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Transformation · lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

After the End becomes Loss, Then Gain

既濟 63 After the End 蠱 18 Loss, Then Gain
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Wind under the mountain stirs what has decayed as four lines change. The reading follows the still lines of 18 Loss, Then Gain. Its third line says past rigidity caused the loss, and more rigidity won't repair it. Its fourth line warns that showing a weak character and letting stronger personalities lead you won't bring success. The hexagram itself says mistakes have brought decline, but admitting them and making corrections can lead back to success, given time. So the stagnation the start foresaw may already be here, and it has causes. Look at them honestly. Find the balance between too rigid and too weak: correct course flexibly, but hold your own ground. Then give recovery the time it needs to work, without rushing it.

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 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    Acting too rigidly in the past has led you to loss, but holding on to that rigidity to fix it won't help either.

    Setting right what the father spoiled. A little regret; no great fault.

  2. Line 4 of 18 Loss, Then Gain, which stays still

    If you show a weak character and keep letting stronger personalities lead you, you won't succeed.

    Indulging what the father spoiled. Going on: distress.

  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 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.

  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 18 Loss, Then Gain

    You've made mistakes that have brought you into decline; still, admitting it and making the corrections needed will lead you back to success. Take time to reflect on what caused the loss and, once you've acted, give success time to arrive.

    Great success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the first day, three days after the first day.

The trigrams

Below Fire Wind
Above Water Mountain

The way back

18 Loss, Then Gain → 63 After the End
lines 1, 2, 5, and 6

Other transformations of After the End

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