What this change means
The fourth line keeps watch on a leaking boat: rags are ready for the leaks, and someone stays on guard all day. During times of expansion, carelessness can let old, unresolved matters come to the surface; stay alert so you can put them right. When this line moves, the Water above becomes a Lake, and fire sits in the middle of it: the resulting hexagram is 49 Renewal. It speaks of shedding a skin, opening to new ways, and weighing carefully what needs to change and what no longer does its job. So the old leaks are not only a danger; they're a sign of what needs renewing. Pay attention to whatever surfaces. Fix it promptly, then ask whether the structure itself needs changing. Let go of what has worn out, and time each step well.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- 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.
- 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 49 Renewal
You're in a time of renewal, like shedding a skin. Open yourself to change and to new ways of doing things. Success lies in taking each step at exactly the right moment, and in weighing what needs to change and what doesn't, what is no longer doing its job. Don't be afraid to let it go: you need to make room for the new to arrive.
When the day has come, there is trust. Great success. Constancy is favorable. Regret vanishes.
The trigrams
The way back
49 Renewal → 63 After the Endline 4
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.