Hexagram 14 · Qian / Heaven (乾) palace · Metal (金) · Returning soul (歸魂)
Da You · Great Resources
Hexagram 14, Da You · Great Resources, has Li / Fire (離) above Qian / Heaven (乾). It belongs to the Qian / Heaven (乾) palace, whose reference element is Metal (金).
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Da You is a returning-soul hexagram with Chen Earth Parent at Self on line 3 and Si Fire Officer at Other at the top. Parent emphasizes organizing, caring for details and carrying obligations; Officer gives the target or counterpart a demanding quality. All five categories are present. Consolidation is a relevant theme, but getting matters into order may still require sustained attention.
Relationships
Parent at Self can frame a relationship in which care and responsibility receive more attention than ease or romance. Officer at Other can symbolize demands or expectations from the counterpart. This is a prompt to examine the balance of effort, not evidence that one person is necessarily distant or uncaring.
Money
Wealth is Yin Wood at line 2, and Wood controls the Earth Self line. The traditional reading highlights the effort required to handle resources and the possibility of costs accompanying a goal. It does not establish a loss or justify a specific investment decision.
Career
Parent at Self fits a theme of coordination, paperwork and looking after details. Officer at the top identifies the career or authority focus. Sibling at line 4 raises the separate issue of shared resources. Clear responsibilities matter more than assuming the favorable-sounding name means an easy promotion.
Health
The published interpretation emphasizes accumulated effort and the need for rest. Line position cannot establish whether an illness is acute or chronic, and this English explanation does not turn that traditional association into a diagnosis. Consider actual symptoms and workload rather than using the chart to rule out a problem.
Health themes are traditional symbolism, not a diagnosis. Seek medical care for symptoms or concerns.
These themes describe the static structure. A particular cast also needs its moving lines, month and day, and focus-line context. The same hexagram can support different interpretations in different situations.
Judgment and Image
Judgment大有：元亨。
Image火在天上，大有；君子以遏惡揚善，順天休命。
The Judgment is concise and expresses broad development. The Image of Fire above Heaven connects having much with restraining harmful conduct and encouraging constructive conduct. The interpretive emphasis is responsibility in the use of resources, not possession as an automatic virtue.
The Chinese Judgment is from the Zhou Yi; the Image is from the Image commentary. The displayed Chinese was collated against the recorded sources. This English explanation is our own, not a quotation from a modern translation. Read the Chinese source (opens a new tab).
The six lines: branches, Self/Other and relationships
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Li / Fire (離) above Qian / Heaven (乾) · Self: line 3 · Other: line 6
| Line | Figure | Branch | Element | Relationship | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 6 | Yang | Si (巳) | Fire (火) | Officer (官鬼) | Other (應) |
| Line 5 | Yin | Wei (未) | Earth (土) | Parent (父母) | — |
| Line 4 | Yang | You (酉) | Metal (金) | Sibling (兄弟) | — |
| Line 3 | Yang | Chen (辰) | Earth (土) | Parent (父母) | Self (世) |
| Line 2 | Yang | Yin (寅) | Wood (木) | Wealth (妻財) | — |
| Line 1 | Yang | Zi (子) | Water (水) | Child (子孫) | — |
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Explore each layer: branch assignment in Na Jia, question categories in focus selection, and line positions in Self and Other.
Six Spirits depend on the casting day and are omitted from this static library. Hidden spirits are not calculated. A specific cast adds its Six Spirits, moving lines and resulting hexagram.
Reading the structure
Hexagram 14, Da You · Great Resources, has Li / Fire (離) above Qian / Heaven (乾). It belongs to the Qian / Heaven (乾) palace, whose reference element is Metal (金).
This is the Returning soul (歸魂) stage. Self is line 3: Chen (辰), Earth (土), Parent (父母). Other is line 6: Si (巳), Fire (火), Officer (官鬼). Self locates the questioner’s side; Other locates the counterpart or target. They do not by themselves determine an outcome.
The palace element is the reference for the Five Relationships: what generates it is Parent; what it generates is Child; what controls it is Officer; what it controls is Wealth; the same element is Sibling. These are symbolic subject roles, not necessarily literal family members.
All five relationship categories appear in the visible lines, so each subject category has a direct structural reference. This does not establish a favorable outcome or predictive accuracy.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Parent at Self mean I must have a hard time?
- It emphasizes responsibility and concern, not a guaranteed level of hardship. Other lines and actual support can change the context.
- Does Officer at Other mean the other person is harmful?
- No. It is a role associated with demands or authority in this framework, not a character judgment.
- Do all five categories guarantee a clear answer?
- No. They provide direct subject references, but their condition and the cast’s movement still need interpretation.
Explore one question
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