小過 → 鼎
Hexagram 62: Small Exceeding → Hexagram 50: The Cauldron
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4).
Line 1
初六 飛鳥以凶。
Six at the beginning means: The bird meets with misfortune through flying.
Line 2
六二 過其祖。遇其妣。不及其君。遇其臣。无咎。
Six in the second place means: She passes by her ancestor And meets her ancestress. He does not reach his prince And meets the official. No blame.
Line 3
九三 弗過防之。從或戕之。凶。
Nine in the third place means: If one is not extremely careful, Somebody may come up from behind and strike him. Misfortune.
Line 4
九四 无咎。弗過遇之。往厲必戒。勿用永貞。
Nine in the fourth place means: No blame. He meets him without passing by. Going brings danger. One must be on guard. Do not act. Be constantly persevering.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
流浮出食，載劵入屋。釋鞍繫馬，西南廡下。
Floating downstream brings forth provisions; carrying contracts into the house; unsaddling and tethering the horse beneath the southwestern eaves.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Thunder rumbles above the mountain, but the wanderer has arrived home safely. Floating downstream, food is procured; carrying contracts and credentials, one enters the house. The saddle is removed, the horse is tethered under the western corridor — the journey is over. The verse narrates a complete homecoming sequence: provisions secured on the river, documents verified at the gate, the mount unsaddled and sheltered. Every detail speaks of tasks completed and order restored. From Small Exceeding to the Cauldron, the mountain's thunder transforms into fire blazing above wood — the image of cooking, transformation, and offering to the worthy. The traveler who has returned now feeds others: the Cauldron takes what was gathered abroad and refines it into sustenance for the household.
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