Great Power (大壮) — Hexagram 34. I Ching constitutional reading from 知己 Zhiji.
I Ching · Hexagram 34

Great Power 大壮

☳ over ☰ · Thunder over Heaven
大壮。利贞。

Thunder over Heaven. Maximum forward momentum.

The Lines

初九:壮于趾,征凶,有孚。

Line 1 — Power in the toes. All force, no judgment.

九二:贞吉。

Line 2 — Steadfastness brings good fortune. Power balanced with discipline. The ideal.

九三:小人用壮,君子用罔,贞厉。羝羊触藩,羸其角。

Line 3 — A goat butts against a hedge. Force used stupidly traps itself.

九四:贞吉悔亡,藩决不羸,壮于大舆之輹。

Line 4 — The hedge opens. The obstacle yields to the steady weight of the cart axle.

六五:丧羊于易,无悔。

Line 5 — Loses the goat with ease. The stubborn force released without effort. Relief.

上六:羝羊触藩,不能退,不能遂,无攸利,艰则吉。

Line 6 — Cannot go backward, cannot go forward. Completely stuck. But awareness of being stuck is the beginning of getting unstuck.

Nuclear Hexagram

Nuclear Hexagram: 43 夬 (Breakthrough)

The force exists for a purpose.

Practical Application

Choose weight over speed, steadiness over charge.

你在哪里。问知己。

Know where you are. Ask 知己.

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