34. Ta Chuang

大壯 · Dà Zhuàng

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大壯
Dà Zhuàng

Ta Chuang

Correspondences
Upper trigram
震 Chên
Arousing
Lower trigram
乾 Ch'ien
Strong
Palace
Kun Palace
Palace 7
Element
土 Earth
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彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Favorable to persevere.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Great Strength means that what is great is strong. The firm acts, and therefore there is strength. Great Strength is favorable to persevere because what is great is correct. When greatness is correct, the inner nature of Heaven and Earth can be seen.
象 · Xiang

Image

Thunder above Heaven: Great Strength. The Noble One does not step beyond what propriety allows.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Six
A ram butts against a hedge. It can neither retreat nor advance. Nothing is favorable. Facing the difficulty brings Good fortune.
Commentary
Unable to retreat and unable to advance means not understanding the situation clearly. Facing the difficulty brings good fortune because the blame will not last long.
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Lose the ram in open ground. No regret.
Commentary
Losing the ram in open ground means the position is not appropriate.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
Perseverance brings Good fortune. Regret vanishes. The hedge opens and there is no entanglement. Strength lies in the axle strap of a great carriage.
Commentary
The hedge opens and there is no entanglement because what is honored moves forward.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
The small person uses strength; the Noble One does not. Perseverance here is dangerous. A ram butts against a hedge and gets its horns entangled.
Commentary
The small person uses strength; the Noble One does not.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
Perseverance brings Good fortune.
Commentary
The perseverance and good fortune of Nine in the Second come through centeredness.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Strength in the toes. Going on brings Misfortune. This is certain.
Commentary
Strength in the toes means that this certainty runs to exhaustion.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Chên

Arousing

Element
Wood
Direction
East
Family
Eldest Son
Season
Spring
Lower Trigram

Ch'ien

Strong

Element
Metal
Direction
Northwest
Family
Father
Season
Late Autumn
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