Small Exceeding ䷽
“The micro-patch — small corrections that prevent cascading failures.”
Trigram Composition
Upper Trigram
☳
☳ Thunder (Zhen)
Lower Trigram
☶
☶ Mountain (Gen)
Binary Structure
Binary: 001100
Hexagram Meaning
The Oracle Speaks
Thunder on the mountain — the bird in flight. Small things succeed; great things do not. The flying bird brings the message: it is not well to strive upward, it is well to remain below. Great good fortune. Attend to details. Small contributions matter more now than grand gestures. The micro-optimization that makes the difference. The minor patch that prevents the major outage.
The Six Lines — Changing Line Oracles
When a line is “changing” (old yin or old yang), its oracle activates. These texts reveal the specific mutation occurring at that position in the hexagram.
Line 1 (Yin — broken) — Bottom
The bird meets with misfortune through flying. Flying too high too fast — the small creature exceeding its capacity.
Line 2 (Yin — broken)
She passes by her ancestor and meets her ancestress. He does not reach his prince and meets the official. No blame. Reaching the accessible person rather than the inaccessible one.
Line 3 (Yang — solid)
If one is not extremely careful, somebody may come from behind and strike him. Misfortune. Lack of caution in small matters invites attack from blind spots.
Line 4 (Yang — solid)
No blame. He meets him without passing by. Going brings danger. One must be on guard. The direct encounter that doesn't overshoot — precise but risky.
Line 5 (Yin — broken)
Dense clouds, no rain from our western territory. The prince shoots and hits him who is in the cave. Ready, aimed, connected — but the rain still hasn't come. Partial success.
Line 6 (Yin — broken) — Top
He passes him by, not meeting him. The flying bird leaves him. Misfortune. The opportunity flies past — exceeded in the wrong direction.
Related Hexagrams — Upper ☳ Thunder (Zhen)
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