Hexagram 62 Line 1: 初六
Xiao Guo —小過 —Preponderance of the Small
Classical Chinese Text
初六 飛鳥以凶。
飛鳥以凶
Line Commentary
The bird meets with misfortune through flying. A bird ought to remain in the nest until it is fledged. If it tries to fly before this, it invites misfortune. Extraordinary measures should be resorted to only when all else fails. At first, put up with traditional ways as long as possible; otherwise you exhaust yourself and still achieve nothing.
Commentary
The bird meets with misfortune through flying. A bird ought to remain in the nest until it is fledged. If it tries to fly before this, it invites misfortune. Extraordinary measures should be resorted to only when all else fails. At first, put up with traditional ways as long as possible; otherwise you exhaust yourself and still achieve nothing.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo (Preponderance of the Small) transforms into Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance).
Parent Hexagram
Thunder (震) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain