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大壯 34 · Dà Zhuàng · Great Power
Thunder over Heaven — upper Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement); lower Qián 乾 (creative, strong, initiating)
Hexagram 34, Great Power (Dà Zhuàng, 大壯), is Thunder over Heaven. Thunder in heaven. Vigour and strength.
The situation
Thunder in heaven. Vigour and strength.
The counsel
Power with restraint. Do not butt like a ram against the hedge.
The six lines
Line 1 — Power in the toes. Advancing brings misfortune.
Line 2 — Persistence is good.
Line 3 — The petty one uses power; the noble does not. The ram’s horns stick.
Line 4 — The hedge opens; no entanglement. The axle is strong.
Line 5 — Loses the goat easily. No remorse.
Line 6 — The ram entangled; neither forward nor back. Difficulty, then good.