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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 3, and 6

After the End becomes Release from Obstacles

既濟 63 After the End 渙 59 Release from Obstacles
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind blows across the water as four lines change, scattering what had set hard. The reading looks to the still lines of 59 Release from Obstacles. Its fourth line says to loosen personal ties of loyalty and keep your attention on your goal. Its fifth line asks you to choose unity when division and selfishness are everywhere, even at the cost of conceding more than seems fair. The hexagram itself speaks of overcoming obstacles by acting sincerely and bringing opposites together around shared goals. After a success that tends to stall, this points to what may be blocking things: narrow loyalties and self-interest. Step back from factions, keep your eye on the goal, and be willing to give ground for the sake of a common purpose.

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 59 Release from Obstacles, which stays still

    Free yourself from personal loyalties and focus on what you want to achieve; this will lead you to success.

    Scatters its band: great good fortune. The scattering forms a hill: not what ordinary people imagine.

  2. Line 5 of 59 Release from Obstacles, which stays still

    In times of deep division and widespread selfishness, make unity your aim, even if it means yielding more than you think you should.

    Scatters its great proclamation like sweat. Scatters the dwelling of the king. No fault.

  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 6 of 63 After the End

    This is a period of advance: retreating or stopping will bring you trouble.

    Wets its head. Danger.

  8. The judgment of 59 Release from Obstacles

    You can free yourself from the obstacles that hold you back if you're able to act sincerely and bring opposites together around shared goals. The tension has arisen because selfishness rules. To move forward, be humble and let the current carry you rather than going against it.

    Success. The king goes to his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river. Constancy is favorable.

The trigrams

Below Fire Water
Above Water Wind

The way back

59 Release from Obstacles → 63 After the End
lines 1, 2, 3, and 6

Other transformations of After the End

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