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Great Accumulation

大畜 · Dà Chù

Judgment

利貞。不家食。吉。利涉大川。

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天在山中，大畜。君子以多識前言往行，以畜其德。

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Correspondences

Dà Chù (大畜) — Great Accumulation
Judgment
大dàgreat, large; large, big, major
畜chùraising beasts; concerns, cares
利lìit is worthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
貞zhēnto be persistent, determined, resolved, resolute
不bùbut no, less; avoid, doing without; to not
家jiāat home; family, home, household
食shídine, eating; meals, fare
吉jíis promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
利lìit is worthwhile, rewarding favorable
涉shèto cross, ford, ferry, venture, experience
大dàthe great, big, major
川chuānstream, river, current, waters
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天tiānheaven, the sky
在zàiis, dwells, lies in, inside, within, present
山shāna, the mountain
中zhōngin the center, middle, midst, heart, core of
大dàgreat
畜chùraising beasts
君jūna, the noble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐmakes use of, utilizes, applies, considers
多duōa, an plentiful, abundant, large store of
識shírecorded knowledge, learning, experience
前qiánof early, prior, precedent, previous
言yánword, idea, speech, discussion, arguments
往wǎngand former, bygone, past, previous, prior
行xíngprogress, conduct; endeavor, practice, act, deeds
以yǐwith which, therewith, thereby, in order
畜chùto train, develop, cultivate, attend to, nurture
其qíthe, this, such; one's own, his, her
德décharacter, virtue, merit, worth, quality, power
Line 1
有yǒuthis, things will get, become; there will be
厲lìhardship, harshness, severity; serious
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial, better
已yǐto desist; end, stop, quit doing this
Line 2
輿yúa, the carriage, wagon, sedan
說shuōis relieved, deprived of; with removed
輹fùits axle strut, housing, bracket, mounts
Line 3
良liánga fine, good, desirable; an excellent
馬mǎhorse, steed
逐zhúgives chase, follows a lead, pushes, pursues
利lìworth, meriting, warranting, rewarding
艱jiāndifficult, hard, laborious, wearying
貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
日rìdaily, each day, every day
閑xiántraining, discipline; more versed, familiar
輿yúin, with at chariot; basics, fundamentals
衛wèiand, of defense, protection, martial arts
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
有yǒuto have, find, take on; if there is
攸yōusomewhere; a place, direction, purpose
往wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
Line 4
童tónga, the young, youthful, juvenile
牛niúbull
之zhī...'s; has
牿gùa pen, corral, stable, enclosure; confinement
元yuánmost, supremely; excellent, outstanding
吉jípromising, fortunate; promise, opportunity
Line 5
豶féna, the gelded, castrated
豕shǐboar, hog, pig, swine
之zhī...'s
牙yátusks, teeth, ivories, fangs, smile, grin
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
Line 6
何héwhat, where is; undertake, submitting to
天tiānheaven, higher nature; the sky, celestial
之zhī...'s
衢qúway, course, thoroughfare, crossroads; ...?
亨hēngthrough fulfillment, satisfaction, success
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I-Ching, Hexagram 26 — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Algiz (ᛉ) — Elk-Sedge, Protection, Sacred Boundary

The protective rune — its shape is a person with arms raised, or elk sedge that cuts anyone who grasps it carelessly. Hex 26 (Great Accumulation): mountain over heaven, enormous power held in check. Hex 33 (Retreat): the strategic withdrawal that preserves what matters. Algiz protects not by fighting but by establishing a boundary.

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Algiz — WikipediaRune — Britannica
Heaven (☰) — Creative

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Heaven (☰) represents Creative — the initiating, strong, active force. Three unbroken yang lines symbolize pure creative power, the sky, the father, and untiring forward motion.

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Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Mountain (☶) — Keeping Still

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Mountain (☶) represents Keeping Still — the power of stillness, meditation, and the boundary that defines. A yang line rests atop two yin lines, the third son, the gate between worlds.

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Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Tarothex 26

The Emperor

The Emperor

Dà Zhuàng (Great Power) for the Emperor's authority in action; Dà Chù (Great Accumulation) for his role as container of civilization. Both involve yang restrained by structure.

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The Emperor (tarot card) — WikipediaThe Emperor Meaning — LabyrinthosThe Pictorial Key to the Tarot: The Emperor — A.E. Waite
Tarothex 26

Strength

Strength

Dà Chù (Great Accumulation): mountain over heaven — enormous creative power held in check by stillness. The woman gently closing the lion's mouth. Power tamed through patience, not force.

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Strength (tarot card) — WikipediaStrength Meaning — LabyrinthosThe Pictorial Key to the Tarot: Strength — A.E. Waite
Taurus (♉) — Fixed Earth, The Sustainer

Kūn (The Receptive): pure earth, patient endurance. Dà Chù (Great Accumulation): mountain over heaven, immense wealth held in stillness. Taurus accumulates; both hexagrams describe the power of receptivity — strength through steadfastness, not initiative.

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Taurus (astrology) — WikipediaZodiac — Encyclopaedia BritannicaAstrological sign — Wikipedia

Traditions

I-ChingElder FutharkTarotWestern Astrology

Marginalia — Cross-References

9Small Taming
52Keeping Still

References