初
初六。飛鳥以凶。
Bird flying—misfortune. Premature rise fails.
䷽
Hexagram 62
Preponderance of the Small (雷山小過)
Raisan-shōka / Xiǎo Guò
Bird flies low—small overstepping is okay; avoid big moves. Focus on details and humility.
Judgment
小過。亨、利貞。可小事、不可大事。飛鳥遺之音。不宜上、宜下。大吉。
Small excess. Success; benefit in correctness. Small matters possible, not great ones. The flying bird leaves a call. Not fitting to rise; fitting to descend. Great fortune.
Favor modest actions; avoid grand ambitions now.
Line-by-Line (Yao)
Interpretations if the line changes.
二
六二。過其祖、遇其妣、不及其君、遇其臣、无咎。
Pass the grandfather, meet the grandmother; not reach the ruler, meet his minister—no blame. Aim lower and safe.
三
九三。弗過防之、從或戕之、凶。
Not exceeding but guarding; others may harm you—misfortune. Being blocked by others when cautious.
四
九四。无咎。弗過遇之、往厲必戒、勿用永貞。
No blame. If you avoid overstepping and meet things, going is dangerous—be alert; don’t insist on lasting action.
五
六五。密雲不雨、自我西郊、公弋取彼在穴。
Dense clouds, no rain, from the western outskirts; the duke shoots and takes the one in the cave. Potential yet unreleased; targeted small action.
上
上。弗遇過之、飛鳥離之、凶、是謂災眚。
Fail to meet by overdoing; the bird flies off—misfortune, called disaster. Overreach loses chance.
Practical Reading
Love & Marriage
Modest approach is lucky; avoid big pushes.
Work & Career
Handle small tasks well; keep ambitions in check.
Health
No overexertion; build slowly from small steps.
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