Transformation · lines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
After the End becomes The Vessel of Nourishment
What this change means
Five lines change and the third alone holds, so fire burns over wood, and something begins to cook. That still line of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment guides the reading: your talents go unrecognized where you are now, but that's no cause for worry; holding to yourself and your integrity tends to bring success in the end. The hexagram speaks of change that happens naturally and gradually, like food cooking, as you keep enthusiasm alive and stay clear about your resources. After a success that faded, being overlooked can feel like a step back. It's a stage in the cooking. Keep the flame lit, use the ingredients you have, and act with integrity. Recognition tends to come once the transformation is complete.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 3 of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment, which stays still
For now you're in a place where your talents and qualities aren't recognized. There's nothing to worry about: if you stay true to yourself and act with integrity, success will come in the end.
The ears of the cauldron are altered; its going is blocked. The pheasant fat is not eaten. When the rain comes, regret wanes. In the end, good fortune.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Line 4 of 63 After the End
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 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.
- Line 6 of 63 After the End
This is a period of advance: retreating or stopping will bring you trouble.
Wets its head. Danger.
- The judgment of 50 The Vessel of Nourishment
It's a time of change and adjustment, and it will happen naturally, without great upheaval, the way food cooks. Keep the flame lit: it's the enthusiasm that gives you the strength to keep going. And be clear about the resources you have, the way a cook chooses the ingredients. The change will come about little by little.
Great good fortune. Success.
The trigrams
The way back
50 The Vessel of Nourishment → 63 After the Endlines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Other transformations of After the End
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.