既濟

Hexagram 17: Following → Hexagram 63: After Completion

Following
Lake / Thunder
既濟
After Completion
Water / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

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

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Lower TrigramThunder FireThe Arousing → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

當年早寡,獨立孤居;雞鳴犬吠,無敢問諸。我生不遇,獨離寒苦。

Widowed young, dwelling alone in solitude; roosters crow, dogs bark, but no one dares ask after her. My fate has been unkind -- alone I endure cold and hardship.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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