{"id":387,"date":"2023-01-29T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/01\/29\/14-great-measure\/"},"modified":"2023-01-29T16:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:14:00","slug":"14-great-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/01\/29\/14-great-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"14. Great Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/711lJI3rh7M\" width=\"320\" youtube-src-><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">From &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=711lJI3rh7M\" style=\"text-align: left;\">14.mycal8 &#8212; Great Measure &#8211; YouTube<\/a>&gt;<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<span> <\/p>\n<h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexagram_(I_Ching)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hexagram<\/a>&nbsp;14<\/h1>\n<p><\/span><\/center><br \/>\n<span><br \/><b>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/embed?asin=B07H326RDY&amp;preview=newtab&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Z7XKNWVKMCCMKV933JCX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Byrd<\/a><span style=\"border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: initial;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"0\" id=\"amznPsBmPixel_4252963\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?source=bk&amp;t=protocolenterpri&amp;bm-id=default&amp;l=ktl&amp;linkId=63f2720ba0fbf652df00d7f20f4bf56e&amp;_cb=1552279129168\" style=\"border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;\" width=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\n<span><br \/>\n<b>I.The Oracle<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n<span><br \/>\nA. Hexagram four-teen is called <a href=\"https:\/\/divination.com\/iching\/lookup\/14-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Da You<\/a>, or Great Possessing. Various interpretations include Possession in Great Measure or The Great Possession. The lower trigram is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yijing.nl\/trigrams\/1-qian.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qian<\/a>: force or heaven, and the upper trigram is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yijing.nl\/trigrams\/30-li.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Li<\/a>: radiance or fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<span><b>B. The Judgment<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>&nbsp; &nbsp;1. Possession in Great Measure.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;2. Supreme success.<br \/>\n<span><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3>\n<span>C. The Image<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n&nbsp; 1. Fire in heaven above:<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) The image of Possession in Great Measure.<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) Thus the superior man curbs evil and furthers good,<\/span><br \/>\n<span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;And thereby obeys the benevolent will of heaven.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span> <br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\n<span><br \/>\n<b>II. My interpretation<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>\nA. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/2022\/10\/14-great-possession.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Harvest<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\nWith this hexagram, we see a person who has overtime acquired<br \/>\ngreat possessions and that is due not so much to that person\u2019s position in life,<br \/>\nbut also it should reflect his ability to champion virtuous acts performed by<br \/>\nothers, and suppressing other acts that are not so much virtuous. <o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nAnother thing to keep in check is to not let your possessions dictate<br \/>\nthe crucial decisions that must be made in your daily life. Remain detached from<br \/>\nyour possessions, there are things to be considered as utility or common<br \/>\nhappenstance by-products, meaning the possession must match the position that that person holds in life. Such be it, a king should have an indoor pool. Not so<br \/>\nmuch for a common person.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe theme now is harvest, time to pick and save our accumulating<br \/>\nproducts on our overloaded wagon. Although the farmer has an expansive spread,<br \/>\nhis focus is on one tree at a time. Be not the one who wants to match his neighbor<br \/>\nin any aspect, even grains of sands are not, more or less equal.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\nIf one is as he should be, as it relates to the sentiments stated<br \/>\nabove, others will take heed, and rally to his aide, like unto a gift from<br \/>\nheaven.&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=uZFBfTfLWt4&amp;offerid=512744.119&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Frontline Plus is the no.1 vet recommended flea and tick treatment for canines. Easy to apply, this topical treatment combats fleas and ticks for a whole month.\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/budgetpetworld.com\/images\/feed\/468x60-frontline.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=uZFBfTfLWt4&amp;bids=512744.119&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n<center><br \/>\n <center><br \/>\n <strong>References<\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<center style=\"text-align: left;\">Blofield, John (1965).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HUTAhW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Ching the Book of Change an Important New Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of Diviation<\/a><\/center><center style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/>\nByrd, James (2018) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40sSUaI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Future&#8221;<\/a><\/center><center style=\"text-align: left;\">Huang, Kerson, and Rosemary (1987). <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YriqLR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Ching<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0894803190\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/center><center style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Karcher, S. and Ritesema, R. (1995). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Y2o3jv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change [The First Complete Translation with Concordance]<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=156619945X\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Legge, James (2012). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40wDaDy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"text-align: left;\" target=\"_blank\">The I Ching: The Book of Changes (Sacred Books of China: The Book of Changes)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00A420GEY\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Reifler, S. (1974) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DBPA35\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Ching: The World&#8217;s Oldest and Most Revered System of Fortune Telling<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000O51FJQ\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Van Over, R. (1971), <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HXkVjt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"text-align: left;\" target=\"_blank\">I Ching<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001G4Y9P6\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>Wilhelm, R., and Baynes. C.F. (1967). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lc5URO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The I Ching, or, Book of Changes (Bollingen Series XIX)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=069109750X\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Wilhelm, Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm (1995). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HUoZRs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"text-align: left;\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding the I Ching<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=protocolenterpri&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0691001715\" style=\"border: none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%23mycal8&amp;sxsrf=AJOqlzXvnumd24woEA39SLxczKjElL7MAA%3A1675522100231&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=NHDeY7CbDKj2kPIPobuUoAg&amp;iflsig=AK50M_UAAAAAY95-RNPKVCBS9eQg_J6mDETqHXRe0Lwh&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiwheKcjvz8AhUoO0QIHaEdBYQQ4dUDCAo&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=%23mycal8&amp;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBAgjECc6BwgjEOoCECdQvA9YvA9g6CNoAXAAeACAAWWIAWWSAQMwLjGYAQCgAQKgAQGwAQo&amp;sclient=gws-wiz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#mycal8<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><ins data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2927671629637182\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3668398455\" style=\"display: block;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From &lt;14.mycal8 &#8212; Great Measure &#8211; YouTube&gt; Hexagram&nbsp;14 By: James Byrd I.The Oracle&nbsp; A. Hexagram four-teen is called Da You, or Great Possessing. Various interpretations include Possession in Great Measure or The Great Possession. The lower trigram is Qian: force or heaven, and the upper trigram is Li: radiance or fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B. 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