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Transformation · lines 2, 3, 5, and 6

Decrease becomes After the End

損 41 Decrease 既濟 63 After the End
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Water now stands above fire, and for a while everything seems in place, as four lines change. The still first and fourth lines of the resulting hexagram, 63 After the End, shape the reading. The first warns that trying to move too fast brings nothing, while stopping to wait for better conditions brings results. The fourth warns that carelessness during expansion can bring old, unresolved matters to the surface, so stay alert and set them right. This is a moment of passing success, followed by a period of stagnation that you can soften if you prepare. Decrease is a good teacher for it. Keep living with measure even while things go well. Don't rush to build on top of the success, and don't let comfort make you sloppy. Use the good moment to tie up loose ends and set something aside. Foresight now tends to make the slower time easier.

What to read, in order

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

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

    If you try to move ahead too fast, you won't get results. But if you can stop and wait for better conditions, there will be achievements.

    Drags back on its wheels; wets its tail. No fault.

  2. 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.

  3. The judgment of 41 Decrease

    It's a time for moderation and saving: conserving your resources and energy matters a great deal now. A period of growth will follow, but for now you need to stay aware and avoid excess of every kind while you get ready to take on big projects.

    There is sincere trust. Great good fortune. No fault. Constancy is possible. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. What to offer? Two bowls will do for the offering.

  4. Line 2 of 41 Decrease

    Without having to give up any of what you have, it's a good moment to help others.

    Constancy is favorable. Setting out brings misfortune. Without taking from it, it is added to.

  5. Line 3 of 41 Decrease

    A good moment to team up with another person, just one. If you don't know whom to team up with, the ally will come on their own.

    When three walk together, one is lost; when one walks alone, they find a companion.

  6. Line 5 of 41 Decrease

    Lucky chances will come unexpectedly, like a gift from heaven, because you've earned them.

    Someone adds to it: a tortoise worth ten strings of shells cannot go against it. Great good fortune.

  7. Line 6 of 41 Decrease

    You're in a position to help others generously and selflessly. The more you do it, the more blessings from heaven will come.

    Without taking from it, it is added to. No fault. Constancy brings good fortune. It is favorable to have somewhere to go. Gains servants who have no house of their own.

  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 Lake Fire
Above Mountain Water

The way back

63 After the End → 41 Decrease
lines 2, 3, 5, and 6

Other transformations of Decrease

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