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title: 火天大有 — Great Possession (Hexagram 14)
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# 火天大有 · Great Possession — Hexagram 14

Hexagram 14 of the I Ching is 火天大有 (Great Possession). Great Possession — the sun at zenith. Abundance abounds; remain humble to keep the favor. Do not hoard; share generously.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Great success and wealth — beware arrogance.
- **Relationships**: Brilliant ties — keep sincerity.
- **Health**: Head, heart, eyes.

## Structure

- Number: 14
- Name: 火天大有
- English: Great Possession
- Romaji: ka-ten-taiyū
- Pinyin: dà yǒu
- Upper: 火 (Fire)
- Lower: 天 (Heaven)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Recorded readings using this hexagram

### Count Itō's Mission to China (1885)

- Hexagram 1 → 14 · Ken (乾) changing to Tai-yū (大有), line 5
- As Count Itō sailed for China to negotiate over the Korean affair, Takashima cast the mission and sent his written divination on to Tientsin to be presented to the ambassador.
- [Read the case](https://ekidan.ai/heritage/cases/count-ito-china-negotiation-1885)

## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 14 (火天大有) mean?

Great Possession — the sun at zenith. Abundance abounds; remain humble to keep the favor.

### What does 火天大有 counsel?

Do not hoard; share generously.

### What does 火天大有 say about work?

Great success and wealth — beware arrogance.

### What does 火天大有 say about relationships?

Brilliant ties — keep sincerity.

### What does 火天大有 say about health?

Head, heart, eyes.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 14?

Upper trigram 火 (Fire) over lower trigram 天 (Heaven).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/14)