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HEXAGRAM 34 – Ta Chuang – The Power of the Great
Above CHEN THE AROUSING, THUNDER
Below CH’IEN THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN
The great lines, that is, the light, strong lines, are powerful.
Four light lines
- have entered the hexagram from below and
- are about to ascend higher.
- The upper trigram is Chen, the Arousing;
- the lower is Ch’ien, the Creative.
- Ch’ien is strong,
- Chen produces movement.
The union of movement and strength gives the meaning of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.
The hexagram is linked with the second month (March April).
THE JUDGMENT
THE POWER OF THE GREAT.
Perseverance furthers.
The hexagram points to a time when inner worth
- mounts with great force and
- comes to power.
But its strength has already passed beyond the median line,
hence there is danger that one
- may rely entirely on one’s own power and
- forget to ask what is right.
There is danger too that, being intent on movement,
we may not wait for the right time.
Therefore the added statement that perseverance furthers.
For that is truly great power
- which does not degenerate into mere force
- but remains inwardly united with the fundamental principles of right and of justice.
When we understand this point –
namely, that greatness and justice must be indissoluble united –
we understand the true meaning of all that happens in heaven and on earth.
THE IMAGE
Thunder in heaven above: The image of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.
Thus the superior man
does not tread upon paths
That do not accord with established order.
Thunder – electrical energy – mounts upward in the spring.
The direction of this movement is in harmony with that of the movement of heaven.
It is therefore a movement in accord with heaven,
producing great power.
However,
true greatness depends on being in harmony with what is right.
Therefore in times of great power
the superior man avoids doing anything
that is not in harmony with the established order.
THE LINES
Nine in the second place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
The premise here is that the gates to success are beginning to open.
- Resistance gives way and
- we forge ahead.
This is the point at which, only too easily,
we become the prey of exuberant self-confidence.
This is why the oracle says that perseverance
(i.e., perseverance in inner equilibrium, without excessive use of power)
brings good fortune.
MOVING HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 55 – Feng – Abundance (Fullness)
Above CHEN THE AROUSING, THUNDER
Below LI THE CLINGING, FLAME
- Chen is movement;
- Li is flame, whose attribute is clarity.
- Clarity within,
- movement without –
this produces greatness and abundance.
The hexagram pictures a period of advanced civilization.
However,
the fact that development has reached a peak suggests that
this extraordinary condition of abundance cannot be maintained permanently.
THE JUDGMENT
ABUNDANCE has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be like the sun at midday.
It is not given to every mortal to bring about a time of
- outstanding greatness and
- abundance.
Only a born ruler of men is able to do it,
because his will is directed to what is great.
Such a time of abundance is usually brief.
Therefore
a sage might well feel sad in view of the decline that must follow.
But such sadness does not befit him.
Only a man who is inwardly free of sorrow and care
can lead in a time of abundance.
He must be like the sun at midday,
illuminating and gladdening everything under heaven.
THE IMAGE
Both thunder and lightning come: The image of ABUNDANCE.
Thus
the superior man
- decides lawsuits And
- carries out punishments.
This hexagram has a certain connection with Shih Ho, BITING THROUGH (21),
in which thunder and lightning similarly appear together,
but in the reverse order.
- In BITING THROUGH, laws are laid down;
- here they are applied and enforced.
- Clarity [Li] within makes it possible to investigate the facts exactly, and
- shock [Chen] without ensures a strict and precise carrying out of punishments.
