In practice
The judgment
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.
The poetry
After Crossing
Success in small things. Constancy is favorable. At first, good fortune; in the end, disorder.
The image
Water stands above fire: after crossing. So the noble person thinks of trouble and guards against it beforehand.
The lines
- Line 6上六
This is a period of advance: retreating or stopping will bring you trouble.
Wets its head. Danger.
- Line 5九五
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.
- Line 4六四
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.
- Line 3九三
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.
- Line 2六二
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.
- Line 1初九
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.
Its 63 transformations
Depending on which lines move in your cast, After the End turns into another hexagram. Pick the lines from your cast.
One moving line
6
Two moving lines
15
- 48Right Actionlines 1 and 2
- 8Unionlines 1 and 3
- 60Thriftlines 2 and 3
- 31Attractionlines 1 and 4
- 43Overflowinglines 2 and 4
- 17Adaptinglines 3 and 4
- 15Simplicitylines 1 and 5
- 11Well-Beinglines 2 and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 3 and 5
- 55Abundancelines 4 and 5
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1 and 6
- 9Small Thingslines 2 and 6
- 42Increaselines 3 and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 4 and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 5 and 6
Three moving lines
20
- 29Waterlines 1, 2, and 3
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, and 4
- 45Meetinglines 1, 3, and 4
- 58Inner Peacelines 2, 3, and 4
- 46Going Uplines 1, 2, and 5
- 2Passivitylines 1, 3, and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2, 3, and 5
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 4, and 5
- 34Great Manifestationlines 2, 4, and 5
- 51Shocklines 3, 4, and 5
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 2, and 6
- 20Observinglines 1, 3, and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 2, 3, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 4, and 6
- 1Activitylines 2, 4, and 6
- 25Innocencelines 3, 4, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 5, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 5, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 3, 5, and 6
- 30The Flamelines 4, 5, and 6
Four moving lines
15
- 47Overwhelmedlines 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 7The Armylines 1, 2, 3, and 5
- 32What Lastslines 1, 2, 4, and 5
- 16Passionlines 1, 3, 4, and 5
- 54A Subordinate Rolelines 2, 3, 4, and 5
- 59Release from Obstacleslines 1, 2, 3, and 6
- 44Lack of Firmnesslines 1, 2, 4, and 6
- 12Declinelines 1, 3, 4, and 6
- 10Treading Carefullylines 2, 3, 4, and 6
- 18Loss, Then Gainlines 1, 2, 5, and 6
- 23The Falllines 1, 3, 5, and 6
- 41Decreaselines 2, 3, 5, and 6
- 56The Travelerlines 1, 4, 5, and 6
- 14Wealthlines 2, 4, 5, and 6
- 21Bitinglines 3, 4, 5, and 6
Five moving lines
6
All six lines moving
1
The classical text
既濟：亨小。利貞。初吉終亂。
象曰：水在火上，既濟；君子以思患而豫防之。
初九：曳其輪，濡其尾，无咎。
六二：婦喪其茀，勿逐，七日得。
九三：高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。
六四：繻有衣袽，終日戒。
九五：東鄰殺牛，不如西鄰之禴祭，實受其福。
上六：濡其首，厲。
Related hexagrams
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.