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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 third place means:

The inferior man works through power.

The superior man does not act thus.

To continue, is dangerous.

A goat

• butts against a hedge And
  
• gets its horns entangled.
  

• Making a boast of power leads to entanglements,
  

just as

• a goat entangles its horns when it butts against a hedge.
  

Whereas

• an inferior man revels in power when he comes into possession of it,
  
• the superior man never makes this mistake.
  

He

• is conscious at all times of the danger of pushing ahead
  

  regardless of circumstances, and therefore
  

• renounces in good time the empty display of force.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 54 – Kuei Mei – The Marrying Maiden

Above    Chen    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Above we have

• Chen, the eldest son, and below,
  
• Tui, the youngest daughter.
  

• The man leads and
  
• the girl follows him in gladness.
  

The picture is that of the entrance of the girl into her husband’s house.

In all, there are four hexagrams depicting

the relationship between husband and wife.

1. Hsien, INFLUENCE (31), describes
   

   the attraction that a young couple has for each other;
   

2. Heng, DURATION (32),
   

   portrays the permanent relationships of marriage;
   

3. Chien, DEVELOPMENT (53),
   

   reflects the protracted, ceremonious procedures attending the arrangement of a proper marriage; finally,
   

4. Kuei Mei, THE MARRYING MAIDEN,
   

   shows a young girl under the guidance of an older man who marries her. (1)
   

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE MARRYING MAIDEN.

Undertakings bring misfortune.

Nothing that would further.

A girl who

• is taken into the family,
  
• but not as the chief wife,
  

must behave with special caution and reserve.

She must not take it upon herself to supplant the mistress of the house,

for that would

• mean disorder and
  
• lead to untenable relationships.
  

The same is true of all voluntary relationships between human beings.

While

legally regulated relationships

• evince a fixed connection between
  
  • duties and
    
  • rights,
    

relationships based on personal inclination

• depend in the long run entirely on tactful reserve.
  

Affection as the essential principle of relatedness

is of the greatest importance in all relationships in the world.

For

the union of heaven and earth is the origin of the whole of nature.

Among human beings likewise,

spontaneous affection is the all-inclusive principle of union.

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder over the lake: The image of THE MARRYING MAIDEN.

Thus

the superior man

Understands the transitory

In the light of the eternity of the end.

Thunder stirs the water of the lake,

which follows it in shimmering waves.

This symbolizes the girl who follows the man of her choice.

But

every relationship between individuals

• bears within it the danger that wrong turns may be taken,
  
• leading to endless misunderstandings and disagreements.
  

Therefore

it is necessary constantly to remain mindful of the end.

If

• we permit ourselves to drift along,
  
  • we come together and
    
  • are parted again as the day may determine.
    

If on the other hand

• a man fixes his mind on an end that endures,
  
  • he will succeed in avoiding the reefs
    

    that confront the closer relationships of people.
    

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