Hexagram 62: Small Preponderance

雷山小过 · Xiǎo Guò

Hexagram 62, Small Preponderance (Xiǎo Guò, 小过), is formed of the upper trigram Thunder (震) over the lower trigram Mountain (艮). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Small exceeding: success; perseverance furthers. Small tasks, yes; great ones, no. The flying bird's cry says: do not strive upward — stay low. Great good fortune.
亨,利贞;可小事,不可大事;飞鸟遗之音,不宜上,宜下,大吉。

Trigrams

Upper · Thunder 震
arousing movement
Lower · Mountain 艮
keeping still

The outer (upper) trigram Thunder describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Mountain describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Small Preponderance.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 62 for Your Question

When Small Preponderance appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Small Preponderance to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Small Preponderance answers.

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