Line 06
Top Six
Crossing too far, one goes under to the top of the head. Misfortune. No blame.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
The misfortune of crossing too far is not something that can be blamed.
28
大過
Dà Guò
Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
The ridgepole bends. Favorable to have somewhere to go. Success.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Great Exceeding means that the great exceeds. The ridgepole bends because root and tip are weak. The firm exceeds yet remains centered, yielding and joyful, and so it can proceed. Favorable to have somewhere to go, and so there is success. The time of Great Exceeding is truly great.
象 · Xiang
Image
The marsh submerges the tree: Great Exceeding. The Noble One stands alone without fear and withdraws from the world without distress.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
A withered poplar comes into flower. An old woman gets a young husband. No blame. No praise.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
A withered poplar coming into flower: how could it last long? An old woman with a young husband: this too can be shameful.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
The ridgepole is raised. Good fortune. If anything else is involved, shame.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The good fortune of the ridgepole being raised means it does not bend below.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
The ridgepole bends. Misfortune.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
The misfortune of the ridgepole bending means there can be no support.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
A withered poplar sends up shoots. An old man gets a young wife. Nothing is unfavorable.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
An old man with a young wife means exceeding, yet joining with one another.
Line 01
Initial Six
Use white thatch grass as a mat. No blame.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Using white thatch grass as a mat means the yielding is below.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
