FIRE OVER HEAVEN

GREAT POSSESSION

大有 Dà Yǒu

great possession, abundance, prosperity, the sun at its height, responsibility

ROASTIE

Great Possession. Fire over Heaven, the sun at its height, abundance and responsibility. The book says you have everything. It also says "responsibility," which is the word you skipped. You have a lot of stuff and no idea where any of it is, and the sun at its height is just the light making that visible. Ya roasted!

THE JUDGMENT

Great possession brings great progress and success.

THE LINES, BOTTOM TO TOP

  1. Line 1 No contact with what is harmful; no mistake. Aware of the difficulty, he stays free of error.
  2. Line 2 A large wagon loaded with goods; there is somewhere to go, and no mistake.
  3. Line 3 A prince offers his wealth to the Son of Heaven; a small man could not do this.
  4. Line 4 He keeps his great possessions modest and does not show them off; no mistake.
  5. Line 5 His sincerity meets with trust from others; with dignity, good fortune.
  6. Line 6 Helped by heaven itself; good fortune, and nothing that does not profit.
THROW YOUR OWN ALL SIXTY-FOUR

Text: the I Ching, after James Legge's 1882 translation, public domain, trimmed into plain English. The take: a coffee bean, licensed in nothing.