Transformation · lines 3, 4, and 6
After the End becomes Innocence
What this change means
Thunder moves under heaven as three lines change, and everything returns to what's natural and unforced. The judgments share the weight. The starting hexagram speaks of a brief success that tends to end in stagnation, and of preparing so it hurts less. The resulting hexagram, 25 Innocence, says that a clean heart, with no hidden agenda and no departure from what's right, lets the blessings of heaven reach you; otherwise you'll meet obstacles. The pairing suggests that how you act matters more than how much you secure. Calculating every move to keep a success alive can backfire. Act honestly and without ulterior aims, do what's right at each step, and let outcomes follow. That clean intention is a kind of protection when conditions turn.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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 25 Innocence
If you act with a pure heart, free of hidden motives and without straying from what is right, true to original human nature, you'll let the blessings of heaven reach you. Otherwise you'll meet obstacles and your affairs will become difficult.
Great success. Constancy is favorable. If it is not upright, there is calamity. It is not favorable to have somewhere to go.
- 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.
- 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 6 of 63 After the End
This is a period of advance: retreating or stopping will bring you trouble.
Wets its head. Danger.
The trigrams
The way back
25 Innocence → 63 After the Endlines 3, 4, and 6
Other transformations of After the End
- 29Waterlines 1, 2, and 3
- 28Excesseslines 1, 2, and 4
- 45Meetinglines 1, 3, and 4
- 58Inner Peacelines 2, 3, and 4
- 46Going Uplines 1, 2, and 5
- 2Passivitylines 1, 3, and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 2, 3, and 5
- 62Success in Small Matterslines 1, 4, and 5
- 34Great Manifestationlines 2, 4, and 5
- 51Shocklines 3, 4, and 5
- 57Gentlenesslines 1, 2, and 6
- 20Observinglines 1, 3, and 6
- 61Inner Integritylines 2, 3, and 6
- 33Leaving Behindlines 1, 4, and 6
- 1Activitylines 2, 4, and 6
- 52Abidinglines 1, 5, and 6
- 26Great Achievementslines 2, 5, and 6
- 27Nourishmentlines 3, 5, and 6
- 30The Flamelines 4, 5, and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.