大過 → 復

Commentary

Lake over wind yields to thunder within the earth — Return, the first yang line stirring beneath five yin lines. Coming and going at irregular hours, worry and calamity intertwine. A traveler loses his ox; profit departs and does not return. An old horse with a young colt — do not dwell with them long. The verse accumulates images of disorder and loss: unpredictable timing, vanished livestock, departing profit. The old horse and young colt warn against mismatched partnerships that drain resources. From Great Exceeding to Return, the collapsed structure meets the faintest stirring of renewal — but the verse suggests this return is premature or misdirected. The lost ox and fleeing profit indicate that the returning energy has not yet found its proper channel; the old horse cannot keep pace with what the situation demands.