I Ching reading: Dazhuang (Great Strength) changing to Tai (Peace)
Dazhuang: Nine in the fourth place
Staying true brings good fortune; regret vanishes. The hedge breaks open and the horns are not stuck. Strength in the axle of a great cart.
貞吉悔亡。藩決不羸，壯于大輿之輹。
吉Favorable
Reading
Yes, go ahead.When your strength is great, the worst danger is using it in the wrong place.
Governing text · Dazhuang: Nine in the fourth place
In plain wordsStay true and there is good fortune; regret vanishes. The hedge has opened and your horns will no longer get stuck. You are as sturdy as the axle of a great cart, and you can go forward.
- 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: Nine in the fourth place. The answer is in that line. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
- Where it is heading
- Things are moving toward Tai (Peace): A good time when above and below are in touch and everything runs 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: 9 yang (changing) · 5: 8 yin · 6: 8 yin
Line position
Not in its proper place · not answered by the first line
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
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.