Hexagram 28
泽风大过
Great Excess
Upper Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Lower Trigram
☴
巽 (木)
Palace
震 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 4 · Ying: Line 1
The 兑 trigram (金) sits above the 巽 trigram (木), forming 泽风大过. This hexagram belongs to the 震 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Preponderance of the Great. The ridgepole sags. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Image (象辞)
The lake rises above the trees: the image of Preponderance of the Great.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
To spread white rushes underneath. No blame. (藉用白茅)
Line 2
A dry poplar sprouts at the root. (枯杨生稊)
Line 3
The ridgepole sags. Misfortune. (栋桡)
Line 4
The ridgepole is braced. Good fortune. (栋隆)
Line 5
A withered poplar puts forth flowers. (枯杨生华)
Line 6
One must go through the water. (过涉灭顶)