Da Guo
Extraordinary Pressure
When you receive Hexagram 28, Da Guo, the I Ching turns your attention to extraordinary pressure. Da Guo. Below is its judgment, its image, and the meaning of each changing line.
The Judgment
Da Guo. The ridgepole sags. Advantage in moving in any direction. Success.
Classical (Legge)Ta Kwo shows a beam that is weak. There will be advantage in moving (under its conditions) in any direction whatever; there will be success.
The Image
Trees stand submerged beneath the waters of a marsh. The centered one stands alone without fear, and withdraws from the world without regret.
Classical (Legge)(The trigram representing) trees hidden beneath that for the waters of a marsh forms Ta Kwo. The superior man, in accordance with this, stands up alone and has no fear, and keeps retired from the world without regret.
The Changing Lines
White mats placed beneath things set on the ground. No error.
Classical (Legge)He places white mats beneath things (set on the ground). There will be no error.
A decayed willow sends up new shoots. An old husband finds a young wife. Advantage in every way.
Classical (Legge)A decayed willow produces shoots, or an old husband gets his young wife. There will be advantage in every way.
The ridgepole sags. Misfortune.
Classical (Legge)The beam is weak. There will be evil.
The ridgepole is well braced. Good fortune. If he looks for other help, there will be cause for regret.
Classical (Legge)The beam is well braced. There will be good fortune. If (the subject of this line) looks for other (help but that of line one), there will be cause for regret.
A decayed willow produces flowers. An old wife finds a young husband. No blame, no praise.
Classical (Legge)A decayed willow produces flowers, or an old wife gets her young husband. There will be no ground for blame or for praise.
Wading through the stream with extraordinary boldness, until the water covers the crown of his head. Misfortune, yet no blame.
Classical (Legge)(The subject of this line) has to wade with (extraordinary) caution through the stream, till the water hides the crown of his head. There will be evil, but no ground for blame.
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