Hexagram 62
Small Preponderance
小過
Upper
Thunder · 震
the arousing, movement
Lower
Mountain · 艮
keeping still
Contemporary judgment
Small preponderance. Attend to small matters. This is not a moment for grand gestures; modest care applied to ordinary things is what produces real progress. The big leaps, if attempted now, overshoot their ground. Keep the scale of action appropriate to the moment.
Image
Thunder on the mountain. The superior person, in conduct, gives preeminence to reverence; in mourning, to grief; in expenditure, to economy.
Counsel
Do small, correct things with care. Be punctual, be courteous, complete the minor commitments you have made. The cumulative effect of these attentions is enormous. Resist the temptation to prove yourself through a bold stroke; this moment rewards the opposite.
The six lines
Numbered from the bottom upward; displayed here from first to sixth.
Line 1
A six at the beginning means: The bird comes through flying into misfortune.
Line 2
A six in the second place means: She passes by her ancestor and meets the ancestress. He does not reach his prince and meets the official. No blame.
Line 3
A nine in the third place means: If one is not extraordinarily careful, someone may come from behind and strike one. Misfortune!
Line 4
A nine in the fourth place means: No blame. Without passing by, he meets him. To go there brings danger. One must be on guard. Do not act. Be lastingly persevering.
Line 5
A six in the fifth place means: Dense clouds, no rain from our western region. The prince shoots and hits the one in the cave.
Line 6
A six at the top means: Without meeting them, he passes them by. The flying bird leaves him. Misfortune! This means misfortune and harm.
Contemporary sections are original app interpretations. Line text comes from the CC0 translation in jesshewitt/i-ching.