Hexagram:Before Completion →Hexagram:Difficulty at the Beginning
I Ching Transformation
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
→
3
Difficulty at the Beginning
Zhun
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Thunderabysmal to arousing
Yilin Verse
西多小星，三五在東。早夜晨行，勞苦无功。
Many small stars in the west; three or five in the east. Traveling early and late through the night; toil and hardship bring no success.
— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE
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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 64 (Before Completion) to hexagram 3 (Difficulty at the Beginning). 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.