Transformation · lines 5 and 6
After the End becomes Good Manners
What this change means
Fire glows beneath a mountain once the two top lines change, lighting what's near. The top line sets the direction: keep going, because lingering where the water reaches your head is the real risk. The fifth line adds how to advance: sincerely, with small genuine acts rather than lavish displays, like the simple offering that receives the blessing. The resulting hexagram, 22 Good Manners, asks for kindness, courtesy and good manners; what might look superficial elsewhere leads to success now, in everyday matters rather than great undertakings. So keep moving, but through ordinary, gracious acts. A sincere gesture, a courteous word, attention to small things: these carry you forward. Grand gestures aren't needed now, and the big decisions can wait for another season.
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 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.
- 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 22 Good Manners
It's a time to be kind and courteous and to use good manners with others if you want good results in what you undertake. What might seem superficial at another time leads you to success now. It's a time to handle everyday matters, not great undertakings.
Success. In small things, it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
The trigrams
The way back
22 Good Manners → 63 After the Endlines 5 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
- 9Small Thingslines 2 and 6
- 42Increaselines 3 and 6
- 13Gathering with Equalslines 4 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.