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Strength with Limits
Upper trigram: Thunder · Lower trigram: Heaven
Judgment
Growing strength needs a sound direction more than a show of daring.
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Thunder above Heaven; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yang, yang, yin, yin.
Measure both its reach and the barriers that catch it.
Six lines and their changes
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An energetic first step lacks the support of mature strength.
Move this line → Continuity with Direction2 / 6
Give growing strength a steady and defensible direction.
Move this line → Abundance at Its Height3 / 6
Horns caught in a fence turn force into confinement.
Move this line → An Unequal Union4 / 6
A strong axle carries progress after the obstruction opens.
Move this line → Open Exchange5 / 6
Letting go of aggressive force need not be a real loss.
Move this line → A Clear Resolution6 / 6
A trapped ram needs acknowledgment of difficulty before release.
Move this line → Great Resources
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
Strength with Limits · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Thunder / Heaven. Thunder above Heaven; from bottom to top: yang, yang, yang, yang, yin, yin.
Strength with Limits · 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.