I Ching reading: Dazhuang (Great Strength) changing to Dayou (Great Possession)
Dazhuang: Six at the top
A ram butts the hedge. It cannot pull back, it cannot push through. Nothing is favorable. Face the difficulty, and there is good fortune.
羝羊觸藩，不能退，不能遂，无攸利。艱則吉。
慎Proceed with care
Reading
Yes, but carefully.When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.
Governing text · Dazhuang: Six at the top
In plain wordsThe ram has butted its way into the hedge. It cannot back out and cannot get through. Nothing is favorable. Fortunately you are not hard by nature. If you recognize the difficulty and handle it with care, you can still come to good fortune.
- Now
- Momentum is strong. But strong does not mean right; the judgment of this hexagram says only one thing: staying true is what is favorable.
- The key
- Only one line is changing: Six at the top. The answer is in that line. The text names both a good and a bad outcome: one way of acting leads to each. The result depends on which you choose.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Dayou (Great Possession): A time of rich harvest. Everything goes very smoothly.
- What to do
- The stronger you are, the more you must keep to the rules: do not do what is unreasonable. Do not push through on brute force. That will only get you stuck.
Read more closely
Which text applies
One changing line: read that line of the primary hexagram.
Your six throws, bottom to top: 1: 7 yang · 2: 7 yang · 3: 7 yang · 4: 7 yang · 5: 8 yin · 6: 6 yin (changing)
Line position
In its proper place · answered by the third line
Top place: the end of the matter. What reaches its limit turns. Know when to stop.
Verdict words in the text
Nuclear hexagram · Guai (Resolution)
There is something that should be cleared away, and the time has come to decide.
The nuclear hexagram is formed from the four inner lines. It shows what is going on inside the situation.
Full texts
One who truly knows the Changes does not need to divine. The text is for reflection; what you do is up to you.