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A Burden Too Great
Upper trigram: Lake · Lower trigram: Wind
Judgment
An overloaded beam demands structural support, not ordinary endurance.
Image
Lake above Wind; from bottom to top: yin, yang, yang, yang, yang, yin.
Locate the failing support before extending the crossing.
Six lines and their changes
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A white-grass cushion protects the point bearing the load.
Move this line → A Clear Resolution2 / 6
New shoots on an old willow signal renewal at the roots.
Move this line → Mutual Response3 / 6
The beam bends because its load exceeds support.
Move this line → Constrained Resources4 / 6
A supported beam holds; unrelated burdens can undo that recovery.
Move this line → The Common Well5 / 6
Blossoms on old wood are not the same as lasting renewal.
Move this line → Continuity with Direction6 / 6
A crossing beyond one's depth remains dangerous despite good intent.
Move this line → An Unexpected Encounter
Library links use the structural middle-four transform. Meihua casting applies its separate Heaven/Earth exception to a moving figure.
A Burden Too Great · Upper trigram / Lower trigram?
Lake / Wind. Lake above Wind; from bottom to top: yin, yang, yang, yang, yang, yin.
A Burden Too Great · Move this line?
Change exactly one line, numbered from the bottom. Each of the six links below leads to the resulting figure.
Classical source · Traditional symbols offer a perspective for reflection, not a prediction of inevitable events.