否 → 既濟
Hexagram 12: Standstill → Hexagram 63: After Completion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4, 6).
Line 1
初六 拔茅茹。以其彙。貞吉。亨。
Six at the beginning means: When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Perseverance brings good fortune and success.
Line 3
六三 包羞。
Six in the third place means: They bear shame.
Line 4
九四 有命无咎。疇離祉。
Nine in the fourth place means: He who acts at the command of the highest Remains without blame. Those of like mind partake of the blessing.
Line 6
上九 傾否。先否後喜。
Nine at the top means: The standstill comes to an end. First standstill, then good fortune.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
東鄰嫁女，為王妃后；莊公築館，以尊主母；歸於京師，季姜悅喜。
The eastern neighbor marries off a daughter, who becomes royal consort. Duke Zhuang builds a lodge to honor the lord's mother. Returning to the capital, Ji Jiang is pleased and joyful.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Heaven and earth refuse to communicate, yet the eastern neighbor's daughter is married to become queen consort. Duke Zhuang builds a hall to honor the bride's mother, and she is escorted to the capital, where Lady Ji Jiang rejoices. The verse draws on the Spring and Autumn tradition of political marriages between the eastern state of Qi (Jiang clan) and the western Zhou-lineage states. Duke Zhuang's construction of a guesthouse to honor the mother-in-law reflects the Zhou ritual propriety that sealed such alliances. From Standstill to After Completion, Pi's sealed world transforms into water above fire — Jiji's image of all elements perfectly positioned. The wedding achieves Jiji's harmony: fire and water cooperate, the political alliance is sealed, and the bride's joy confirms cosmic order restored.
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