Structural Analysis, Meaning, and Philosophical Inquiry of the Hexagram Huotian Dayou (Fire Over Heaven)
This article systematically investigates the fourteenth hexagram of the *I Ching*, *Huotian Dayou*, analyzing its structure (Li over Qian), delineating the rich connotations of 'Great Possession,' and interpreting its principle of 'One Softness in Supremacy Responded to by Five Yangs' through the lens of Pre-Qin texts, thereby revealing its profound significance in ancient political philosophy.
III. Inspiration from Pre-Qin Divination Examples
The divination example "Guai of Da You" in the Zuo Zhuan, Xi Gong 25, inspires several principles for Pre-Qin divination:
One, the line statement of the changing line serves as the core basis for judgment. Two, the image of the resulting hexagram serves as auxiliary reference. Three, comprehensive judgment must be integrated with the matter being divined.
These principles of divination can be extended to other scenarios involving changing lines in the Da You hexagram.