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Hexagram 55: Abundance
豐 · Fēng
Abundance has success. The king attains abundance. Do not grieve; be like the sun at midday.Judgment 卦辭
Both thunder and lightning come: the image of Abundance. The superior man decides lawsuits and carries out punishments.Image 象辭
Core Meaning of Hexagram 55
Hexagram 55 is the zenith — thunder and lightning together, the king at full abundance, the sun at noon. Clarity plus power at maximum: everything visible, everything achievable, right now. The hexagram’s shadow is physics: noon is also the moment decline begins. Hence the urgency: do not spend the peak grieving its passing — spend it working.
Hexagram 55 in a Reading
In a reading, you are at or entering fullness — resources, energy, attention, momentum. Use the light while it stands high: settle the lawsuits (clear the backlog, decide the cases), execute the bold things only a full-position can. Nothing here says stop enjoying; it says stop lamenting. The wise at noon are generous and busy, which is precisely why their influence outlasts the daylight.
Common Questions
What does hexagram 55 mean?
Hexagram 55 is the zenith — thunder and lightning together, the king at full abundance, the sun at noon. Read the full meaning above, or cast your own reading with our free online I Ching coins.
What is the structure of hexagram 55?
Hexagram 55 is built from the trigram Thunder above and Fire below — binary 101100 read from the bottom line to the top. Abundance is King Wen number 55 of the 64 hexagrams.
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