大过
Dà GuòUpper: Marsh · 兑 · Lower: Wind · 巽
Judgment栋桡，利有攸往，亨。
In plain wordsThe ridgepole sags; it favors having somewhere to go, and there is success. The core carries too much, which is an extraordinary time that calls for an extraordinary adjustment.
The imageLake above, wind below: water floods over the trees and the main beam in the middle bends under the load; the burden is far too heavy.
A hint for youWhen the pressure is too great, do not hold on until you snap. Find others to share the load or change your way of working, and stay steady and decisive when special measures are needed.
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- 初六藉用白茅，无咎。The first line, divided, shows one placing mats of the white mâo grass under things set on the ground. There will be no error.
- 九二枯杨生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。The second line, undivided, shows a decayed willow producing shoots, or an old husband in possession of his young wife. There will be advantage in every way.
- 九三栋桡，凶。The third line, undivided, shows a beam that is weak. There will be evil.
- 九四栋隆，吉。有它吝。The fourth line, undivided, shows a beam curving upwards. There will be good fortune. If (the subject of it) looks for other (help but that of line one), there will be cause for regret.
- 九五枯杨生华，老妇得其士夫，无咎无誉。The fifth line, undivided, shows a decayed willow producing flowers, or an old wife in possession of her young husband. There will be occasion neither for blame nor for praise.
- 上六过涉灭顶，凶，无咎。The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with extraordinary (boldness) wading through a stream, till the water hides the crown of his head. There will be evil, but no ground for blame.
Overload; rebalance the burden
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