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小過 62 · Xiǎo Guò · Small Excess
Thunder over Mountain — upper Zhèn 震 (arousing, sudden movement); lower Gèn 艮 (still, resting, bounded)
Hexagram 62, Small Excess (Xiǎo Guò, 小過), is Thunder over Mountain. Thunder on the mountain. The bird’s cry; do not fly too high.
The situation
Thunder on the mountain. The bird’s cry; do not fly too high.
The counsel
Attend to small matters with great care. Keep low; do not overreach.
The six lines
Line 1 — The bird flying too high. Misfortune.
Line 2 — Passing the ancestor, meeting the ancestress. No blame.
Line 3 — Not extremely careful, someone may strike. Misfortune.
Line 4 — No blame; meeting without passing. Danger; do not act.
Line 5 — Dense clouds, no rain. The prince shoots the one in the cave.
Line 6 — Passing by without meeting; the flying bird leaves. Misfortune.