Transformation · lines 2 and 6
After the End becomes Small Things
What this change means
Wind drifts across heaven as the second and top lines change, and the clouds gather without yet bringing rain. The top line leads: the time favors moving on, and halting or turning back invites trouble. The second line sets a limit on that motion: what you've lost will return by itself, so don't chase it, as the carriage screen turns up after seven days. The resulting hexagram, 9 Small Things, says the situation promises success, but some obstacles remain; take small actions and wait for the right moment for the larger move. So keep advancing, but at a small scale, and without running after what slipped away. Steady, modest progress clears the way. The big action and the lost thing both have their time, and neither needs to be forced.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 63 After the End
This is a period of advance: retreating or stopping will bring you trouble.
Wets its head. Danger.
- 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.
- 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.
- The judgment of 9 Small Things
You're facing a situation that promises success, but it isn't time yet. There are still obstacles on the way that you need to resolve. For now you can take small actions and wait for the right moment to act on a large scale.
Success. Dense clouds and no rain, from my western outskirts.
The trigrams
The way back
9 Small Things → 63 After the Endlines 2 and 6
Other transformations of After the End
- 48Right Actionlines 1 and 2
- 8Unionlines 1 and 3
- 60Thriftlines 2 and 3
- 31Attractionlines 1 and 4
- 43Overflowinglines 2 and 4
- 17Adaptinglines 3 and 4
- 15Simplicitylines 1 and 5
- 11Well-Beinglines 2 and 5
- 24Coming Backlines 3 and 5
- 55Abundancelines 4 and 5
- 53Gradual Progresslines 1 and 6
- 42Increaselines 3 and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 4 and 6
- 22Good Mannerslines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.