O julgamento
The Judgment says it is favorable to stay true. Taking meals away from home, meaning in public service, brings good fortune, and it is favorable to cross the great river. The commentary praises strength that is firm, honest and renewed daily, and a figure that honors the worthy and can restrain even great power. Able people should be supported in useful work rather than kept idle. Once your strength is gathered and directed, even great undertakings become possible, because such action answers heaven itself.
The image: Mountain over Heaven
Heaven is held inside the mountain, like vast creative power stored in something solid and still. The classics say the noble person learns widely from the words and deeds of those who came before, and so builds up character. Your own stored strength grows the same way, through study, reflection and absorbing the experience of others.
Hexagram 26 in love and relationships
In love, Da Chu suggests building something substantial through patience and restraint. Strong feelings may need to be held and directed rather than acted on impulsively. Taking time to know each other deeply, sharing values and planning for the future tend to go well. When the moment for commitment arrives, it can be wholehearted.
Carreira e dinheiro
At work, Great Taming favors developing skills, accumulating experience and preparing thoroughly before a major move. It is traditionally positive for public service, larger organizations and roles that reward talent. Restraint now makes later success more solid. When the path opens, as the top line suggests it will, you will be ready for a significant undertaking.
Se você perguntou sobre uma decisão
For a yes/no question, Da Chu tends to say yes, but with preparation. If you are ready, it favors bold steps. If you are not, it favors holding back and building strength first. The key is knowing which stage you are in.
As seis linhas
Lines are counted from the bottom. Read a line's text when it came up as a changing line (a 6 or a 9) in your cast.
- Line 1 (bottom) · yang
Perigo lies ahead; it is better to halt. As a changing line, it suggests your eagerness is running ahead of conditions; holding back now avoids trouble and keeps your strength intact.
- Line 2 · yang
The cart's axle block is unfastened. When this line changes, it suggests a voluntary pause; you choose not to move forward yet, and by staying put you give yourself nothing to regret.
- Line 3 · yang
Good horses gallop after one another. Keep steady through hardship; drill daily with the chariot and its guards, and heading out is favorable. As a changing line, it suggests progress alongside allies, with training and vigilance.
- Line 4 · yin
A guard board fixed to a young bull's horns: the greatest good fortune. As a changing line, it suggests restraining a problem early, before it grows strong; prevention is far easier than control later.
- Line 5 · yin
A boar that has been gelded, its tusks no longer a threat: good fortune. If this line is moving, it suggests dealing with the root of a danger rather than fighting its symptoms; once the source changes, the threat loses its force.
- Line 6 (top) · yang
What a broad road through heaven! Sucesso. As a changing line, it suggests restraint has done its work; the way is open, and your gathered strength can now move freely toward your aims.
Hexagram 26: perguntas frequentes
What does hexagram 26 mean?
Hexagram 26, Da Chu, means Great Taming or Great Accumulation. The mountain holds heaven within it, a picture of immense energy stored and disciplined. It is about restraint in the service of greater achievement: studying, preparing and gathering strength. It is generally a favorable sign, especially for those willing to put their abilities to public use.
What does hexagram 26 suggest about timing?
The lines move from restraint to freedom. The early lines counsel stopping, waiting and preventing trouble before it grows, while the top line opens onto a broad road through heaven. The message is that timing unfolds in stages: hold back while you are building, then move decisively once the path clears. Patience here is preparation, not passivity.
The I Ching is offered here as a traditional tool for reflection and entertainment. A reading describes a situation and its tendencies, not a fixed outcome, and is not medical, legal or financial advice.