Great Accumulating · Shan Tian Da Xu
Great Accumulating — the strength that is gathered in stillness.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 26 is the stored strength of a beast that has been fed and held back — power accumulating beneath restraint. This is the season for building reserves: study, save, practice, and hold your force. The day of release will come; a great talent gains its greatness precisely by waiting for its moment.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Heaven (Qian) · Metal
- Upper trigram: Mountain (Gen) · Earth
- House: Mountain (Gen) · Earth
- Text in the original Chinese: 山天大畜