Hexagram:Obstruction →Hexagram:Before Completion

I-Ching Transformation

39
Obstruction
Jian
Water / Mountain
→
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Line 2: 王臣蹇蹇匪躬之故

王wáng(a
臣chénminister
蹇jiǎn(is
蹇jiǎn(and) interrupted
匪fěi(but
躬gōnga person
之zhīone ...'s
故gùcause

Line 3: 往蹇來反

往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
反fǎnturning around

Line 4: 往蹇來連

往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
連liánalliance(s)

Line 5: 大蹇朋來

大dà(at) (a) major
蹇jiǎnimpasse
朋péngcompanions
來láicome

Line 6: 往蹇來碩吉

往wǎng(if
蹇jiǎn(is) impassable
來lái(then) coming (back)
碩shuòripeness
吉jípromising

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater →Fireyin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramMountain →Waterstillness to abysmal

Yilin Verse

一口三舌，相妨无益。群羊百䍧，不為威強。亡馬失駒，家耗於財。

One mouth with three tongues, mutually hindering and without benefit. A hundred rams in the flock, yet they do not make for strength. Horses and colts are lost; the household's wealth is consumed.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 39View Hexagram 64Reverse: 64 → 39

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 39 (Obstruction) to hexagram 64 (Before Completion). In the I-Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.