大壯

Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward → Hexagram 34: Great Power

Pushing Upward
Earth / Wind
大壯
Great Power
Thunder / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 4).

Line 1

初六 允升大吉。

yǔnwelcome
shēngadvance
much
promise

Six at the beginning means: Pushing upward that meets with confidence Brings great good fortune.

Line 4

六四 王用亨于岐山。吉。无咎。

wángthe sovereign
yòngwill make
hēngoffering(s)
to
Split
shānMountain
promising
not(hing) (is)
jiùwrong

Six in the fourth place means: The king offers him Mount Ch'i. Good fortune. No blame.

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramEarth ThunderThe Receptive → The Arousing
Lower TrigramWind HeavenThe Gentle → The Creative

Yilin Verse

開元作喜,建造利事。平準貨寶,海內殷富。

A new era begins with rejoicing; construction and enterprise prosper. Standards set for goods and treasure; all within the seas grow rich and abundant.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

Commentary

Wood grows within the earth as a new era dawns with celebrations and the construction of auspicious works. Standards are set for trade, treasures are priced fairly, and the realm from coast to coast prospers in abundance. The phrase 'Kaiyuan' evokes the opening of a new epoch — the moment when accumulated potential breaks into manifest greatness and the whole economy flourishes. Thunder over heaven, the image of Great Power, represents overwhelming energy properly directed through righteous channels. From Pushing Upward to Great Power, the slow growth of wood through earth finally erupts into thunderous strength above heaven. Patient cultivation across generations yields an age of unmistakable vigor: markets flourish, wealth circulates freely, and the entire realm shares in abundance.

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