Hexagram:Before Completion →Hexagram:Waiting
I Ching Transformation
64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
→
5
Waiting
Xu
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire →Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater →Heavenabysmal to creative
Yilin Verse
山水暴怒，壞折梁柱。稽難行旅，留連愁苦。
Mountain waters rage in fury; they shatter beams and pillars. The way is blocked for travelers; they linger on in sorrow and distress.
— 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 5 (Waiting). 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.