Hexagram:Before Completion →Hexagram:Obstruction

I Ching Transformation

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

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Mountainabysmal to stillness

Yilin Verse

三火起明，雨滅其光。高位疾顛，驕恣誅傷。

Three fires blaze bright; rain extinguishes their light. Those in high places fall headlong; arrogance brings punishment and harm.

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

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Related Pages

View Hexagram 64View Hexagram 39Reverse: 39 → 64

About This Page

This page shows the transformation from hexagram 64 (Before Completion) to hexagram 39 (Obstruction). 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.