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Strength Held in Reserve
Upper trigram: Mountain · Lower trigram: Heaven
Judgment
Strong restraint cultivates capacity for work beyond private sustenance.
Image
Mountain above Heaven; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yang, yin, yin, yang.
Distinguish preparation from readiness for a larger crossing.
Six lines and their changes
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Recognize the hazard and stop; restraint preserves developing strength.
Move this line → Repairing Decay2 / 6
A disabled axle calls for repair, not greater speed.
Move this line → Form and Adornment3 / 6
Train the horses, vehicle, and defenses before a longer advance.
Move this line → Reducing with Care4 / 6
Guide the young animal before its strength becomes hard to contain.
Move this line → Great Resources5 / 6
Address the source of aggression rather than its visible tusks.
Move this line → Small Restraints6 / 6
The open thoroughfare marks stored capacity ready for use.
Move this line → Open Exchange
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Strength Held in Reserve · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Mountain / Heaven. Mountain above Heaven; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yang, yin, yin, yang.
Strength Held in Reserve · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.