Combination

26. Controlled Power to 31. Influence

Changing lines

Line 1
The first line, dynamic, shows its subject in a position of peril. It will be advantageous for him to stop his advance. Line one is subject to opposition or repression from line four. This calamity will be increased if he tries to advance, so it is better for him to halt.
Line 2
The second line, dynamic, shows a carriage with the strap under it removed. Line two is subject to the repression of the fifth line, so he stops his advance voluntarily -- he has the wisdom to do so because of his central place. The strap below, when attached to the axle, made the carriage stop; he himself acts that part.
Line 4
The fourth line, magnetic, shows the young bull, and yet having pieces of wood over his horns. There will be great good fortune. The young bull doesn't have horns yet. Attaching a piece of wood to shape their growth and prevent goring is an instance of extraordinary precaution, and precaution is always good.
Line 5
The fifth line, magnetic, shows the teeth of a castrated hog. There will be good fortune. A boar is a powerful and dangerous animal. Let him be castrated, and though his tusks remain, he cares little to use them. Line five is the ruler of the hexagram whose duty it is to repress the advance of evil. An encounter with the strong second line would be dangerous, but the ruler has taken the early precaution of reducing line two to the condition of a castrated boar. Not only is there no evil, there is good fortune.
Line 6
The sixth line, dynamic, shows its subject as in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress. The work of repression is over, and the dynamic subject of line six now has ample scope to carry out the idea of the hexagram in the accumulation of virtue.

The present judgment

Controlled Power means being firm and correct. If its subject doesn't enjoy his family revenues at the expense of public service, there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream.

The later judgment

Upon fulfillment of the conditions implied in Initiative, there will be free course and success. Advantage depends upon firm correctness, as in marrying a young lady. Good fortune.

What the move asks

Cultivate inner integrity and restraint to create the stability necessary for genuine, reciprocal connection.

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