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#28

Great Exceeding

大過 · Dà Guò

Judgment

棟撓。利有攸往。亨。

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澤滅木，大過。君子以獨立不懼，遁世無悶。

moderate· 4 correspondences

Correspondences

Dà Guò (大過) — Great Exceeding
Judgment
大dàgreatness, importance, growth; the great
過guòin, to excess, extreme; surpasses; inundation
棟dòngthe ridgepole; main, ridge beam, board
橈náobends, flexes, yields, deflects, sags
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
有yǒuto have, find, take on; if there is
攸yōusomewhere; a place, direction, purpose
往wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
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澤zéa lake, pond, pool, marsh
滅miècovers, hides, buries, rises over, submerges
木mùthe trees, woods
大dàgreatness
過guòin excess
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
獨dúall alone, in solitude; lonely
立lìstands; takes, makes a stand
不bùwithout, with no, regardless of; and un-
懼jùfear, dread, apprehension, alarm; daunted
遯dùnand withdraws, retreats, steps back from
世shìthe, this world, age, time, epoch, generation
無wúwithout, with no, regardless of; free of
悶mènsorrow, sadness, grief, mourning
Line 1
藉jièfor, the cushions, ing, offering mats
用yòngusing, trying; making use of; with, of
白báiwhite, plain, simple
茅máothatch, mao grass, reeds
無wúno; not
咎jiùblame; wrong; mistake, error
Line 2
枯kūa, the withered, dried up, tired old
楊yángpoplar, willow
生shēngsends out, brings forth, grows, sprouts
稊tía new, green shoot, sucker, sprout
老lǎoan, the old, older, aged, aging, elder, senior
夫fūgentleman, man, master
得définds, gets, gains
其qíhis own, for himself
女nǚa maiden; young lady, girl, woman
妻qīcompanion, consort; to marry
無wúwithout; there is nothing
不bùdoubt; that is not; which cannot be
利lìworthwhile; turned to advantageous
Line 3
棟dòngthe ridgepole; ridge beam, board, spine
橈náois deformed, crooked, warped; buckles
凶xiōngominous, unfortunate, ill-omened, trouble
Line 4
棟dòngthe ridgepole; ridge beam, board, spine
隆lóngholds, bears, curves upward; is ample
吉jípromising, fortunate, auspicious, hopeful
有yǒuif it, there was, were there; to have, take
它tuōany, added, much more; additional, added
吝lìnthen inadequacy; too little; deficiency
Line 5
枯kūa, the withered, dried up, tired old
楊yángpoplar, willow
生shēngsends out, brings forth, bears
華huáflowers, blossoms
老lǎoan, the old, older, aged, aging, elder, senior
婦fùwoman, lady, matron
得définds, gets, gains
其qíher own, for herself
士shìa young gentleman, male; bachelor
夫fūas husband, companion, consort; to marry
無wúno, without, with no; nothing
咎jiùto blame, fault
無wúno, without, with no; nothing
譽yùto praise, acclaim
Line 6
過guòtoo much of; an excessive, inundated
涉shèa, to crossing, ford, wade into; experience
滅miècovering, hiding, rising over, immersing
頂dǐngthe, one's head, topknot, crown, scalp
凶xiōngunfortunate, ominous, brutal, unlucky
無wúbut no; not; without, with no
咎jiùblame; wrong; an error; make mistake
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I-Ching, Hexagram 28 — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Eihwaz (ᛇ) — Yew, Endurance, Death-and-Life

The yew tree is simultaneously alive and dead — its heartwood rots while its branches grow. Hex 32 (Duration): the marriage that endures through change. Hex 28 (Great Exceeding): the ridgepole sags — enormous pressure, the structure bent but not yet broken. Eihwaz is the resilience of what has survived its own death.

probable
Eihwaz — WikipediaRune poem — Wikipedia
Wind (☴) — Gentle

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Wind (☴) represents Gentle — penetrating influence that works gradually and persistently. A yin line enters beneath two yang lines, the eldest daughter, the subtle force that reaches everywhere.

firm
Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press
Lake (☱) — Joyous

One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Lake (☱) represents Joyous — open expressiveness, shared delight, and the pleasure of communication. A yin line opens above two yang lines, the youngest daughter, the smile that invites.

firm
Bagua — WikipediaThe I-Ching or Book of Changes — Wilhelm/Baynes, Princeton University Press

Traditions

I-ChingElder Futhark

Marginalia — Cross-References

50The Caldron

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