Xiaoguo, six in the second placeHexagram 62, line 2 · Xiaoguo (Small Excess) · changing to 32
The line
In plain wordsYou go past the grandfather and meet the grandmother; you do not reach the ruler and meet the minister. It looks as if you have overstepped, but in fact you have kept to your proper place. No blame.
The Image commentary on this line
不及其君，臣不可過也。
"Not reaching the ruler": the minister must not go past him.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
平Neutral. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- To get things done you can go one step further and find someone more suitable to talk to, but don't go over everyone's heads to have the very top make the call. Go to the person you should go to and keep to your role; nothing will go wrong.
- Love
- You can be a little more forward and caring than usual, but keep your sense of measure: don't cross the other person's boundaries, and don't decide for them on anything they have not agreed to. That way you will not go wrong.
- Money
- Spending or giving a little more on small things is fine; large sums and big decisions beyond your proper share, leave them alone. Going one small step further is all right; just don't cross that line, and you will not go wrong.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Xiaoguo.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Xiaoguo (Small Excess); when this line changes it becomes Heng (Endurance): hexagram 62 changing to 32.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Heng (Endurance)
This one is won by lasting.