Zhouyi, received text. Traditional characters are retained from the electronic reference; punctuation is editorial.
A contemporary perspective
A load may be too heavy for its supports. Redistribute responsibility and seek help early.
This is Fatefold’s original reflective interpretation, not a word-for-word translation or a classical prediction about a modern question.
Classical line statements · bottom to top
01
初六 藉用白茅，无咎。
02
九二 枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。
03
九三 棟橈，凶。
04
九四 棟隆，吉，有它吝。
05
九五 枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，无咎无譽。
06
上六 過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。
Read the structure
The lower trigram is Xun · Wind; the upper is Dui · Lake. The six lines describe positions and stages within one situation, rather than six independent answers. A load may be too heavy for its supports. Redistribute responsibility and seek help early.
Tuan commentary · reading the judgment
大過，大者過也。棟撓，本末弱也。剛過而中，巽而說行，利有攸往，乃亨，大過之時大矣哉。
The Tuan discusses the judgment through polarity, position and timing. Its conditions belong with the judgment; an isolated favorable or unfavorable word does not settle a whole situation.
Great Image · from pattern to conduct
澤滅木，大過。君子以獨立不懼，遯世无悶。
The Great Image turns Great Preponderance into a model for conduct. Alongside divinatory language, this layer asks how to act. Consider whether your approach to great preponderance fits the actual conditions.
Line-by-line commentary
初六 · 1
藉用白茅，无咎。
《小象》：藉用白茅，柔在下也。
Additional care can protect what is entrusted.
The first line concerns an initial stage and its readiness.
九二 · 2
枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。
《小象》：老夫女妻，過以相與也。
Unusual conditions may permit renewal.
Line two is central within the lower trigram; consider nearby coordination. Centrality is not an automatic favorable verdict.
九三 · 3
棟橈，凶。
《小象》：棟橈之凶，不可以有輔也。
A bending beam signals overload requiring structural change.
Line three ends the lower trigram and invites attention to a threshold and its pressures.
九四 · 4
棟隆，吉，有它吝。
《小象》：棟隆之吉，不橈乎下也。
Improved support can still be compromised by added entanglements.
Line four enters the upper trigram; consider a transition of setting or responsibility.
九五 · 5
枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，无咎无譽。
《小象》：枯楊生華，何可久也；老婦士夫，亦可醜也。
Visible renewal need not mean a durable foundation.
Line five is central in the upper trigram; consider responsibility and the use of resources.
上六 · 6
過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。
《小象》：過涉之凶，不可咎也。
Commitment does not remove the limits of capacity.
The top line ends this pattern; consider excess, closure and a next stage.
Relate it to your question
Separate known facts, unconfirmed information and available actions. Which part of this symbol fits, and which does not?
