Hexagram 62: Xiǎo Guò (Small Exceeding) · Takashima Ekidan

雷山小过 · 第 62 卦 · 中文版

Xiaoguo: Success. Persistence is advantageous. Small matters are permissible; gr...

Recorded Cases (9)

A friend inquires about pursuing an ambitious enterprise (Initial Six: A flying bird brings misfortune.)
Divining diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia on the Winter Solstice of 1894 (Meiji 27) (Initial Six: A flying bird brings misfortune.)
Meeting haiku master Kikakudo in Ikaho regarding royal patronage in July 1885 (Meiji 18) (Six at Second: Passing by his grandfather, he meets his grandmother. Not reaching his prince, he meets his minister. No blame.)
Korean statesman Park Yung-hyo visits my villa upon returning from America in June 1896 (Meiji 29) (Six at Second: Passing by his grandfather, he meets his grandmother. Not reaching his prince, he meets his minister. No blame.)
Divining diplomatic relations between Japan and Great Britain in 1897 (Meiji 30) (Six at Second: Passing by his grandfather, he meets his grandmother. Not reaching his prince, he meets his minister. No blame.)
Yokohama merchant Tachibanaya Isobei asks about a missing messenger carrying 3,000 yen in banknotes (Nine at the Third: Do not exceed; guard against it. Following this, someone may harm him; pitfall.)
A friend inquires about borrowing money to meet pressing debts (Nine at the Fourth: No fault. Do not exceed, but meet him. Going forward brings danger, one must be cautious. Do not use perpetual perseverance.)
Divining the organizational fortunes of the War Ministry in 1897 (Meiji 30) (Six at the Fifth: Dense clouds without rain, coming from our western outskirts. The duke shoots an arrow to capture him in the cave.)
A friend asks about his son's severe illness (Six at the Top: Not meeting him, but exceeding him. The flying bird falls into a net; pitfall, this is called calamity and misfortune.)

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