Great Excess 大過 Dà Guò
Leela Atlas team · Updated
The load is heavy; act boldly but wisely before the beam breaks.
Trigrams: Lake over Wind
The judgement
The ridgepole sags under too much weight. Something must change; moving with purpose and finding a way through brings success.
The image
The lake rises above the trees and floods them. The noble one stands alone without fear and can withdraw from the world without regret.
Light side
An overloaded situation can push you toward a bold and necessary step.
Shadow side
Ignoring the strain until something breaks makes the crisis harder.
Drawing Great Excess in a game of Leela
In Leela Atlas you can draw a card from the I Ching when you land on a square. A bridging question links the card to the square, so the card speaks to your own question:
- What load in your question has grown too heavy to carry as it is?
- What does "Great Excess" show you about your square?
- If "Great Excess" were advice for your question, what would it say?
- Where do you meet "Great Excess" in your life right now?
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Bring a question, throw the die and follow the arrows and snakes. Alone, with friends or with a guide.
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