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Transformation · lines 2 and 4

After the End becomes Overflowing

既濟 63 After the End 夬 43 Overflowing
Starting hexagram
Resulting hexagram

What this change means

Lake climbs over heaven as the second and fourth lines change, and pressure builds where things seemed settled. The fourth line leads: carelessness in good times lets old, unresolved matters break through, so stay on guard all day, rags ready for the leaks. The second line counsels letting go: what you've lost will come back on its own, so don't chase it. The resulting hexagram, 43 Overflowing, describes a buildup close to spilling over, personally and in relationships, and asks you to bring things into the open with carefully chosen words and a generous attitude that eases the tension. So this is a time to defuse rather than grab. Name what's surfacing, gently. Don't scramble after what slipped away. Generosity and patience keep the pressure from bursting into conflict.

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 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.

  2. 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.

  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. The judgment of 43 Overflowing

    It's a time of excessive buildup: some situations are about to get out of control and overwhelm you, both personally and in your relationships. You need to bring what's happening into the open, but without speaking about it directly; watch your words so you don't provoke reactions. It's a time to act generously to ease the tension that's there.

    It is proclaimed in the king's court. A sincere cry: there is danger. Word comes from one's own city. It is not favorable to take up arms. It is favorable to have somewhere to go.

The trigrams

Below Fire Heaven
Above Water Lake

The way back

43 Overflowing → 63 After the End
lines 2 and 4

Other transformations of After the End

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