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Hexagram 34: The Power of the Great
大壯 · Dà Zhuàng
The Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers.Judgment 卦辭
Thunder in heaven above: the image of the Power of the Great. The superior man does not tread upon paths that do not accord with his position.Image 象辭
Core Meaning of Hexagram 34
Hexagram 34 is strength at flood — thunder crashing through open sky, four yang lines surging up. Sheer power, momentum, virility: magnificent, and the most dangerous possession in the book. The judgment is one line: perseverance — right use — is the whole question. Strength that ignores proportion and righteousness turns on its owner.
Hexagram 34 in a Reading
In a reading, you are objectively strong — position, energy, leverage. The test is restraint and aim: use power for what is right and fitting, never for display or spite, and stop where your mandate stops (‘do not tread paths not accorded with your position’). Muscling through every gate is how the strong break themselves. Channeled power builds; unchanneled power wrecks the corridor.
Common Questions
What does hexagram 34 mean?
Hexagram 34 is strength at flood — thunder crashing through open sky, four yang lines surging up. Read the full meaning above, or cast your own reading with our free online I Ching coins.
What is the structure of hexagram 34?
Hexagram 34 is built from the trigram Thunder above and Heaven below — binary 111100 read from the bottom line to the top. The Power of the Great is King Wen number 34 of the 64 hexagrams.
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