Hexagram 62
雷山小过
Small Excess
Upper Trigram
☳
震 (木)
Lower Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Palace
兑 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 4 · Ying: Line 1
The 震 trigram (木) sits above the 艮 trigram (土), forming 雷山小过. This hexagram belongs to the 兑 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Preponderance of the Small. Success. Small things may be done.
Image (象辞)
Thunder on the mountain: the image of Preponderance of the Small.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
The bird meets with misfortune through flying. (飞鸟以凶)
Line 2
She passes by her ancestor and meets her ancestress. (过其祖)
Line 3
If not extremely careful, someone strikes from behind. (弗过防之)
Line 4
No blame. He meets him without passing by. (无咎)
Line 5
Dense clouds, no rain. The prince shoots one in the cave. (密云不雨)
Line 6
He passes him by, not meeting him. The bird leaves. (弗遇过之)