无妄 → 既濟
Hexagram 25: Innocence → Hexagram 63: After Completion
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 6).
Line 3
六三 无妄之災。或繫之牛。行人之得。邑人之災。
Six in the third place means: Undeserved misfortune. The cow that was tethered by someone Is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.
Line 4
九四 可貞。无咎。
Nine in the fourth place means: He who can be persevering Remains without blame.
Line 6
上九 无妄。行有眚。无攸利。
Nine at the top means: Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
逐鹿西山，利入我門。陰陽和調，國無災殃。長子東遊，須其三仇。
Chasing the deer on the western hill; profit enters our gate. Yin and yang in harmony; the realm free of calamity. The eldest son travels east; he must face his three foes.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Chasing a deer into the western mountains, the quarry enters through the gate — the hunt succeeds. Yin and yang harmonize and adjust; the state suffers no calamity. Then the eldest son journeys east, where he must face his three adversaries. From Innocence to After Completion, the transformation achieves perfect balance — water above fire, each element in its proper place. The successful hunt and the harmonized yin-yang paint a picture of completion realized. Yet the eldest son's eastward journey and his three adversaries introduce a post-completion tension: even when balance is achieved, new challenges germinate. Jiji's warning — 'think of trouble and prepare for it' — resonates in the son's unresolved confrontation.
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