Hexagram 26 · ䷙
The Taming Power of the Great brings progress through perseverance. It is favorable to work outside the home rather than seek comfort. Great undertakings are fa...
Judgment
The Taming Power of the Great brings progress through perseverance. It is favorable to work outside the home rather than seek comfort. Great undertakings are favored.
Image
Heaven contained within the mountain represents the Taming Power of the Great. The noble person studies many sayings and deeds of the past to strengthen character.
Lines
Danger is at hand at the beginning. It furthers one to stop and not advance. Like a carriage with its strap under, a person of the way is not detained by obstacles. A good horse th...
The Taming Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers. It is favorable not to eat at home. It furthers one to cross the great water.
The Taming Power of the Great brings progress through perseverance. It is favorable to work outside the home rather than seek comfort. Great undertakings are favored.
The Taming Power of the Great means strength, firmness, sincerity, and radiance, with virtue renewed day by day. The strong line stands above and honors the worthy; strength is restrained, and this is great correctness. Not eating at home brings good fortune because it nourishes the worthy. It furthers one to cross the great river because it accords with heaven.
The Taming Power of the Great shows the firm in a high position with the yielding below. Great strength combined with devotion checks and holds back excess. Daily renewal of virtue ensures the firm finds its proper place and achieves its will.
Heaven within the mountain: the image of the Taming Power of the Great. The noble person acquaints himself with many sayings of the past and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
Heaven contained within the mountain represents the Taming Power of the Great. The noble person studies many sayings and deeds of the past to strengthen character.
Danger is at hand. It furthers one to desist.
Danger is at hand at the beginning. It furthers one to stop and not advance.
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Danger is at hand. It furthers one to desist. One cannot advance.
Desisting in the face of danger shows wisdom when one cannot advance.
The axle-trees are taken from the carriage.
Like a carriage with its strap under, a person of the way is not detained by obstacles.
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The carriage is halted because the middle line is not to be lightly advanced.
The person of the way not being detained shows freedom from secret designs.
A good horse follows others. It is favorable to be aware of danger and to persevere daily in training chariots and defense. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
A good horse that follows others shows awareness of danger. With perseverance, study proper methods. It furthers one to proceed.
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Awareness of danger. With perseverance, study. One does not lose the goal.
Studying with perseverance while aware of danger keeps one from losing the goal.
The planks of the cattle pen are strong. Good fortune.
Strong planks for the cattle pen ensure containment. Good fortune comes through proper preparation.
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The planks of the cattle pen are strong. They are in their proper place.
Strong pen planks show strength in proper position.
The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
The tusks of a gelded boar are harmless. Good fortune comes through removing harmful potential.
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The tusks of a gelded boar are good fortune, because he is in the central position and correct.
Gelded boar's tusks bring good fortune through being central and correct.
In harmony with heaven, the gate to heaven stands open. It furthers one to cross the great water.
In harmony with heaven, the gate stands open. It furthers one to undertake great endeavors.
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In harmony with heaven. The gate to heaven stands open because the way of the great man is accomplished.
Harmony with heaven opening the gate shows the great person's way accomplished.
What does Ta Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Great mean in the I Ching?
The Taming Power of the Great brings progress through perseverance. It is favorable to work outside the home rather than seek comfort. Great undertakings are fa...
How should I study Hexagram 26 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Danger is at hand at the beginning. It furthers one to stop and not advance. Like a carriage with its strap under, a person of the way is not detained by obstacles. A good horse th...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
The Taming Power of the Great shows the firm in a high position with the yielding below. Great strength combined with devotion checks and holds back excess. Daily renewal of virtue ensures the firm finds its proper place...
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