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Transformation · lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

Decline becomes After the End

否 12 Decline 既濟 63 After the End
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Water stands above Fire: the first, third, fourth and top lines move, and Decline becomes 63 After the End. The second and fifth lines of the new figure don't move, and they lead. The second says to let losses go for the moment instead of chasing them; what's yours returns on its own. The fifth says that when your actions come from the heart and are genuine, even a small action can bring great results. The resulting hexagram describes a passing success, everything seeming in your favor, followed by a period of stagnation that you can soften by preparing ahead. So the turn out of the stuck time is real, though not permanent. Let go of what slips away without chasing it. Act sincerely, even in small ways. And while things go well, prepare quietly for the next slow stretch.

What to read, in order

Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.

  1. Line 2 of 63 After the End, which stays still

    Don't try to recover what you lose for now: it will come back to you naturally.

    The wife loses the screen of her carriage. Do not chase it: in seven days it is found.

  2. Line 5 of 63 After the End, which stays still

    If your actions come from the heart and are genuine, a small action can bring great results.

    The eastern neighbor slaughters an ox; it is not worth the simple offering of the western neighbor, who truly receives the blessing.

  3. The judgment of 12 Decline

    You're surrounded by adverse people and situations. Avoid getting involved with those people, no matter what they offer you. Circumstances aren't good for acting or making decisions; it's time to withdraw to a safe place and wait for conditions to change. It's time to keep a low profile.

    Stagnation: these are not worthy people. The constancy of the noble person is not favorable. The great goes, the small comes.

  4. Line 1 of 12 Decline

    If you recognize the decline and withdraw in time, warning others about it, you'll succeed later on.

    The grass is pulled up, and its tangled roots come too, each with its clump. Constancy brings good fortune. Success.

  5. Line 3 of 12 Decline

    Little by little things will improve; it's a matter of waiting patiently for justice to be done.

    Embracing shame.

  6. Line 4 of 12 Decline

    If you act genuinely and with inner integrity, you'll come out of any situation well and be rewarded.

    There is a mandate. No fault. Companions share in the blessing.

  7. Line 6 of 12 Decline

    After a period of stagnation comes a stage of growth, well-being and harmony.

    Stagnation is overturned. First stagnation, then joy.

  8. 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

Below Earth Fire
Above Heaven Water

The way back

63 After the End → 12 Decline
lines 1, 3, 4, and 6

Other transformations of Decline

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