大有 → 小過
Hexagram 14: Great Possession → Hexagram 62: Small Exceeding
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4).
Line 2
九二 大車以載。有攸往。无咎。
Nine in the second place means: A big wagon for loading. One may undertake something. No blame.
Line 3
九三 公用亨于天子。小人弗克 。
Nine in the third place means: A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven. A petty man cannot do this.
Line 4
九四 匪其彭。无咎。
Nine in the fourth place means: He makes a difference Between himself and his neighbor. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
視曰再光，與天相望；長牛懽悅，以福為多。
Gazing, the sun shines twice as bright; exchanging looks with heaven. The great ox is joyful and pleased; blessings are deemed plentiful.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
The gaze is doubly bright, surveying as far as heaven's expanse. The great ox lows in contentment, counting its blessings as many. The verse pairs cosmic vision with pastoral satisfaction, creating an image of abundance viewed and enjoyed from the widest possible perspective. From Great Possession to Small Exceeding, fire above heaven becomes thunder above mountain — the small bird that should not fly too high. Small Exceeding counsels restraint and downward attention, and the verse fits this subtly: the doubled brightness does not reach for more but simply surveys what is, and the contented ox does not strain upward but rests in its plenty. Abundance properly experienced through modesty and presence — this is Small Exceeding's gift to Great Possession.
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