Combination

2. The Magnetic to 34. Great Power

Changing lines

Line 1
In the first line, magnetic, we see its subject treading on hoar-frost. The strong ice will come by and by.
Line 2
The second line, magnetic, shows the attribute of being straight, square, and great. Its operation, without repeated efforts, will be in every respect advantageous. Line two presents to us the earth itself, according to the Chinese conception of it, as a great cube.
Line 3
The third line, magnetic, shows its subject keeping her excellence under restraint, but firmly maintaining it. If she should have occasion to engage in the king's service, though she will not claim the success for herself, she will bring affairs to a good issue. To keep her excellence under restraint is the part of an officer seeking not her own glory, but that of the ruler.
Line 4
The fourth line, magnetic, shows the symbol of a sack tied up. There will be no ground for blame or praise. Line four shows its subject exercising a still greater restraint than in line three.

The present judgment

The Magnetic means success through the docility of a mare. If the superior man takes the initiative, he goes astray, but if he follows, he finds his proper lord. It is advantageous to find one's friends in the southwest, and to lose them in the northeast. Through a passively firm correctness, there will be good fortune.

The later judgment

Great Power necessitates firm correctness.

What the move asks

Cultivate receptive patience to align with natural forces before taking decisive, powerful action.

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