Great Taming 大畜
Great Taming is heaven's power held inside the mountain. Gather knowledge and strength with discipline, then use them to serve something larger.
Judgment
Staying with what is right is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. Crossing the great river is favorable. Use the strength you have gathered in the service of others.
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Heaven is within the mountain. The wise person learns the words and deeds of the past and so strengthens their character.
What does Great Taming mean?
The mountain holds the great power of heaven inside it. This situation describes a period when great energy is reined in and stored. The strong does not spill over at once; it waits, gathers and matures. This waiting is not a loss. On the contrary, it is the preparation for the big step that follows. Knowledge, experience, money or inner strength: whatever you are gathering is valuable now. Reining in strength is like holding a river back with a dam. The water collects and rises, and when it is guided in the right direction it does great work. Strength spent in scattered ways disappears and leaves nothing behind.
What is asked of you is to prepare yourself with discipline. Learn from the past, take knowledge from masters and strengthen your character a little more each day. Do not act on every impulse at once. Holding your strength in check is not weakness but mastery. But the purpose of this gathering is not to keep it for yourself. When the time comes, you should leave home and serve the world. Now is a good time to take on a great task, to cross the great river. As long as you have prepared and do not stray from what is right. Strength that rises on a solid foundation lasts.
What to do now
Gather your strength before spending it; set aside time today to learn and prepare.
Love and relationships
Instead of expressing your feelings in a rush, focus on deepening them. Shared values and shared experiences nourish your relationship. A patient commitment builds a strong union over time.
Work and money
A good period to build up knowledge, skills or capital. Invest in training, preparation and sound plans. When you are ready, you can take on a large project.
The lines
If a line changed (red) in your reading, read only that line. Lines are counted from the bottom up.
- First line
There is danger. It is favorable to stop. You want to rush ahead, but a strong obstacle stands in front of you; wait for now.
- Second line
The axle straps have come off the wagon. You cannot move, and you accept it; waiting without forcing is the right thing.
- Third line
Good horses run one after another. Staying aware of the difficulty and staying with what is right is favorable. Practice driving and defending every day. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. The road is opening, but move ahead carefully and prepared.
- Fourth line
The headboard on the young bull's horns. Great good fortune. You are steering strength by preventing the problem early, before it grows.
- Fifth line
The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune. Instead of suppressing a dangerous force directly, you are dealing with its source; this is a wise way.
- Top line
The way of heaven is open. Success. At the end of a long period of gathering, the obstacles lift; now you can use your strength freely.
Trigrams
still, resting
creative, strong
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