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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 5

After the End becomes The Army

既濟 63 After the End 師 7 The Army
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Four lines change, and water gathers inside the earth, a force held in order. The reading follows the still lines of 7 The Army. Its fourth line says that when you sense you lack what success requires, pulling back and waiting for a better moment is the wiser course. Its top line promises real results, as long as you're careful about whom you keep close. The hexagram as a whole asks for discipline and organization: face things directly and say clearly what you want, without imposing it. After a success that is starting to fade, this gives a sober plan. Check honestly whether you're ready; if not, withdraw in good order. When you do act, act with structure, and keep unreliable people at a distance.

What to read, in order

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

  1. Line 4 of 7 The Army, which stays still

    If you feel you don't have enough in place to succeed, it's better to pull back and wait for a better moment to act again.

    The army withdraws and makes camp. No fault.

  2. Line 6 of 7 The Army, which stays still

    You'll get real achievements and results, but choose carefully who you surround yourself with right now.

    The great prince gives his command: founding states, conferring houses. Do not employ the petty person.

  3. 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.

  4. Line 1 of 63 After the End

    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.

  5. Line 2 of 63 After the End

    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.

  6. Line 3 of 63 After the End

    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.

  7. Line 5 of 63 After the End

    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.

  8. The judgment of 7 The Army

    Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.

    The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.

The trigrams

Below Fire Water
Above Water Earth

The way back

7 The Army → 63 After the End
lines 1, 2, 3, and 5

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