Hexagram:Before Completion Hexagram:After Completion

I Ching Transformation

64
Before Completion
Wei Ji
Fire / Water
63
After Completion
Ji Ji
Water / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Wateryin-yang reversal
Lower TrigramWater Fireyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

大蛇巨魚,相搏於郊。君臣隔塞,郭公出廬。

Great snake and giant fish; they battle at the edge of the wild. Lord and minister are cut off; Duke Guo departs his estate.

— 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 63 (After 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.