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Hexagram:
34. Great Vigor
Line #
Drawn as
Energy
Duality
Trigram
Dynamic
Polarity
Upper Trigram
Thunder
Eldest Son
Immature Yang
Lower Trigram
Heaven
Father
Mature Yang
6
5
4
3
2
1
Yin
Yin
Yang
Yang
Yang
Yang
Feminine
Feminine
Masculine
Masculine
Masculine
Masculine
#
English Name
Chinese Name
Hanzi
Pinyin
Action
Hexagram:
卦 Guà
34. Great Vigor
大壯
dà zhuàng
Invigorate
Hidden Influence:
互卦 Hu Guà (nuclear)
43. Determination
夬
guài
Breakthrough
Underlying Cause:
綜卦 Zong Guà (reverse)
20. Contemplation
觀
guān
View
Expression:
"I empower" and "I take action"
Image:
Thunder in heaven above: The image of The Power of the Great. Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths that do not accord with established order.
Judgement:
The Power of the Great. Persistence in a righteous course brings reward.
Affirmation:
I explore nature in a sacred communion with the Divine, and I always approach it with reverence.
Overall meaning:
Great Vigor represents a time of strong energy and power. It signifies a period of dynamic action, vitality, and robust strength. This hexagram encourages embracing challenges with enthusiasm and determination, harnessing inner strength to overcome obstacles, and pursuing goals with vigor and confidence.
Upright Hexagram
Rotated 90°
counter clockwise
Change - - to 0
Change — to 1
Binary Number Created:
001111
Line 1 :
Blogfeld
Power in the toes. [I.e. power of a rather low or limited kind.] To advance now would bring misfortune.
Line 1:
Legge
The first line, dynamic, shows its subject manifesting his strength in his toes. But advance will lead to evil -- most certainly.
Power in the toes. Continuing brings misfortune. This is certainly true.
Line 1 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
Line 2 :
Blogfeld
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 2:
Legge
The second line, dynamic, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 2 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
Line 3:
Blogfeld
Inferior men use their power where (under the circumstances prevailing) the Superior Man refrains from using his. Persistence now would bring serious consequences, as when a goat butts against a hedge and gets its horns entangled.
Line 3:
Legge
The third line, dynamic, shows, in the case of an inferior man, one using all his strength; and in the case of a superior man, one whose rule is not to do so. Even with firm correctness the position would be perilous. The exercise of strength in it might be compared to the case of a ram butting against a fence, and getting his horns entangled.
The inferior man works through power. The superior man does not act thus. To continue is dangerous. A goat butts against a hedge and gets its horns entangled.
Line 3 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
Line 4:
Blogfeld
Righteous persistence brings good fortune and regret vanishes. The hedge falls apart and he is no longer entangled. There is great power in the cart axle. [A powerful axle indicates that the time is favorable for an advance towards our goal.]
Line 4:
Legge
The fourth line, dynamic, shows a case in which firm correctness leads to good fortune, and occasion for repentance disappears. We see the fence opened without the horns being entangled. The strength is like the wheel spokes of a large wagon.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. The hedge opens; there is no entanglement. Power depends upon the axle of a big cart.
Line 4 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
Line 5:
Blogfeld
He sacrifices a goat too lightly -- no regret! [I.e. he resorts too easily to force, which is not advisable.]
Line 5:
Legge
The fifth line, magnetic, shows one who loses her ram-like strength in the ease of her position. There will be no occasion for repentance.
Loses the goat with ease. No remorse.
Line 5 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
Line 6:
Blogfeld
A goat butts against a hedge and can move neither backward nor forward; it can get nowhere. Yet at this time, difficulty presages good fortune.
Line 6:
Legge
The sixth line, magnetic, shows one who may be compared to the ram butting against the fence, and unable either to retreat, or to advance as he would fain do. There will be no advantage in any respect, but if he realizes the difficulty of his position, there will be good fortune.
A goat butts against a hedge. It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward. Nothing serves to further. If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.
Line 6 :
Wilhelm/Baynes
34
Binary:
001111
Structure:
Unicode decimal:
Non-Core Gua
19937
Unicode hex:
00000
Sector:
157.5 to 163.125
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