履 → 大過
Hexagram 10: Treading → Hexagram 28: Great Exceeding
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 6).
Line 1
初九 素履往。无咎。
Nine at the beginning means: Simple conduct. Progress without blame.
Line 3
六三 眇能視。跛能履。履虎尾。咥人凶。武人為于大君。
Six in the third place means: A one-eyed man is able to see, A lame man is able to tread. He treads on the tail of the tiger. The tiger bites the man. Misfortune. Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.
Line 6
上九 視履考祥。其旋元吉。
Nine at the top means: Look to your conduct and weigh the favorable signs. When everything is fulfilled, supreme good fortune comes.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
踰江求橘，并得大栗；烹羊食肉，飲酒歌笑。
Crossing the river to seek tangerines; he also finds great chestnuts. Roasting mutton and eating meat; drinking wine, singing, and laughing.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven above the lake, and a journey yields unexpected bounty. Crossing the river in search of tangerines, one also obtains fine chestnuts. A lamb is roasted, meat is eaten, wine flows, and songs fill the air with laughter. The verse stages pure abundance: what was sought is found, and more arrives unbidden. The mood is festive, the journey successful beyond expectation. From Treading to Great Exceeding, the lake submerges the trees — abundance overflows its vessel. Careful conduct has led to a surplus that exceeds normal bounds, and the only proper response is celebration. Yet Great Exceeding also warns: the ridgepole may sag under such weight.
The Six Lines app includes all 4,096 Yilin verses, each with original ink brush artwork and full commentary. Download on the App Store