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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

 

Six at the top means:

A goat butts against a hedge.

• It cannot go backward,
  
• it cannot go forward.
  

Nothing serves to further.

If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.

If we venture too far

• we come to a deadlock, unable either to advance or to retreat, and
  
• whatever we do merely serves to complicate things further.
  

Such obstinacy leads to insuperable difficulties.

But if, realizing the situation, we

• compose ourselves and
  
• decide not to continue,
  

everything will right itself in time.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 14 – Ta Yu – Possession in Great Measure

Above    LI    THE CLINGING, FLAME

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

• The fire in heaven above shines far, and
  
• all things
  
  • stand out in the light and
    
  • become, manifest.
    

• The weak fifth line occupies the place of honor, and
  
• all the strong lines are in accord with it.
  

All things come to the man who is

• modest and kind
  
• in a high position. 1
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE.

Supreme success.

The two trigrams indicate that strength and clarity unite.

Possession in great measure

• is determined by fate and
  
• accords with the time.
  

How is it possible that the weak line has power

• to hold the strong lines fast and
  
• to possess them?
  

It is done by virtue of unselfish modesty.

The time is favorable – a time of

• strength within,
  
• clarity and culture without.
  

Power is expressing itself in a graceful and controlled way.

This brings supreme success and wealth. 2

 

THE IMAGE

Fire in heaven above: The image of POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE .

Thus the superior man

• curbs evil and
  
• furthers good, And thereby
  
• obeys the benevolent will of heaven.
  

The sun in heaven above,

shedding light over everything on earth,

is the image of possession on a grand scale.

But a possession of this sort must be administered properly.

The sun brings both evil and good into the light of day.

Man

• must combat and curb the evil, and
  
• must favor and promote the good.
  

Only in this way does he fulfill the benevolent will of God,

who desires

• only good and
  
• not evil.
  

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