Six Doors · No. 26
第26卦 大畜 Dà Chù · Great Taming
Essence: Great power held in check; stored force deepens into skill.
Judgment
Great energy is being deliberately held in—not suppressed, but charged. Use this restrained period to study, to build character, to digest past experience into skill. Capacity on this scale belongs in public service, not private comfort; and once fully stored, it can carry you across the big water.
Trigrams
Upper
Lower
The lines
- Line 1Danger stands directly ahead; the strong move is to halt yourself before it does.
- Line 2Like a wagon with its axle blocks removed: a voluntary standstill that costs nothing and preserves everything.
- Line 3Good horses given rein at last—advance, but drill your driving and your defenses daily as you go.
- Line 4Fit the headboard on the young ox before its horns harden: restraining force early, while it is still teachable, is the finest move here.
- Line 5Rather than fight the boar's tusk, remove what drives it; defusing aggression at its source succeeds where confrontation fails.
- Line 6The storing is complete and heaven's own road stands open; power held back this long now travels without obstruction.
All the doors
Every single-step transition available from where you stand.
- Line 118 蛊 · Work on the Decayed
Rot invites repair; mend what neglect has spoiled.
- Line 222 贲 · Grace
Grace adorns but never carries; end in plain white.
- Line 341 损 · Decrease
Give from the surface to strengthen the core.
- Line 414 大有 · Great Possession
Great holdings; abundance ruled by clarity and grace.
- Line 59 小畜 · Small Taming
Dense clouds, no rain; small restraints, gentle gains.
- Line 611 泰 · Peace
Heaven and earth commune; build while the flow lasts.