Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Immaturity becomes After the End
What this change means
Water above fire, everything seemingly in place: five lines move, all but the fourth, and 4 Immaturity becomes a scene of completion. The still fourth line of 63 After the End carries the reading. It warns that carelessness in a time of growth can let old, unfinished business resurface, and asks you to keep watch so you can deal with it. The resulting hexagram describes a passing success, with a period of stagnation at the close that preparation can soften.
Coming from 4 Immaturity, this is a reminder that a lesson half learned tends to come back. Things look finished, but what you skipped over may resurface just when you relax. Use the good moment to review, tie up loose ends, and ask advice on what you still don't understand. Watch for complacency. Vigilance now protects what you've gained.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 63 After the End, which stays still
If you get careless during times of expansion, old unresolved matters may come to light. Stay alert so you can put them right.
There are rags for the leaks in the boat; on guard all day long.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
- Line 1 of 4 Immaturity
You'll receive help, but you have to apply what you're told. Choose guides who demand a lot of you without being domineering.
To wake the ignorant, it is favorable to use punishment and to take off the shackles. Going on this way: distress.
- Line 2 of 4 Immaturity
It's time to cultivate yourself inwardly; then your worth will show on the outside.
Embracing the ignorant: good fortune. Taking a wife: good fortune. The son can hold up the house.
- Line 3 of 4 Immaturity
To get what you want, don't submit to strong personalities who belittle you.
Do not take this woman: at the sight of a man of gold, she is no longer her own. Nothing is favorable.
- Line 5 of 4 Immaturity
If you recognize your lack of knowledge in the area of your question and seek advice, you'll get good results.
A child's ignorance. Good fortune.
- Line 6 of 4 Immaturity
Accepting the consequences of your actions and correcting what's needed will help you right now.
Striking the ignorant. Being a raider is not favorable; stopping the raider is favorable.
- The judgment of 63 After the End
You're in a situation where you'll have a passing success: everything seems to be in your favor, and at the end comes a period of stagnation. If you prepare for it ahead of time, you'll be able to soften its effects.
Success in small things. Constancy is favorable. At first, good fortune; in the end, disorder.
The trigrams
The way back
63 After the End → 4 Immaturitylines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Other transformations of Immaturity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.