Hexagram 28011110
Great Excess 大过
Upper: Lake · Lower: Wind
Judgment
“Great Excess. The ridgepole sags. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.”
大过：栋桡，利有攸往，亨。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Lake over Wind
The Image
Lake rises above the trees — Great Excess. The superior person stands alone without fear.
泽灭木，大过；君子以独立不惧，遁世无闷。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
White rushes for the mat — no blame.
初六：藉用白茅，无咎。
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Line 2
Line 2
A withered poplar sprouts — good fortune.
九二：枯杨生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。
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Line 3
Line 3
The ridgepole sags — danger.
九三：栋桡，凶。
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Line 4
Line 4
The ridgepole is braced — good fortune.
九四：栋隆，吉；有它吝。
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Line 5
Line 5
A withered poplar flowers — no blame.
九五：枯杨生华，老妇得士夫，无咎无誉。
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Line 6
Line 6
Crossing the water — danger, but no blame.
上六：过涉灭顶，凶，无咎。
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