Great Power

Trigrams

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Upper: Thunder

Attribute: Arousing

Element: Wood

Direction: East

Family: Eldest Son

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Lower: Heaven

Attribute: creative

Element: Metal

Direction: Northwest

Family: Father

Palace

Kun Palace

Element: Earth

Ruling Trigram: earth

Judgment

Great Power necessitates firm correctness.

Image

The image of thunder over heaven forms the hexagram of Great Power. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not take one step that is not in accordance with propriety.

Lines

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Position 1: Power in Toes yin

Power in the toes. Continuing brings misfortune. This is certainly true.

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Position 2: Perseverance yin

Perseverance brings good fortune.

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Position 3: Power Misused yang

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.

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Position 4: Perseverance Rewarded yang

Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. The hedge opens; there is no entanglement. Power depends upon the axle of a big cart.

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Position 5: Losing Strength yang

Loses the goat with ease. No remorse.

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Position 6: Entangled Strength yang

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.