大過

Hexagram 35: Progress → Hexagram 28: Great Exceeding

Progress
Fire / Earth
大過
Great Exceeding
Lake / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous
Lower TrigramEarth WindThe Receptive → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

信敏恭謙,敬鬼尊神,五岳四瀆,克厭帝心,受福宜年。

Trustworthy, diligent, reverent, and humble; honoring ghosts, venerating spirits. The Five Peaks and Four Rivers; they fully satisfy the Emperor’s heart. Blessings received, a bountiful year.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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