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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, and 6

Lack of Firmness becomes After the End

姤 44 Lack of Firmness 既濟 63 After the End
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Water over Fire takes the place of heaven over wind when the first, second, fourth and top lines move, giving 63 After the End. Its third and fifth lines hold, and the reading listens to them. The third says that expanding right now would demand extreme measures to clear what's in the way. The fifth says that genuine actions from the heart can bring great results even when they're small. Coming out of Lack of Firmness, this suggests you weigh your ambitions carefully. If growth would mean drastic steps, perhaps cutting harshly or forcing your way, think twice. A small, sincere act, such as one honest conversation or one boundary truly kept, may do more. Success here can be passing, so prepare for the quieter time that may follow.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 3 of 63 After the End, which stays still

    If you want to expand right now, you'll have to use extreme measures to clear the obstacles in the way.

    The High Ancestor attacks the land of Guifang; in three years he conquers it. Do not employ the petty person.

  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 44 Lack of Firmness

    You're surrounded by unsuitable people or situations. You know it, but you think you have the power to control them and don't take them very seriously; it may even be a bad habit. If you don't pay attention and set firm limits, they'll take control over you and you won't be able to pull away.

    The woman is strong. Do not take her as a wife.

  4. Line 1 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    When something or someone you'd be better off without comes into your life, put distance between you quickly, before it gains power.

    Tied to a metal brake. Constancy brings good fortune. If it has somewhere to go, it will meet misfortune. A lean pig, surely, paws and paces.

  5. Line 2 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    You recognize the adverse person or condition in your life. You need to keep it under control, not with violence but with firmness, so its influence doesn't spread.

    In the wrapping there is fish. No fault. Not favorable for guests.

  6. Line 4 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    For now it's better to keep adverse people close, as long as you know how to set limits with them; they may be useful to you at some point.

    In the wrapping there is no fish. Setting off brings misfortune.

  7. Line 6 of 44 Lack of Firmness

    Your distance from unsuitable people makes you look proud and aloof, but that's better than getting involved with them.

    Meeting with the horns. Distress. No fault.

  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 Wind Fire
Above Heaven Water

The way back

63 After the End → 44 Lack of Firmness
lines 1, 2, 4, and 6

Other transformations of Lack of Firmness

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