Da Guo (Great Preponderance) (澤風大過)
Upper: ☱ Dui (兌) (Lake) · Lower: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind)
📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
The ridgepole sags under exceptional strain. Rise to extraordinary challenges with intrepid resolve and bold action.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
The lake rises above the trees: The image of Preponderance of the Great. Thus the superior man, when standing alone, is unconcerned, and if he has to renounce the world, he is undaunted.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初六Bottom line (1st) · Yin藉用白茅，無咎。Spreading white rushes underneath; no fault.
- Line 2 九二2nd line · Yang枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，無不利。A withered willow sprouts shoots; an old man takes a young wife; nothing is unfavorable.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang棟橈，凶。The ridgepole sags: misfortune.
- Line 4 九四4th line · Yang棟隆，吉。有它吝。The ridgepole is firmly arched: good fortune. If there are other motives, regret.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，無咎無譽。A withered willow blossoms; an old woman takes a young husband; no blame, no praise.
- Line 6 上六Top line (6th) · Yin過涉滅頂，凶，無咎。Wading through, the water covers the head: misfortune, yet no one is to blame.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
Stand courageous under extraordinary burdens and address critical vulnerabilities before failure occurs.
Rely on unshakeable inner conviction even when misunderstood or isolated from the crowd.
Restructure heavily leveraged commitments immediately to avert structural balance sheet strain.